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Paragraph 10 Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020I1I2

United Kingdom

(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””.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 para. 10 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 22(3)

I2

Sch. 2 para. 10 in force at 1.1.2024 by S.I. 2023/1363, reg. 3(e)