What UK Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (c. 2): Domestic Continuity of CAP Direct Payments requires
The Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (c. 2) preserved the European Union Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes as domestic law of the United Kingdom for the 2020 claim year, administered by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Because the relevant European Union direct payment legislation ceased to apply to the United Kingdom on exit day and was not captured by the general retention mechanism for the 2020 scheme year, this short Act was enacted to provide legal continuity so that farmers could continue to receive direct payments in 2020. Section 1 incorporates the relevant Common Agricultural Policy direct payment legislation into domestic law for the 2020 claim year, and section 2 sets out the interpretation and legal status of the incorporated legislation. Section 3 confers a power to make regulations modifying the incorporated legislation, and section 5 provides a power relating to direct payment ceilings for the 2020 year, with section 6 enabling consequential and transitional provision. The Act was a bridging measure pending the comprehensive reform later delivered by the Agriculture Act 2020, and it ensured no gap in farm support during the first year after the United Kingdom left the European Union.
Pillar: Agriculture & Agritech · Authority: UK Parliament / Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/2/contents
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- Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020, s 1 - incorporation of CAP direct payment legislation into domestic law for the 2020 claim year.
- Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020, s 2 - interpretation and status of the incorporated legislation.
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