# Arable Area Payments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997, Regulation 12: Delivery declarations for non-food raw materials

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) The declaration which a farmer is required to make by Article 5(4) of Commission Regulation 1586/97 shall be made by 15th November in the scheme year in respect of which set-aside compensatory payments have been claimed in respect of the land used to grow the raw material referred to in that provision.
(2) For the purposes of Article 6(4) of Commission Regulation 1586/97, the date by which a collector or first processor is to provide the information referred to in that paragraph shall be 15th November in the scheme year in respect of which set-aside compensatory payments have been claimed in respect of the land used to grow the raw material referred to in that provision.
(3) The declaration referred to in paragraph (1) shall be made, and the information referred to in paragraph (2) provided, in such form as the Department may reasonably require.
(4) If the declaration referred to in paragraph (1) is not made by the date specified in that paragraph, the Department may reduce the set-aside compensatory payment due to the farmer in respect of the land used to grow the raw material referred to in that paragraph—
(a) by up to 10% if the declaration is made after, but not more than 20 working days after, the said date; or
(b) by up to 15% if the declaration is made more than 20 working days after the said date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/477/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/arable-area-payments-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/regulation-12
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