# The Less Favoured Area Compensatory Allowances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: N.I.

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations implement Commission Regulation 817/2004 (O.J. No. L153, 30.04.2004, p. 30: Corrigendum O.J. No. L231, 30.06.2004, p. 24) laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation 1257/1999 (O.J. No. L160, 26.06.1999, p. 80) and Commission Regulation 1974/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation 1698/2005 on support for rural development.
In particular the Regulations implement Articles 13, 14 and 15 of Council Regulation 1257/1999 and Articles 36 and 51(1) of Council Regulation 1698/2005 (which deal with support for less favoured areas) by defining the conditions of eligibility for less favoured area compensatory allowance (regulations 3 to 6) and the rates at which it is to be paid (regulation 7 and Schedule 2).
Regulation 8 provides for the exclusion of forage area in respect of claimants who held milk quota at 31st March 2006.
Regulation 9 confers powers of entry and inspection on persons authorised by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (“the Department”).
Regulations 10 and 11 grant the Department the powers to withhold or recover payments and take certain other action in the event of a breach of an undertaking given by a claimant under these Regulations and in certain other events.
Regulation 12 provides for the recovery of interest on sums recovered.
Regulation 13 provides that amounts to be paid to the Department shall be recoverable as a debt.
Regulations 14 to 23 provide procedures for the review of any decision of the Department to refuse, reduce or recover payment of less favoured compensatory allowance.
Regulation 24 creates offences of making false or misleading statements and of obstructing persons authorised by the Department.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/27/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/less-favoured-area-compensatory-allowances-regulations-northern-ireland-2007/note
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