Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (c. 2)

Increase in direct payments ceilings for claim year 2020 U.K.

5 Power to increase direct payments ceilings for 2020 U.K.

(1) The Direct Payments Regulation is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 6(3), for “Article 14” substitute “ Articles 7A and 14 ”.

(3) In Article 7(3), after “pursuant to” insert “ Article 7A and ”.

(4) After Article 7 insert—

“Article 7A U.K.

7A Increase in national and net ceilings

(1) The Secretary of State may, having regard to the recommendations contained in the report of the Bew Review, decide to increase the total maximum amount of direct payments that could otherwise be granted in relation to the claim year 2020.

(2) In this Article, the “report of the Bew Review” means the report entitled “Intra-UK Allocations Review” published on 6 September 2019.”

(5) In Article 22(5), after “paragraph 3 of this Article,” insert “ Article 7A, ”.