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Agriculture Act 2020 in Scotland

2020 c. 21 · Enacted 11 November 2020 · Extends to United Kingdom

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s. 42(4A)(4B)insertedTrade Act 2021 s. 9(2)
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s. 42(5)(d)words insertedTrade Act 2021 s. 9(3)(c)
s. 42(6A)-(6C)insertedTrade Act 2021 s. 9(4)

An Act to authorise expenditure for certain agricultural and other purposes; to make provision about direct payments following the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union and about payments in response to exceptional market conditions affecting agricultural markets; to confer power to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to agricultural and rural development payments and public market intervention and private storage aid; to make provision about reports on food security; to make provision about the acquisition and use of information connected with food supply chains; to confer powers to make regulations about the imposition of obligations on business purchasers of agricultural products, marketing standards, organic products and the classification of carcasses; to make provision for reports relating to free trade agreements; to make provision for the recognition of associations of agricultural producers which may benefit from certain exemptions from competition law; to make provision about fertilisers; to make provision about the identification and traceability of animals; to make provision about red meat levy in Great Britain; to make provision about agricultural tenancies; to confer power to make regulations about securing compliance with the WTO Agreement on Agriculture; and for connected purposes.

[11th November 2020]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Financial assistance
  2. 1Secretary of State's powers to give financial assistance
  3. 2Financial assistance: forms, conditions, delegation and publication of information
  4. 3Financial assistance: checking, enforcing and monitoring
  5. 4Multi-annual financial assistance plans
  6. 5Annual and other reports on amount of financial assistance given
  7. 6Monitoring impact of financial assistance etc
  8. 7Meaning of “basic payment scheme” and other expressions in Chapter 2
  9. 8The agricultural transition period for England and the termination of relevant payments
  10. 9Power to modify legislation governing the basic payment scheme
  11. 10Power to provide for the continuation of the basic payment scheme beyond 2020
  12. 11Power to provide for phasing out direct payments
  13. 12Power to make delinked payments
  14. 13Power to provide for lump sum payments in lieu of relevant payments
  15. Chapter 3: Other financial support after EU exit
  16. 17Continuing EU programmes: power to provide financial assistance
  17. 18Assimilated direct legislation
  18. Part 2: Food and agricultural markets
  19. Chapter 1: Food security
  20. 19Duty to report to Parliament on UK food security
  21. 20Declaration relating to exceptional market conditions
  22. 21Exceptional market conditions: powers available to Secretary of State
  23. 22Modification of certain assimilated direct legislation in connection with exceptional market conditions and for general purposes
  24. Part 3: Transparency and fairness in the agri-food supply chain
  25. 23Agri-food supply chains: requirement to provide information
  26. 24Meaning of “agri-food supply chain”
  27. 25Requirement must specify purposes for which information may be processed
  28. 26Requirements under section 23(1): duty to publish draft requirement
  29. 27Provision of required information and limitations on its processing
  30. 28Enforcement of information requirements
  31. Chapter 2: Fair dealing with agricultural producers and others in the supply chain
  32. 29Fair dealing obligations of business purchasers of agricultural products
  33. Chapter 3: Producer organisations
  34. 30Producer and interbranch organisations etc: application for recognition
  35. 31Recognised organisations: competition exemptions and further provision
  36. 32Regulations under sections 30 and 31
  37. Part 4: Matters relating to farming and the countryside
  38. 33Fertilisers
  39. 34Identification and traceability of animals
  40. 35Red meat levy: payments between levy bodies in Great Britain
  41. Part 5: Agricultural products
  42. 38Organic products
  43. 39Organic products: supplementary
  44. 41Power to reproduce modifications under section 37 for wine sector
  45. 42Reports relating to free trade agreements
  46. Part 6: WTO Agreement on Agriculture
  47. 43Power to make regulations for securing compliance with WTO Agreement on Agriculture: general
  48. 44Regulations under section 43: limits on provision of domestic support in the United Kingdom
  49. 45Regulations under section 43: classification of domestic support
  50. Part 7: Wales and Northern Ireland
  51. 47Duration of provision in relation to Wales Repealed
  52. Part 8: General and final provisions
  53. 49Data protection
  54. 50Regulations
  55. 51Interpretation
  56. 52Consequential amendments
  57. 53Power to make consequential etc provision
  58. 54Power to make transitional etc provision
  59. 55Financial provision
  60. 56Extent
  61. 57Commencement
  62. 58Short title
  63. Schedule 1: Agricultural sectors relevant to producer organisation provisions
  64. Paragraph
  65. Schedule 2: Recognised organisations: competition exclusions
  66. 1Paragraph 1
  67. 2Paragraph 2
  68. 3Paragraph 3
  69. Part 1: Amendments to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986
  70. Introductory
  71. 1Paragraph 1
  72. Notices relating to third party determination of rent
  73. 2Paragraph 2
  74. 3Paragraph 3
  75. Appointment of arbitrators etc
  76. 4Paragraph 4
  77. 5Paragraph 5
  78. 6Paragraph 6
  79. Requests for landlord's consent or variation of terms
  80. 7Paragraph 7
  81. Arbitration or third party determination of rent: relevant factors
  82. 8Paragraph 8
  83. Notices to quit: cases where consent of tribunal not required
  84. 9Paragraph 9
  85. Succession on death or retirement: condition relating to occupation of commercial unit
  86. 10Paragraph 10
  87. 11Paragraph 11
  88. 12Paragraph 12
  89. 13Paragraph 13
  90. 14Paragraph 14
  91. 15Paragraph 15
  92. 16Paragraph 16
  93. Succession on death or retirement: condition relating to suitability
  94. 17Paragraph 17
  95. 18Paragraph 18
  96. Succession on retirement: minimum age of retiring tenant
  97. 19Paragraph 19
  98. 20Paragraph 20
  99. Regulations and orders
  100. 21Paragraph 21
  101. Part 2: Amendments to the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995
  102. Introductory
  103. 22Paragraph 22
  104. Appointment of arbitrators
  105. 23Paragraph 23
  106. 24Paragraph 24
  107. 25Paragraph 25
  108. 26Paragraph 26
  109. 27Paragraph 27
  110. 28Paragraph 28
  111. 29Paragraph 29
  112. Milk and milk products
  113. Spreadable fats
  114. Beef and veal
  115. Poultry and poultrymeat
  116. Eggs and egg products
  117. Fruit and vegetables, other than olives
  118. Olive oil and table olives
  119. Hops
  120. Wine
  121. Aromatised wine
  122. Interpretation
  123. Part 1: Financial support after EU exit Repealed
  124. Direct payments after EU exit: interpretation Repealed
  125. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  126. Power to modify legislation governing the basic payment scheme Repealed
  127. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  128. Power to provide for the continuation of the basic payment scheme beyond 2020 Repealed
  129. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  130. Other financial support: modification in relation to Wales of general provision connected with payments to farmers and other beneficiaries Repealed
  131. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  132. Apiculture Repealed
  133. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  134. Support for rural development: modification of legislation in relation to Wales Repealed
  135. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  136. Part 2: Intervention in agricultural markets Repealed
  137. Declaration relating to exceptional market conditions Repealed
  138. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  139. Exceptional market conditions: powers available to Welsh Ministers Repealed
  140. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  141. Power to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to public market intervention and private storage aid Repealed
  142. Part 3: Collection and sharing of data Repealed
  143. Agri-food supply chains: requirement to provide information Repealed
  144. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  145. Meaning of “agri-food supply chain” Repealed
  146. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  147. Requirement must specify purposes for which information may be processed Repealed
  148. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  149. Requirements under paragraph 10(1): duty to publish draft requirement Repealed
  150. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  151. Provision of required information and limitations on its processing Repealed
  152. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  153. Enforcement of information requirements Repealed
  154. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  155. Part 4: Marketing standards and carcass classification Repealed
  156. Marketing standards Repealed
  157. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  158. Agricultural products Repealed
  159. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  160. Carcass classification Repealed
  161. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  162. Part 5: Data protection Repealed
  163. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  164. Part 1: Financial support after EU exit
  165. Direct payments after EU Exit: interpretation
  166. 1Paragraph 1
  167. Power to modify legislation governing the basic payment scheme
  168. 2Paragraph 2
  169. Power to provide for the continuation of the basic payment scheme beyond 2020
  170. 3Paragraph 3
  171. Power to modify legislation governing the coupled support scheme
  172. 4Paragraph 4
  173. General provision connected with payments to farmers and other beneficiaries: modification in relation to Northern Ireland
  174. 5Paragraph 5
  175. Apiculture
  176. 6Paragraph 6
  177. Support for rural development: modification of legislation in relation to Northern Ireland
  178. 7Paragraph 7
  179. Part 2: Intervention in agricultural markets
  180. Exceptional market conditions: powers available to DAERA
  181. 8Paragraph 8
  182. Power to modify assimilated direct legislation relating to public market intervention and private storage aid
  183. 9Paragraph 9
  184. Part 3: Collection and sharing of data
  185. Agri-food supply chains: requirement to provide information
  186. 10Paragraph 10
  187. Meaning of “agri-food supply chain”
  188. 11Paragraph 11
  189. Requirement must specify purposes for which information may be processed
  190. 12Paragraph 12
  191. Requirements under paragraph 10(1): duty to publish draft requirement
  192. 13Paragraph 13
  193. Provision of required information and limitations on its processing
  194. 14Paragraph 14
  195. Enforcement of information requirements
  196. 15Paragraph 15
  197. Part 4: Marketing standards and carcass classification
  198. Marketing standards
  199. 16Paragraph 16
  200. Agricultural products
  201. 17Paragraph 17
  202. Carcass classification
  203. 18Paragraph 18
  204. Part 5: Data protection
  205. 19Paragraph 19
  206. Schedule 7: The CMO Regulation: consequential amendments
  207. Part 1: Exceptional market conditions: England
  208. 1Paragraph 1
  209. Part 2: Exceptional market conditions: Wales Not yet in force
  210. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  211. Part 3: Marketing standards and carcass classification: England
  212. 3Paragraph 3
  213. 4Paragraph 4
  214. 5Paragraph 5
  215. 6Paragraph 6
  216. 7Paragraph 7
  217. 8Paragraph 8
  218. 9Paragraph 9
  219. 10Paragraph 10
  220. 11Paragraph 11
  221. 12Paragraph 12
  222. 13Paragraph 13
  223. 14Paragraph 14
  224. 15Paragraph 15
  225. 16Paragraph 16
  226. 17Paragraph 17
  227. Part 4: Marketing standards and carcass classification: Wales Repealed
  228. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  229. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  230. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  231. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  232. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  233. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  234. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  235. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  236. 26Paragraph 26 Repealed
  237. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  238. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  239. 29Paragraph 29 Repealed
  240. 30Paragraph 30 Repealed
  241. 31Paragraph 31 Repealed
  242. 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
  243. Part 5: Marketing standards and carcass classification: Northern Ireland Not yet in force
  244. 33Paragraph 33 Not yet in force
  245. 34Paragraph 34 Not yet in force
  246. 35Paragraph 35 Not yet in force
  247. 36Paragraph 36 Not yet in force
  248. 37Paragraph 37 Not yet in force
  249. 38Paragraph 38 Not yet in force
  250. 39Paragraph 39 Not yet in force
  251. 40Paragraph 40 Not yet in force
  252. 41Paragraph 41 Not yet in force
  253. 42Paragraph 42 Not yet in force
  254. 43Paragraph 43 Not yet in force
  255. 44Paragraph 44 Not yet in force
  256. 45Paragraph 45 Not yet in force
  257. 46Paragraph 46 Not yet in force
  258. 47Paragraph 47 Not yet in force