# The Direct Payments to Farmers (Simplifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Direct Payments to Farmers (Simplifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 and come into operation on the day following the day on which they are made.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
(3) In these Regulations —
“the Direct Payments Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2022/9780338017543/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-direct-payments-to-farmers-simplifications-regulations-northern-ireland-2022/regulation-1
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