# Agriculture Act 2020, Section 51: Interpretation


In this Act—
“affirmative resolution procedure” is to be construed in accordance with section 50(6);
“the CMO Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products;
“DAERA” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland;
“EU regulation”, “EU decision” and “EU tertiary legislation” have the same meaning as in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (see section 20 of that Act);
“modify” includes amend, revoke and repeal (and related expressions are to be construed accordingly);
“negative resolution procedure” is to be construed in accordance with section 50(7);
“primary legislation” means—
(a)an Act of Parliament;
(b)an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
(c)a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru;
(d)Northern Ireland legislation;
“private dwelling” means so much of any land as consists of—
(a)a building or other structure used wholly or mainly as a private dwelling, or
(b)a garden, yard, private garage or outhouse enjoyed with such a building or structure;
“subordinate legislation” means an instrument made under primary legislation or under assimilated direct legislation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-act-2020/section-51
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