Introductory text

This Statutory Rule was originally published as S.R. 2020 No. 329 but due to an administrative error was laid before the Northern Ireland Assembly bearing the number 328. It is being re-published bearing the number 328 but its content otherwise remains the same. This reprint is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of S.R. 2020 No. 329 which has been removed from legislation.gov.uk.

Agriculture

Made 14th December 2020

Coming into operation 31st December 2020

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs^f1, designated^f2 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f3 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act, makes the following Regulations.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Formerly the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD see Article 3(4) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1))). DARD was renamed the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs by Article 1(2) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.)).
f2: S.I. 1972/1811 and S.I. 2000/2812.
f3: 1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by the section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). The 1972 Act is repealed on exit day by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) (“the 2018 Act”), but continues to have effect until IP completion day pursuant to section 1A of the 2018 Act, inserted by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020.