Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Agriculture (Cross compliance) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3365). They add provisions under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675) (failures to comply with requirements relating to groundwater activities) to the list of provisions which constitute failures of cross compliance by claimants of subsidy under the single payment scheme.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sector, and no significant impact on the public sector, is foreseen.