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Agriculture Act 2020 in Wales

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

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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. Chapter 1: New financial assistance powers
  3. 1Secretary of State's powers to give financial assistance
  4. 2Financial assistance: forms, conditions, delegation and publication of information
  5. 3Financial assistance: checking, enforcing and monitoring
  6. 4Multi-annual financial assistance plans
  7. 5Annual and other reports on amount of financial assistance given
  8. 6Monitoring impact of financial assistance etc
  9. Chapter 2: Direct payments after EU exit
  10. 7Meaning of “basic payment scheme” and other expressions in Chapter 2
  11. 8The agricultural transition period for England and the termination of relevant payments
  12. 9Power to modify legislation governing the basic payment scheme
  13. 10Power to provide for the continuation of the basic payment scheme beyond 2020
  14. 11Power to provide for phasing out direct payments
  15. 12Power to make delinked payments
  16. 13Power to provide for lump sum payments in lieu of relevant payments
  17. Chapter 3: Other financial support after EU exit
  18. 14General provision connected with payments to farmers and other beneficiaries
  19. 15Aid for fruit and vegetable producer organisations
  20. 16Support for rural development
  21. 17Continuing EU programmes: power to provide financial assistance
  22. 18Assimilated direct legislation
  23. Part 2: Food and agricultural markets
  24. Chapter 1: Food security
  25. 19Duty to report to Parliament on UK food security
  26. Chapter 2: Intervention in agricultural markets
  27. 20Declaration relating to exceptional market conditions
  28. 21Exceptional market conditions: powers available to Secretary of State
  29. 22Modification of certain assimilated direct legislation in connection with exceptional market conditions and for general purposes
  30. Part 3: Transparency and fairness in the agri-food supply chain
  31. Chapter 1: Collection and sharing of data
  32. 23Agri-food supply chains: requirement to provide information
  33. 24Meaning of “agri-food supply chain”
  34. 25Requirement must specify purposes for which information may be processed
  35. 26Requirements under section 23(1): duty to publish draft requirement
  36. 27Provision of required information and limitations on its processing
  37. 28Enforcement of information requirements
  38. Chapter 2: Fair dealing with agricultural producers and others in the supply chain
  39. 29Fair dealing obligations of business purchasers of agricultural products
  40. Chapter 3: Producer organisations
  41. 30Producer and interbranch organisations etc: application for recognition
  42. 31Recognised organisations: competition exemptions and further provision
  43. 32Regulations under sections 30 and 31
  44. Part 4: Matters relating to farming and the countryside
  45. 33Fertilisers
  46. 34Identification and traceability of animals
  47. 35Red meat levy: payments between levy bodies in Great Britain
  48. 36Agricultural tenancies
  49. Part 5: Agricultural products
  50. 37Marketing standards
  51. 38Organic products
  52. 39Organic products: supplementary
  53. 40Carcass classification
  54. 41Power to reproduce modifications under section 37 for wine sector
  55. 42Reports relating to free trade agreements
  56. Part 6: WTO Agreement on Agriculture
  57. 43Power to make regulations for securing compliance with WTO Agreement on Agriculture: general
  58. 44Regulations under section 43: limits on provision of domestic support in the United Kingdom
  59. 45Regulations under section 43: classification of domestic support
  60. Part 7: Wales and Northern Ireland
  61. 46Wales Repealed
  62. 47Duration of provision in relation to Wales Repealed
  63. Part 8: General and final provisions
  64. 49Data protection
  65. 50Regulations
  66. 51Interpretation
  67. 52Consequential amendments
  68. 53Power to make consequential etc provision
  69. 54Power to make transitional etc provision
  70. 55Financial provision
  71. 56Extent
  72. 57Commencement
  73. 58Short title
  74. Schedule 1: Agricultural sectors relevant to producer organisation provisions
  75. Paragraph
  76. Schedule 2: Recognised organisations: competition exclusions
  77. 1Paragraph 1
  78. 2Paragraph 2
  79. 3Paragraph 3
  80. Schedule 3: Agricultural tenancies
  81. Part 1: Amendments to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986
  82. Introductory
  83. 1Paragraph 1
  84. Notices relating to third party determination of rent
  85. 2Paragraph 2
  86. 3Paragraph 3
  87. Appointment of arbitrators etc
  88. 4Paragraph 4
  89. 5Paragraph 5
  90. 6Paragraph 6
  91. Requests for landlord's consent or variation of terms
  92. 7Paragraph 7
  93. Arbitration or third party determination of rent: relevant factors
  94. 8Paragraph 8
  95. Notices to quit: cases where consent of tribunal not required
  96. 9Paragraph 9
  97. Succession on death or retirement: condition relating to occupation of commercial unit
  98. 10Paragraph 10
  99. 11Paragraph 11
  100. 12Paragraph 12
  101. 13Paragraph 13
  102. 14Paragraph 14
  103. 15Paragraph 15
  104. 16Paragraph 16
  105. Succession on death or retirement: condition relating to suitability
  106. 17Paragraph 17
  107. 18Paragraph 18
  108. Succession on retirement: minimum age of retiring tenant
  109. 19Paragraph 19
  110. 20Paragraph 20
  111. Regulations and orders
  112. 21Paragraph 21
  113. Part 2: Amendments to the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995
  114. Introductory
  115. 22Paragraph 22
  116. Appointment of arbitrators
  117. 23Paragraph 23
  118. 24Paragraph 24
  119. 25Paragraph 25
  120. 26Paragraph 26
  121. 27Paragraph 27
  122. 28Paragraph 28
  123. 29Paragraph 29
  124. Schedule 4: Agricultural products relevant to marketing standards provisions
  125. Milk and milk products
  126. Spreadable fats
  127. Beef and veal
  128. Poultry and poultrymeat
  129. Eggs and egg products
  130. Fruit and vegetables, other than olives
  131. Olive oil and table olives
  132. Hops
  133. Wine
  134. Aromatised wine
  135. Interpretation
  136. Schedule 5: Provision relating to Wales Repealed
  137. Part 1: Financial support after EU exit Repealed
  138. Direct payments after EU exit: interpretation Repealed
  139. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  140. Power to modify legislation governing the basic payment scheme Repealed
  141. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  142. Power to provide for the continuation of the basic payment scheme beyond 2020 Repealed
  143. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  144. Other financial support: modification in relation to Wales of general provision connected with payments to farmers and other beneficiaries Repealed
  145. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  146. Apiculture Repealed
  147. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  148. Support for rural development: modification of legislation in relation to Wales Repealed
  149. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  150. Part 2: Intervention in agricultural markets Repealed
  151. Declaration relating to exceptional market conditions Repealed
  152. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  153. Exceptional market conditions: powers available to Welsh Ministers Repealed
  154. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  155. Power to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to public market intervention and private storage aid Repealed
  156. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  157. Part 3: Collection and sharing of data Repealed
  158. Agri-food supply chains: requirement to provide information Repealed
  159. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  160. Meaning of “agri-food supply chain” Repealed
  161. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  162. Requirement must specify purposes for which information may be processed Repealed
  163. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  164. Requirements under paragraph 10(1): duty to publish draft requirement Repealed
  165. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  166. Provision of required information and limitations on its processing Repealed
  167. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  168. Enforcement of information requirements Repealed
  169. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  170. Part 4: Marketing standards and carcass classification Repealed
  171. Marketing standards Repealed
  172. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  173. Agricultural products Repealed
  174. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  175. Carcass classification Repealed
  176. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  177. Part 5: Data protection Repealed
  178. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  179. Part 1: Financial support after EU exit
  180. Direct payments after EU Exit: interpretation
  181. 1Paragraph 1
  182. Power to modify legislation governing the basic payment scheme
  183. 2Paragraph 2
  184. Power to provide for the continuation of the basic payment scheme beyond 2020
  185. 3Paragraph 3
  186. Power to modify legislation governing the coupled support scheme
  187. 4Paragraph 4
  188. General provision connected with payments to farmers and other beneficiaries: modification in relation to Northern Ireland
  189. 5Paragraph 5
  190. Apiculture
  191. 6Paragraph 6
  192. Support for rural development: modification of legislation in relation to Northern Ireland
  193. 7Paragraph 7
  194. Part 2: Intervention in agricultural markets
  195. Exceptional market conditions: powers available to DAERA
  196. 8Paragraph 8
  197. Power to modify assimilated direct legislation relating to public market intervention and private storage aid
  198. 9Paragraph 9
  199. Part 3: Collection and sharing of data
  200. Agri-food supply chains: requirement to provide information
  201. 10Paragraph 10
  202. Meaning of “agri-food supply chain”
  203. 11Paragraph 11
  204. Requirement must specify purposes for which information may be processed
  205. 12Paragraph 12
  206. Requirements under paragraph 10(1): duty to publish draft requirement
  207. 13Paragraph 13
  208. Provision of required information and limitations on its processing
  209. 14Paragraph 14
  210. Enforcement of information requirements
  211. 15Paragraph 15
  212. Part 4: Marketing standards and carcass classification
  213. Marketing standards
  214. 16Paragraph 16
  215. Agricultural products
  216. 17Paragraph 17
  217. Carcass classification
  218. 18Paragraph 18
  219. Part 5: Data protection
  220. 19Paragraph 19
  221. Schedule 7: The CMO Regulation: consequential amendments
  222. Part 1: Exceptional market conditions: England
  223. 1Paragraph 1
  224. Part 2: Exceptional market conditions: Wales Not yet in force
  225. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  226. Part 3: Marketing standards and carcass classification: England
  227. 3Paragraph 3
  228. 4Paragraph 4
  229. 5Paragraph 5
  230. 6Paragraph 6
  231. 7Paragraph 7
  232. 8Paragraph 8
  233. 9Paragraph 9
  234. 10Paragraph 10
  235. 11Paragraph 11
  236. 12Paragraph 12
  237. 13Paragraph 13
  238. 14Paragraph 14
  239. 15Paragraph 15
  240. 16Paragraph 16
  241. 17Paragraph 17
  242. Part 4: Marketing standards and carcass classification: Wales Repealed
  243. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  244. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  245. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  246. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  247. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  248. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  249. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  250. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  251. 26Paragraph 26 Repealed
  252. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  253. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  254. 29Paragraph 29 Repealed
  255. 30Paragraph 30 Repealed
  256. 31Paragraph 31 Repealed
  257. 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
  258. Part 5: Marketing standards and carcass classification: Northern Ireland Not yet in force
  259. 33Paragraph 33 Not yet in force
  260. 34Paragraph 34 Not yet in force
  261. 35Paragraph 35 Not yet in force
  262. 36Paragraph 36 Not yet in force
  263. 37Paragraph 37 Not yet in force
  264. 38Paragraph 38 Not yet in force
  265. 39Paragraph 39 Not yet in force
  266. 40Paragraph 40 Not yet in force
  267. 41Paragraph 41 Not yet in force
  268. 42Paragraph 42 Not yet in force
  269. 43Paragraph 43 Not yet in force
  270. 44Paragraph 44 Not yet in force
  271. 45Paragraph 45 Not yet in force
  272. 46Paragraph 46 Not yet in force
  273. 47Paragraph 47 Not yet in force