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  "legislation": "wsi/2005/360",
  "legislation_title": "The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/common-agricultural-policy-single-payment-and-support-schemes-wales-regulations-2005",
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  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations —\n“Commission Regulation 795/2004” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 795/2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the single payment scheme provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers ;\n“Commission Regulation 796/2004” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 796/2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of cross-compliance, modulation and the integrated administration and control system provided for in the Council Regulation ;\n“Commission Regulation 1973/2004” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1973/2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 as regards the support schemes provided for in Titles IV and IVa of that Regulation and the use of land set aside for the production of raw materials ;\n“Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers ;\n“direct payment” has the meaning given to it in Article 2(d) of the Council Regulation;\n“farmer” has the meaning given to it in Article 2(a) of the Council Regulation;\n“holding” has the meaning given to it in Article 2(b) of the Council Regulation;\n“IACS Regulations” means the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Integrated Administration and Control System) Regulations 2005 ;\n“relevant competent authority” has the meaning given to it in regulation 5 of the IACS Regulations;\n“the National Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales;\n“single application” has the meaning given to it in Article 2(11) of Commission Regulation 796/2004;\n“single payment scheme” means the support scheme established under Title III of the Council Regulation;\n(2) Other expressions used in these Regulations shall be construed in accordance with the Council Regulation, Commission Regulation 795/2004, Commission Regulation 796/2004 and Commission Regulation 1973/2004.\n(3) Any reference in these Regulations to a Community instrument is a reference to that instrument as amended on the date these Regulations are made.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "O.J. No. L 141, 30.4.2004, p1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2004 (O.J. No. L 345, 20.11.2004, p.85)."
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    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "O.J. No. L 141, 30.4.2004, p18."
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "O.J. No. L 345, 20.1.2004, p.1."
    },
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "O.J. No. L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 864/2004 (O.J. No. L 161, 30.4.2004, p.48 as corrected by a corrigendum at O.J. No. L 206, 9.6.2004, p.20)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "S.I. 2005/218."
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  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "subst",
      "affecting": "wsi/2008/2500",
      "affecting_title": "The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008"
    }
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2005/360/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:07:05.888388+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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