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Agriculture Act 2020

2020 c. 21 · Enacted 11 November 2020 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to authorise expenditure for certain agricultural and other purposes; to make provision about direct payments following the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union and about payments in response to exceptional market conditions affecting agricultural markets; to confer power to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to agricultural and rural development payments and public market intervention and private storage aid; to make provision about reports on food security; to make provision about the acquisition and use of information connected with food supply chains; to confer powers to make regulations about the imposition of obligations on business purchasers of agricultural products, marketing standards, organic products and the classification of carcasses; to make provision for reports relating to free trade agreements; to make provision for the recognition of associations of agricultural producers which may benefit from certain exemptions from competition law; to make provision about fertilisers; to make provision about the identification and traceability of animals; to make provision about red meat levy in Great Britain; to make provision about agricultural tenancies; to confer power to make regulations about securing compliance with the WTO Agreement on Agriculture; and for connected purposes.

[11th November 2020]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Financial assistance
  2. Chapter 1: New financial assistance powers
  3. 1Secretary of State's powers to give financial assistance
  4. 2Financial assistance: forms, conditions, delegation and publication of information
  5. 3Financial assistance: checking, enforcing and monitoring
  6. 4Multi-annual financial assistance plans
  7. 5Annual and other reports on amount of financial assistance given
  8. 6Monitoring impact of financial assistance etc
  9. Chapter 2: Direct payments after EU exit
  10. 7Meaning of “basic payment scheme” and other expressions in Chapter 2
  11. 8The agricultural transition period for England and the termination of relevant payments
  12. 9Power to modify legislation governing the basic payment scheme
  13. 10Power to provide for the continuation of the basic payment scheme beyond 2020
  14. 11Power to provide for phasing out direct payments
  15. 12Power to make delinked payments
  16. 13Power to provide for lump sum payments in lieu of relevant payments
  17. Chapter 3: Other financial support after EU exit
  18. 14General provision connected with payments to farmers and other beneficiaries
  19. 15Aid for fruit and vegetable producer organisations
  20. 16Support for rural development
  21. 17Continuing EU programmes: power to provide financial assistance
  22. 18Assimilated direct legislation
  23. Part 2: Food and agricultural markets
  24. Chapter 1: Food security
  25. 19Duty to report to Parliament on UK food security
  26. Chapter 2: Intervention in agricultural markets
  27. 20Declaration relating to exceptional market conditions
  28. 21Exceptional market conditions: powers available to Secretary of State
  29. 22Modification of certain assimilated direct legislation in connection with exceptional market conditions and for general purposes
  30. Part 3: Transparency and fairness in the agri-food supply chain
  31. Chapter 1: Collection and sharing of data
  32. 23Agri-food supply chains: requirement to provide information
  33. 24Meaning of “agri-food supply chain”
  34. 25Requirement must specify purposes for which information may be processed
  35. 26Requirements under section 23(1): duty to publish draft requirement
  36. 27Provision of required information and limitations on its processing
  37. 28Enforcement of information requirements
  38. Chapter 2: Fair dealing with agricultural producers and others in the supply chain
  39. 29Fair dealing obligations of business purchasers of agricultural products
  40. Chapter 3: Producer organisations
  41. 30Producer and interbranch organisations etc: application for recognition
  42. 31Recognised organisations: competition exemptions and further provision
  43. 32Regulations under sections 30 and 31
  44. Part 4: Matters relating to farming and the countryside
  45. 33Fertilisers
  46. 34Identification and traceability of animals
  47. 35Red meat levy: payments between levy bodies in Great Britain
  48. 36Agricultural tenancies
  49. Part 5: Agricultural products
  50. 37Marketing standards
  51. 38Organic products
  52. 39Organic products: supplementary
  53. 40Carcass classification
  54. 41Power to reproduce modifications under section 37 for wine sector
  55. 42Reports relating to free trade agreements
  56. Part 6: WTO Agreement on Agriculture
  57. 43Power to make regulations for securing compliance with WTO Agreement on Agriculture: general
  58. 44Regulations under section 43: limits on provision of domestic support in the United Kingdom
  59. 45Regulations under section 43: classification of domestic support
  60. Part 7: Wales and Northern Ireland
  61. 46Wales Repealed
  62. 47Duration of provision in relation to Wales Repealed
  63. 48Northern Ireland
  64. Part 8: General and final provisions
  65. 49Data protection
  66. 50Regulations
  67. 51Interpretation
  68. 52Consequential amendments
  69. 53Power to make consequential etc provision
  70. 54Power to make transitional etc provision
  71. 55Financial provision
  72. 56Extent
  73. 57Commencement
  74. 58Short title
  75. Schedule 1: Agricultural sectors relevant to producer organisation provisions
  76. Paragraph
  77. Schedule 2: Recognised organisations: competition exclusions
  78. 1Paragraph 1
  79. 2Paragraph 2
  80. 3Paragraph 3
  81. Schedule 3: Agricultural tenancies
  82. Part 1: Amendments to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986
  83. Introductory
  84. 1Paragraph 1
  85. Notices relating to third party determination of rent
  86. 2Paragraph 2
  87. 3Paragraph 3
  88. Appointment of arbitrators etc
  89. 4Paragraph 4
  90. 5Paragraph 5
  91. 6Paragraph 6
  92. Requests for landlord's consent or variation of terms
  93. 7Paragraph 7
  94. Arbitration or third party determination of rent: relevant factors
  95. 8Paragraph 8
  96. Notices to quit: cases where consent of tribunal not required
  97. 9Paragraph 9
  98. Succession on death or retirement: condition relating to occupation of commercial unit
  99. 10Paragraph 10
  100. 11Paragraph 11
  101. 12Paragraph 12
  102. 13Paragraph 13
  103. 14Paragraph 14
  104. 15Paragraph 15
  105. 16Paragraph 16
  106. Succession on death or retirement: condition relating to suitability
  107. 17Paragraph 17
  108. 18Paragraph 18
  109. Succession on retirement: minimum age of retiring tenant
  110. 19Paragraph 19
  111. 20Paragraph 20
  112. Regulations and orders
  113. 21Paragraph 21
  114. Part 2: Amendments to the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995
  115. Introductory
  116. 22Paragraph 22
  117. Appointment of arbitrators
  118. 23Paragraph 23
  119. 24Paragraph 24
  120. 25Paragraph 25
  121. 26Paragraph 26
  122. 27Paragraph 27
  123. 28Paragraph 28
  124. 29Paragraph 29
  125. Schedule 4: Agricultural products relevant to marketing standards provisions
  126. Milk and milk products
  127. Spreadable fats
  128. Beef and veal
  129. Poultry and poultrymeat
  130. Eggs and egg products
  131. Fruit and vegetables, other than olives
  132. Olive oil and table olives
  133. Hops
  134. Wine
  135. Aromatised wine
  136. Interpretation
  137. Schedule 5: Provision relating to Wales Repealed
  138. Part 1: Financial support after EU exit Repealed
  139. Direct payments after EU exit: interpretation Repealed
  140. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  141. Power to modify legislation governing the basic payment scheme Repealed
  142. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  143. Power to provide for the continuation of the basic payment scheme beyond 2020 Repealed
  144. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  145. Other financial support: modification in relation to Wales of general provision connected with payments to farmers and other beneficiaries Repealed
  146. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  147. Apiculture Repealed
  148. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  149. Support for rural development: modification of legislation in relation to Wales Repealed
  150. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  151. Part 2: Intervention in agricultural markets Repealed
  152. Declaration relating to exceptional market conditions Repealed
  153. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  154. Exceptional market conditions: powers available to Welsh Ministers Repealed
  155. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  156. Power to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to public market intervention and private storage aid Repealed
  157. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  158. Part 3: Collection and sharing of data Repealed
  159. Agri-food supply chains: requirement to provide information Repealed
  160. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  161. Meaning of “agri-food supply chain” Repealed
  162. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  163. Requirement must specify purposes for which information may be processed Repealed
  164. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  165. Requirements under paragraph 10(1): duty to publish draft requirement Repealed
  166. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  167. Provision of required information and limitations on its processing Repealed
  168. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  169. Enforcement of information requirements Repealed
  170. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  171. Part 4: Marketing standards and carcass classification Repealed
  172. Marketing standards Repealed
  173. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  174. Agricultural products Repealed
  175. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  176. Carcass classification Repealed
  177. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  178. Part 5: Data protection Repealed
  179. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  180. Schedule 6: Provision relating to Northern Ireland
  181. Part 1: Financial support after EU exit
  182. Direct payments after EU Exit: interpretation
  183. 1Paragraph 1
  184. Power to modify legislation governing the basic payment scheme
  185. 2Paragraph 2
  186. Power to provide for the continuation of the basic payment scheme beyond 2020
  187. 3Paragraph 3
  188. Power to modify legislation governing the coupled support scheme
  189. 4Paragraph 4
  190. General provision connected with payments to farmers and other beneficiaries: modification in relation to Northern Ireland
  191. 5Paragraph 5
  192. Apiculture
  193. 6Paragraph 6
  194. Support for rural development: modification of legislation in relation to Northern Ireland
  195. 7Paragraph 7
  196. Part 2: Intervention in agricultural markets
  197. Exceptional market conditions: powers available to DAERA
  198. 8Paragraph 8
  199. Power to modify assimilated direct legislation relating to public market intervention and private storage aid
  200. 9Paragraph 9
  201. Part 3: Collection and sharing of data
  202. Agri-food supply chains: requirement to provide information
  203. 10Paragraph 10
  204. Meaning of “agri-food supply chain”
  205. 11Paragraph 11
  206. Requirement must specify purposes for which information may be processed
  207. 12Paragraph 12
  208. Requirements under paragraph 10(1): duty to publish draft requirement
  209. 13Paragraph 13
  210. Provision of required information and limitations on its processing
  211. 14Paragraph 14
  212. Enforcement of information requirements
  213. 15Paragraph 15
  214. Part 4: Marketing standards and carcass classification
  215. Marketing standards
  216. 16Paragraph 16
  217. Agricultural products
  218. 17Paragraph 17
  219. Carcass classification
  220. 18Paragraph 18
  221. Part 5: Data protection
  222. 19Paragraph 19
  223. Schedule 7: The CMO Regulation: consequential amendments
  224. Part 1: Exceptional market conditions: England
  225. 1Paragraph 1
  226. Part 2: Exceptional market conditions: Wales Not yet in force
  227. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  228. Part 3: Marketing standards and carcass classification: England
  229. 3Paragraph 3
  230. 4Paragraph 4
  231. 5Paragraph 5
  232. 6Paragraph 6
  233. 7Paragraph 7
  234. 8Paragraph 8
  235. 9Paragraph 9
  236. 10Paragraph 10
  237. 11Paragraph 11
  238. 12Paragraph 12
  239. 13Paragraph 13
  240. 14Paragraph 14
  241. 15Paragraph 15
  242. 16Paragraph 16
  243. 17Paragraph 17
  244. Part 4: Marketing standards and carcass classification: Wales Repealed
  245. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  246. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  247. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  248. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  249. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  250. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  251. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  252. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  253. 26Paragraph 26 Repealed
  254. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  255. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  256. 29Paragraph 29 Repealed
  257. 30Paragraph 30 Repealed
  258. 31Paragraph 31 Repealed
  259. 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
  260. Part 5: Marketing standards and carcass classification: Northern Ireland Not yet in force
  261. 33Paragraph 33 Not yet in force
  262. 34Paragraph 34 Not yet in force
  263. 35Paragraph 35 Not yet in force
  264. 36Paragraph 36 Not yet in force
  265. 37Paragraph 37 Not yet in force
  266. 38Paragraph 38 Not yet in force
  267. 39Paragraph 39 Not yet in force
  268. 40Paragraph 40 Not yet in force
  269. 41Paragraph 41 Not yet in force
  270. 42Paragraph 42 Not yet in force
  271. 43Paragraph 43 Not yet in force
  272. 44Paragraph 44 Not yet in force
  273. 45Paragraph 45 Not yet in force
  274. 46Paragraph 46 Not yet in force
  275. 47Paragraph 47 Not yet in force