The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
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Type: NI Statutory Rule
Year: 2012
Number: 452
Made: 2012-12-14
Coming into force: 2013-01-07
Last ingested: 2026-06-12 from legislation.gov.uk.
Explanatory note
Reproduced verbatim from the instrument as published on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). The note is prepared by the responsible government department and is not part of the instrument itself.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (SR. 2005 No. 6) (“ the principal Regulations ”). The principal Regulations make provision in Northern Ireland for the administration of Council Regulation (EC) No. 73/2009 (O.J. No. L30, 31.1.2009, p.16) (“ the Council Regulation ”), Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1120/2009 (O.J. No. L316, 2.10.2009 p.1) and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1122/2009 (O.J. No. L316, 2.10.2009, p.65) in relation to Cross Compliance under the system of direct support schemes (including the Single Payment Schemes) under the Common Agricultural Policy, which came into force on 1 January 2005.
These Regulations amend the principal Regulations by inserting a reference to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (O.J. No. L277, 21.10.2005, p.1).
The Regulations amend regulation 4(1) (the Standards of good agricultural and environmental condition) and regulation 7 (Powers of authorised persons) of the principal Regulations to ensure the Department can inspect all appropriate lands, buildings, machinery and livestock to check all Cross Compliance requirements are being met and can remove evidence of non compliance when appropriate.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for these Regulations as they have no impact on the cost of business.
Details of the Northern Ireland Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition requirements are set out in the booklet entitled “2012 Cross Compliance Verifiable Standards Summary”. Copies of this booklet can obtained from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development at the following address—Single Farm Payment Branch, Orchard House, 40 Foyle Street, Derry/Londonderry, BT48 6AT or at the web address—http://www.dardni.gov.uk/index/publications/pubs-dard-grants-and-funding/publications-cross-compliance/cross_compliance_verifiable_standards_summary.htm
Other NISRs from 2012
- The Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (revoked) — NISR 2012/453
- The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 — NISR 2012/451
- Gas (Meter Testing and Stamping) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 — NISR 2012/454