# Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023, Paragraph 10: Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 2 (interpretation and status)—
(a) in subsection (1)—
(i) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;
(ii) for “EU law retained under that Act” substitute “assimilated law within the meaning given by that section”;
(b) in subsection (3)—
(i) for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”;
(ii) for “direct EU legislation retained under that Act” substitute “assimilated direct legislation within the meaning given by section 20(1) of that Act”;
(c) in subsection (5), in the table—
(i) in the entry for “retained EU law”, for “retained EU” (in each place it appears) substitute “assimilated”;
(ii) in the entry for “retained direct EU legislation”, for “retained direct EU” (in each place it appears) substitute “assimilated direct”;
(iii) in the entry for “retained direct principal EU legislation”, for “retained direct principal EU” substitute “assimilated direct principal”;
(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”;
(d) in subsection (6)—
(i) for “retained” (in the first and second places it appears) substitute “assimilated”;
(ii) in paragraph (a), for “2, 3 or 4” substitute “2 or 3”;
(e) in subsection (7), for “retained EU” (in each place it appears) substitute “assimilated”;
(f) in subsection (8)(b), for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”;
(g) in subsection (10)—
(i) in the definition of “retained EU law governing the CAP direct payment schemes”, for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;
(ii) in the definition of “retained direct EU CAP legislation”, for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”.
(3) In section 3 (regulations), in subsections (4), (9) and (10), for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”.
(4) In section 8 (interpretation)—
(a) before the definition of “CAP direct payment schemes” insert—
““assimilated direct CAP legislation” has the meaning given by section 2;
“assimilated law governing the CAP direct payment schemes” has the meaning given by section 2;”
(b) in the definition of “enactment”, in paragraph (d), for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”;
(c) omit the definitions of “retained direct EU CAP legislation” and “retained EU law governing the CAP direct payment schemes”.
(5) In Schedule 1 (consequential provision)—
(a) omit paragraphs 3 to 6;
(b) in paragraph 7—
(i) the existing text becomes sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph;
(ii) before sub-paragraph (2), insert—
“(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—
(a) Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978;
(b) section 55(2B)(d) of and Schedule 1 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10);
(c) Schedule 1 to the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4);
(d) section 44A of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.).”;
(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”;
(iv) in paragraph (a) of sub-paragraph (2), for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;
(v) in paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (2), for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”;
(vi) in paragraphs (c) and (d) of sub-paragraph (2), for “retained direct principal EU” substitute “assimilated direct principal”;
(vii) in paragraph (d) of sub-paragraph (2), for “retained direct minor EU” substitute “assimilated direct minor”;
(c) In paragraph 8—
(i) omit “3 or”;
(ii) for “the terms mentioned in paragraph 3” substitute ““assimilated law”, “assimilated direct legislation”, “assimilated direct minor legislation” and “assimilated direct principal legislation””.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/28/schedule/2/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/retained-eu-law-revocation-and-reform-act-2023/schedule-2/paragraph-10
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