# The Direct Payments to Farmers (Penalty Simplification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

S.R. 2020/94 · made 2 June 2020

These regulations make amendments to Article 19a of Regulation (EU) No. 640/2014 in order to simplify the calculation of administrative penalties for over-declaration of areas for the basic payment scheme in Northern Ireland for the claim year 2020.

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/direct-payments-to-farmers-penalty-simplification-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/pdf/nisr_20200094_en.pdf; NI Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/direct-payments-to-farmers-penalty-simplification-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/pdf/nisrem_20200094_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Agriculture
Made 2nd June 2020
Coming into operation 23rd June 2020
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 77(8) of Regulation (EU) 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules on the financing, management and monitoring of the Common Agricultural Policy makes these Regulations.

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Direct Payments to Farmers (Penalty Simplification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 and come into operation on 23rd June 2020.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

## 2 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 640/2014

(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 640/2014 is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 19a—
(a) For paragraph 2, substitute—
“2. The administrative penalty referred to in paragraph 1 will be reduced by 50% if the difference between the area declared and the area determined does not exceed 10% of the area determined.”;
(b) Omit paragraph 3;
(c) In paragraph 4, for “paragraphs 1, 2 and 3” substitute “paragraphs 1 and 2”.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on the 2nd June 2020.
L.S.
Seamus McErlean
A senior officer of the
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These regulations make amendments to Article 19a of Regulation (EU) No. 640/2014 in order to simplify the calculation of administrative penalties for over-declaration of areas for the basic payment scheme in Northern Ireland for the claim year 2020.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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