# The Agriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, Regulation 7: Amendment of regulation 13 (Publication of data in relation to agreement holders)


In regulation 13—
(a) omit paragraph (5);
(b) for paragraph (6), substitute—
“(6) For the purposes of this regulation—
(a) “relevant payment” means a payment made to an agreement holder in a financial year under a financial assistance scheme (or part of a scheme) other than an exempt scheme;
(b) “exempt scheme” means—
(i) the annual health and welfare review;
(ii) the tree health pilot scheme; or
(iii) a financial assistance scheme (or part of a scheme) specified by the Secretary of State under paragraph (7).
(7) The Secretary of State may specify a financial assistance scheme (or part of a scheme) as an exempt scheme where—
(a) it is established for or in connection with a purpose in section 1(1)(f) or (h) of the 2020 Act; and
(b) the Secretary of State is satisfied that publication of the specified information under paragraph (1) is likely to hinder the extent to which that purpose is achieved.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348244212/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-agriculture-financial-assistance-amendment-regulations-2023/regulation-7
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