Statutory Instruments
2024 No. 691
Agriculture, England
The Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2024
Made
22nd May 2024
Coming into force
13th June 2024
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12(1) and 50(3) of the Agriculture Act 2020( 1 ), makes the following Regulations.
In accordance with sections 12(8) and 50(6)(a) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement, extent and application
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2024.
(2) They—
(a) come into force on the day which falls 21 days after the date on which they are made.
(b) extend to England and Wales but apply in relation to England only.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations, “ the Delinked Payments Regulations ” means the Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023( 2 ).
Reductions to be applied to delinked payments for the year 2024
3. —(1) Before paying a delinked payment to any person under regulation 9(1) of the Delinked Payments Regulations (making delinked payments) for the year beginning on 1st January 2024, the Secretary of State must reduce the amount calculated in respect of that person under paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to those Regulations (calculation of delinked payments) by the appropriate reduction percentage or percentages specified for that year.
(2) The appropriate reduction percentage or percentages referred to in paragraph (1) are the percentage amounts listed in the second column of the table under this paragraph when applied to the portion of the delinked payment described in the corresponding entry in the first column of that table.
Table
Reductions to be applied to delinked payments for the year 2024
| Portion of delinked payment | Reduction percentage to be applied to the corresponding portion of the delinked payment |
|---|---|
| £30,000.00 or less | 50% |
| Amounts above £30,000.00 and no more than £50,000.00 | 55% |
| Amounts above £50,000.00 and no more than £150,000.00 | 65% |
| Amounts above £150,000.00 | 70% |
Modification of Part 3 of the Delinked Payments Regulations
4. In Part 3 of the Delinked Payments Regulations, references to a “delinked payment” are to be construed as references to the amount of any such payment as reduced by the reduction percentage or percentages that the Secretary of State is required to apply by virtue of regulation 3.
Mark Spencer
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
22nd May 2024