# The Farm Sustainability (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations—
“agricultural activity” has the same meaning as in Article 4(1)(c) of the Direct Payments Regulation;
“applicant” means an eligible farm business which has applied for a payment under the scheme;
“APHIS” means the Animal Public Health Information System maintained by the Department;
“authorised person” means any person authorised by the Department to act in matters relating to these Regulations;
“Basic Payment Scheme” has the same meaning as in the Direct Payments Regulation.
“the Commission Implementing Regulation” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 809/2014 laying down the rules for the application of the Horizontal Regulation:
“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;
“determined area” means the area for which all eligibility criteria or other obligations relating to the conditions for the granting of the aid have been met, regardless of the number of the payment entitlements at the beneficiary’s disposal;
“the Direct Payments Delegated Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No. 639/2014 supplementing the Direct Payments Regulation;
“the Direct Payments Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No.1307/2013 of the European Parliament and Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy;
“eligible farm business” means a farm business which has applied for a payment under the scheme on or before 9th June 2026 and meets the eligibility criteria in regulation 3;
“Farm Sustainability Transition Payment Scheme” means the Basic Payment Scheme in so far as it applies in relation to the 2025 scheme year;
“Farm Sustainability Payment Scheme” means the Basic Payment Scheme in so far as it applies in relation to the 2026 scheme year and subsequent scheme years.
“the Horizontal Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No.1306/2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy;
“the scheme” means the Farm Sustainability Transition Payment Scheme in relation to the 2025 scheme year and the Farm Sustainability Payment scheme in relation to the 2026 scheme year in these Regulations;
“scheme year” means a year beginning on 1 January and ending on 31 December.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2025/9780338024190/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-farm-sustainability-transitional-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2025/regulation-2
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