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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/direct-payments-to-farmers-legislative-continuity-act-2020/schedule-1/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2020/2",
  "legislation_title": "Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/direct-payments-to-farmers-legislative-continuity-act-2020",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the definitions of “assimilated law”, “assimilated direct legislation”, “assimilated direct minor legislation” and “assimilated direct principal legislation” in each of—\n(a) Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978;\n(b) section 55(2B)(d) of and Schedule 1 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10);\n(c) Schedule 1 to the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4);\n(d) section 44A of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.).\n(2) For the purposes of those definitions —\n(a) EU legislation that forms part of domestic law by virtue of section 1(1) (as that body of law is added to or otherwise modified by domestic law from time to time) is to be treated as assimilated law,\n(b) EU legislation that forms part of domestic law by virtue of section 1(1) (as modified by domestic law from time to time and including any instruments made under it on or after exit day) is to be treated as assimilated direct legislation,\n(c) EU legislation listed in section 1(3)(a) and (d)(i) that forms part of domestic law by virtue of section 1(1) (as modified by domestic law from time to time) is to be treated as assimilated direct principal legislation, and\n(d) EU legislation that—\n(i) forms part of domestic law by virtue of section 1(1) (as modified by domestic law from time to time and including any instruments made under it on or after exit day), but\n(ii) is not treated as assimilated direct principal legislation by virtue of paragraph (c),\nis to be treated as assimilated direct minor legislation.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 7(1) inserted (1.1.2024) by Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28), s. 22(3), Sch. 2 para. 10(5)(b)(ii) (with s. 22(6)); S.I. 2023/1363, reg. 3(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 7 renumbered as Sch. 1 para. 7(2) (1.1.2024) by Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28), s. 22(3), Sch. 2 para. 10(5)(b)(i) (with s. 22(6)); S.I. 2023/1363, reg. 3(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 7(2) substituted (1.1.2024) by Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28), s. 22(3), Sch. 2 para. 10(5)(b)(iii) (with s. 22(6)); S.I. 2023/1363, reg. 3(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 1 para. 7(2)(a) substituted (1.1.2024) by Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28), s. 22(3), Sch. 2 para. 10(5)(b)(iv) (with s. 22(6)); S.I. 2023/1363, reg. 3(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 7(2)(b) substituted (1.1.2024) by Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28), s. 22(3), Sch. 2 para. 10(5)(b)(v) (with s. 22(6)); S.I. 2023/1363, reg. 3(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 7(2)(c) substituted (1.1.2024) by Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28), s. 22(3), Sch. 2 para. 10(5)(b)(vi) (with s. 22(6)); S.I. 2023/1363, reg. 3(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 7(2)(d) substituted (1.1.2024) by Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28), s. 22(3), Sch. 2 para. 10(5)(b)(vi) (with s. 22(6)); S.I. 2023/1363, reg. 3(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 7(2)(d) substituted (1.1.2024) by Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28), s. 22(3), Sch. 2 para. 10(5)(b)(vii) (with s. 22(6)); S.I. 2023/1363, reg. 3(e)"
    }
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:02:22.593008+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}