# The Direct Payments to Farmers (Simplifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021, Regulation 19: Amendment of the Direct Payments Regulation


(1) The Direct Payments Regulation is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 52—
(a) in paragraph 6, omit “to be jointly agreed by the relevant authorities for each constituent nation” and insert “to be determined by the relevant authority.”;
(b) omit paragraph 7;
(c) for paragraph 9 substitute—
“9. In order to ensure efficient and targeted use of agricultural support and to avoid double funding under other similar support instruments, DAERA may make regulations laying down the conditions for granting coupled support.”
(d) in paragraph 10 for “Secretary of State” substitute “DAERA”;
(e) omit paragraph 11.
(3) In Article 53, omit paragraph 6.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2021/9780338015396/regulation/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-direct-payments-to-farmers-simplifications-regulations-northern-ireland-2021/regulation-19
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