Regulation 9 Amendment of the Farm Sustainability (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

The Farm Sustainability (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025^f1 shall be amended as follows.

In regulation 3(1) for “From 1 January 2026” substitute “In the scheme year 2026”.

In regulation 3(2) after “An applicant for the scheme” insert “in the scheme year 2026”.

For regulation 6 substitute–

“6.

(1)

Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), a farm business not eligible for the Farm Sustainability Payment Scheme in 2026 may transfer entitlements to an eligible farm business by 15 May 2026.

(2)

Subject to paragraph (3), a farm business not eligible for the Farm Sustainability Payment Scheme in 2026 may not transfer entitlements under paragraph (1) to a farm business created with a new farm business identification number issued on or after XXXX 2025.

(3)

The prohibition on transfer of entitlements in paragraph (2) shall not apply to a transfer of entitlements by way of actual inheritance.

(4)

For the purposes of this regulation, actual inheritance has the same meaning as in Article 34 of the Direct Payments Regulation.”.