Regulation 7

After regulation 8 there shall be inserted the following regulations:

“ Agency Arrangements

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(1)

A competent authority may, with the agreement of any other competent authority or competent authorities in question, arrange for any of its IACS functions to be exercised on its behalf by that other competent authority or competent authorities.

(2)

Such an arrangement shall be in writing and be signed by or on behalf of the competent authorities concerned and such arrangement may be subject to such conditions (including conditions as to the costs and charge for costs) as may be agreed.

(3)

In this regulation “IACS functions" means any of the functions of the competent authority in question in relation to any Community scheme within the meaning of Article 1 of Council Regulation 3508/92.

Set-off

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Without prejudice to the amount of any sum payable by a competent authority to any other competent authority, the amount of any sum payable by a competent authority, whether as principal or agent, by way of a specified payment may be set-off against the amount of any sum recoverable by that competent authority, whether as principal or as agent.”.