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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Direct Payments to Farmers (Controls and Checks) (Coronavirus) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 and come into operation on the 15th July 2021.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
(3) In these Regulations, “claim year 2021” means a period of 12 months beginning with 1 January in that year.
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For the purposes of claim year 2021, the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 809/2014 of 17 July 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No. 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system, rural development measures and cross compliance applies as if in Article 68(1) for “1%” there were substituted “0.5%”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 24th June 2021.
Jason Foy
A senior officer of the
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
