Regulation 21 Transitional Savings and AmendmentsF1I1

Without prejudice to section 28(2) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 the Rural Development (Financial Assistance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 shall, subject to paragraph (2), continue to have effect in relation to any application or approval made for the purposes of those Regulations and any financial assistance paid in pursuance therewith as if those Regulations had not been revoked.

In paragraph 4 of the Schedule to the Rural Development (Financial Assistance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 for the reference to “Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1750/1999” substitute “Commission Regulation (EC) No. 817/2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)”^f1.