Regulation 5 Amendment of regulation 8

For regulation 8 (set-off) substitute—

“8.

The Secretary of State may set off—

(a)

any sum payable under these Regulations or Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1612 against any sum recoverable by any of the competent authorities under Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy^f1;

(b)

any sum recoverable under regulation 6(1) (including any interest charged in accordance with regulation 7(1)) against any sum payable by any of the competent authorities under the Direct Payments Regulation^f2 or Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)^f3.”.