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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a Northern Ireland Statutory Rule: The Direct Payments to Farmers (Simplifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 No. 42
10.—(1) The Direct Payments Regulation is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 30, after paragraph 10, insert—
“(10a) When applying paragraph 6, points (a) and (b) of paragraph 7, and paragraph 10, the sum of the number of payment entitlements allocated to a farmer and the number of existing entitlements held by that farmer where their unit value is increased to the national or regional average value shall not exceed 90.”.
(3) After Article 50(2) insert–
“(2a) A farmer as defined in Article 4(1)(a) who has been rejected for the payment for young farmers in three or more scheme years shall no longer be eligible for the payment for young farmers.
A young farmer as defined in Article 50(2) who has been rejected for the payment for young farmers, in three or more scheme years shall no longer be eligible for a payment for young farmers. For the purpose of this sub paragraph, a young farmer shall include those who make an application for the payment for young farmers but are rejected due to not meeting the requirements of Article 50(2)(a).
This paragraph shall not apply in the 2021 scheme year.”.
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