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Regulation 20 Environmentally sensitive permanent grassland

Northern Ireland

F1(1)

Permanent grasslands in areas to which the Conservation Directives apply are designated as permanent grasslands which are environmentally sensitive for the purposes of and in the areas referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 45(1) of the Direct Payments Regulation as it had effect immediately before exit day.

(2)

In paragraph (1)—

“the Conservation Directives” means—

  1. (a)

    Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora M1 F2as amended from time to time ; and

  2. (b)

    Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of wild birds M2 as amended from time to time ;

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Reg. 20(1) substituted (24.2.2020) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments to Farmers) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/22), regs. 1(1), 2(5)

F2

Words in reg. 20(2) inserted (6.3.2019) by The Agriculture (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/11), regs. 1(1), 6(3)

Marginal citations

M1

O.J. No. L 206, 22.7.1992 p.7

M2

O.J. No. L 20, 26.1.2010, p.7. This instrument codifies, with minor amendments, Council Directive 1979/409/EEC as amended.