Regulation 10 Additional amendments in the Direct Payments Regulation

(1)

The Direct Payments Regulation is amended as follows.

(2)

In Article 5A (the total ceiling for Wales)—

(a)

in paragraph (1), for “must” substitute “may”;

(b)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

for “must” substitute “may”, and

(ii)

for “before the start of the relevant year” substitute “at any time before payments are made”;

(c)

in paragraph (3), for “must” substitute “may”;

(d)

in paragraph (4), for “, for any relevant year, must” substitute “may”;

(e)

omit paragraph (5).

(3)

In Article 22 (basic payment scheme ceiling)—

(a)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

at the beginning insert “The Welsh Ministers may determine”, and

(ii)

omit the words from “is the amount which” to the end;

(b)

omit paragraph (4);

(c)

omit paragraph (5).