# The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 11: Interpretation of Regulation (EEC) No 2078/1992

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

To the extent that Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside continues to apply by virtue of the savings contained in Article 55 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 , Article 93 of Regulation (EC) 1698/2005 and Article 88 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, Regulation (EEC) No 2078/1992 is to be read as if—
(a) Articles 1, 3, 6, 7, 9 and 10(2) (which have no continuing operative effect) were omitted;
(b) in Article 2, after paragraph 2, there were inserted—
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3 In these Regulations, “relevant authority” means—
(i) in England, the Secretary of State;
(ii) in Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;
(iii) in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
(iv) in Wales, the Welsh Ministers.”;
(c) in Article 4—
(i) paragraph 5 were omitted;
(ii) in paragraph 6, for “Member States” there were substituted “ The relevant authority ”;
(d) in Article 5—
(i) for “Member States”, in both places it occurs, there were substituted “ the relevant authority ”;
(ii) in paragraph 2, “Community” were omitted;
(e) in Article 8—
(i) for “Community part-financing” there were substituted “ core contribution, as defined in Article 58(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 ”;
(ii) after “Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88” there were inserted “ as it had effect immediately before its repeal ”.
(f) in Article 10, for “Member States there were substituted “ relevant authorities ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/764/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rural-development-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-11
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