# The Farm Sustainability (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025, Regulation 13: Amendment of the Direct Payments Regulation


(1) The Direct Payments Regulation shall be amended as follows.
(2) In Article 5A –
(a) for paragraphs 1 and 2, substitute “The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs shall determine the total ceiling for Northern Ireland for each year prior to the commencement of payments”;
(b) omit paragraph 3;
(c) omit Annex II.
(3) In Article 30, after paragraph 12, add –
“13. A young farmer or a farmer commencing their agricultural activity is not eligible to apply for an allocation of payment entitlements in a year after 2025.”.
(4) In Article 32, after paragraph 1, insert—
“1A. The relevant authority may make additional payments based on the amount paid under –
(i) the Basic Payment Scheme;
(ii) the Farm Sustainability Transition Scheme; or
(iii) the Farm Sustainability Scheme”.
(5) In Article 50, after paragraph 11, add—
“12. This Article shall not apply after 2025 except where a young farmer is eligible to receive the payment in 2025.
13. A young farmer who received the payment in 2025 or earlier may continue to receive the payment until the end of the 5 year period specified in paragraph 5.”
(6) In Article 53—
(a) for paragraph 1 substitute “The relevant authority shall determine the amount that may be used to finance measures under Article 52.”;
(b) omit paragraphs 3 and 5.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2025/9780338024190/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-farm-sustainability-transitional-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2025/regulation-13
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