{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/retained-eu-law-revocation-and-reform-act-2023/schedule-2/paragraph-10",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/retained-eu-law-revocation-and-reform-act-2023/schedule-2/paragraph-10.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2023/28",
  "legislation_title": "Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/retained-eu-law-revocation-and-reform-act-2023",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/10",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020",
  "text": "(1) The Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 2 (interpretation and status)—\n(a) in subsection (1)—\n(i) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;\n(ii) for “EU law retained under that Act” substitute “assimilated law within the meaning given by that section”;\n(b) in subsection (3)—\n(i) for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”;\n(ii) for “direct EU legislation retained under that Act” substitute “assimilated direct legislation within the meaning given by section 20(1) of that Act”;\n(c) in subsection (5), in the table—\n(i) in the entry for “retained EU law”, for “retained EU” (in each place it appears) substitute “assimilated”;\n(ii) in the entry for “retained direct EU legislation”, for “retained direct EU” (in each place it appears) substitute “assimilated direct”;\n(iii) in the entry for “retained direct principal EU legislation”, for “retained direct principal EU” substitute “assimilated direct principal”;\n(iv) in the entry for “retained direct minor EU legislation”, for “retained direct minor EU” substitute “assimilated direct minor” and for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”;\n(d) in subsection (6)—\n(i) for “retained” (in the first and second places it appears) substitute “assimilated”;\n(ii) in paragraph (a), for “2, 3 or 4” substitute “2 or 3”;\n(e) in subsection (7), for “retained EU” (in each place it appears) substitute “assimilated”;\n(f) in subsection (8)(b), for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”;\n(g) in subsection (10)—\n(i) in the definition of “retained EU law governing the CAP direct payment schemes”, for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;\n(ii) in the definition of “retained direct EU CAP legislation”, for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”.\n(3) In section 3 (regulations), in subsections (4), (9) and (10), for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”.\n(4) In section 8 (interpretation)—\n(a) before the definition of “CAP direct payment schemes” insert—\n““assimilated direct CAP legislation” has the meaning given by section 2;\n“assimilated law governing the CAP direct payment schemes” has the meaning given by section 2;”\n(b) in the definition of “enactment”, in paragraph (d), for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”;\n(c) omit the definitions of “retained direct EU CAP legislation” and “retained EU law governing the CAP direct payment schemes”.\n(5) In Schedule 1 (consequential provision)—\n(a) omit paragraphs 3 to 6;\n(b) in paragraph 7—\n(i) the existing text becomes sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph;\n(ii) before sub-paragraph (2), insert—\n“(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the definitions of “assimilated law”, “assimilated direct legislation”, “assimilated direct minor legislation” and “assimilated direct principal legislation” in each of—\n(a) Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978;\n(b) section 55(2B)(d) of and Schedule 1 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10);\n(c) Schedule 1 to the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4);\n(d) section 44A of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.).”;\n(iii) in sub-paragraph (2), for “For the purposes of the definitions amended by paragraphs 3 to 6” substitute “For the purposes of those definitions”;\n(iv) in paragraph (a) of sub-paragraph (2), for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;\n(v) in paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (2), for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”;\n(vi) in paragraphs (c) and (d) of sub-paragraph (2), for “retained direct principal EU” substitute “assimilated direct principal”;\n(vii) in paragraph (d) of sub-paragraph (2), for “retained direct minor EU” substitute “assimilated direct minor”;\n(c) In paragraph 8—\n(i) omit “3 or”;\n(ii) for “the terms mentioned in paragraph 3” substitute ““assimilated law”, “assimilated direct legislation”, “assimilated direct minor legislation” and “assimilated direct principal legislation””.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 10 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 22(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 10 in force at 1.1.2024 by S.I. 2023/1363, reg. 3(e)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/28/schedule/2/paragraph/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:52:24.741001+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}