Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 760
Agriculture
[F1 The Direct Payments Ceilings Regulations 2020
Made
14th July 2020
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 6(3) and 7(3) of Regulation (EU) No. 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy ( 1 ) , having obtained the consent of the relevant authorities for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in accordance with Articles 6(4) and 7(4) of that Regulation.
Citation, commencement and interpretation I1
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Direct Payments Ceilings Regulations 2020 and come into force the day after the day on which this instrument is made.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Direct Payments Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No. 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy.
Amendment of the Direct Payments Regulation I2
2. —(1) In order to take account of the developments relating to the total maximum amounts of direct payments that may be granted, the Direct Payments Regulation is amended as follows.
(2) In Annex 2, in the column with the heading “2020”, for “3,591,683” substitute “3,208,298”.
(3) In Annex 3, in the column with the heading “2020”, for “3,591.7” substitute “3,204.4”. F1]
Victoria Prentis
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
14th July 2020
EUR 2013/1307, to which relevant amendments have been made by S.I. 2020/91 . This Regulation was incorporated into domestic law by section 1 of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (c.2)