# The Farm Sustainability (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025, Regulation 9: Amendment of the Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023


(1) The Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), insert in the appropriate places—
(a) “Farm Sustainability Transition Payment Scheme” means the Basic Payment Scheme in so far as it applies to the 2025 scheme year;
(b) “Farm Sustainability Payment Scheme” means the payment scheme for the 2026 scheme year and subsequent scheme years which replaces the Farm Sustainability Transition Payment Scheme.
(3) In regulation 5 (Specific requirements; animal and farm businesses), for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b) be eligible for a payment under–
(i) the Basic Payment Scheme;
(ii) the Farm Sustainability Transition Payment Scheme; or
(iii) the Farm Sustainability Payment Scheme.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2025/9780338024190/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-farm-sustainability-transitional-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2025/regulation-9
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