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The Common Agricultural Policy (Control and Enforcement, Cross-Compliance, Scrutiny of Transactions and Appeals) Regulations 2014

S.I. 2014/3263 · Made 9 December 2014 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Agriculture

Made 9th December 2014

Laid before Parliament 11th December 2014

Coming into force 1st January 2015

M1M2The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy .

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the references in these Regulations to the SCMO Regulations (as defined in regulation 2(1)) to be construed as references to those Regulations as amended from time to time.

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations under the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 M3 and, with the consent of the Treasury, section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973 M4.C1

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1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). The function of the former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of making regulations under section 2(2) was transferred to the Secretary of State by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794).

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S.I. 1972/1811. The power of the Secretary of State to make regulations that extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland and apply in Wales remains exercisable by virtue of section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), article 3(2) of the European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2812) and article 6 of the European Communities (Designation) (No. 5) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2690), respectively.

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Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), and amended by Part 1 of the Schedule.to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).

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1973, c. 51. Section 56(1) was amended by article 6(1)(e) of S.I. 2011/1043.

Modifications

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Regulations applied (with modifications) (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/733, reg. 8 (as inserted by The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445), regs. 1(2)(a), 11(4))

Contents

  1. Part 1: INTRODUCTION
  2. 1Citation, commencement, application and extent
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
  5. 3Competent authority Repealed
  6. 4Agency arrangements
  7. 5Applications
  8. 6Minimum size of agricultural area Repealed
  9. 7Recovery of undue payments
  10. 8Interest
  11. 9Set-off
  12. 10Powers of entry
  13. 11Powers of inspection etc
  14. 12Assistance to authorised persons
  15. 13Transfers of holdings
  16. 14Breaches of commitments etc
  17. 15Powers of recovery etc in relation to rural development payments
  18. 16Offences and penalties
  19. 17Offences by bodies corporate, partnerships or unincorporated associations
  20. Part 3: CROSS-COMPLIANCE
  21. 18Standards for good agricultural and environmental condition
  22. 19Competent control authorities
  23. Part 4: SCRUTINY OF EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUARANTEE FUND TRANSACTIONS
  24. 20Interpretation
  25. 21Powers of entry
  26. 22Powers of inspection etc
  27. 23Assistance to authorised persons
  28. 24Scrutiny for the purposes of the Horizontal Regulation
  29. 25Offences and penalties
  30. 26Offences by bodies corporate, partnerships and unincorporated associations
  31. 27Prosecutions
  32. 28Defence of due diligence
  33. 29Recovery powers
  34. Part 5: APPEALS
  35. 30Interpretation
  36. 31Application to Pillar 1 decisions made under the SCMO Regulations
  37. 32Appeals
  38. Part 6: Final provisions
  39. 33Notices
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  42. 36Review
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