LegalizeOrganic Farming Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
Made: 20th May 1999
Coming into operation: 23rd June 1999
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Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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Aid for organic farming
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Determinations of amount of aid and periods for which aid is paid
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Conditions of eligibility
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Restrictions on acceptance of applications
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Restrictions on payment of aid
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Financial limits
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Form and content of application etc
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Power to vary undertakings
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Amendment of approved plan
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Change of occupation
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Obligation to keep records
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Obligation to permit entry and inspection
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Withholding and recovery of aid, termination and exclusion
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Recovery of interest
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Recovery of payments
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False statements
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Offences by bodies corporate
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Closure of the organic aid scheme under the Organic Farming Aid Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995
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SCHEDULE 1 — Calculation of Aid
PART I — PAYMENT IN RESPECT OF AN ORGANIC PARCEL
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PART II — PAYMENT IN RESPECT OF THE ORGANIC UNIT AS A WHOLE
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SCHEDULE 2 — Standards to be observed
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Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland on
Liam McKibben — Assistant Secretary — 20th May 1999.
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: S.I. 1972/1811
[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68
[^f00003]: O.J. L215, 30.7.92, p.85
[^f00004]: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)
[^f00005]: O.J. No. L102, 25.4.96, p. 19
[^f00006]: O.J. No. L67, 7.3.97, p. 2
[^f00007]: O.J. No. L198, 22.7.91, p. 1
[^f00008]: O.J. No. L247, 5.9.98, p. 6
[^f00009]: O.J. No. L215, 30.7.92, p. 85
[^f00010]: O.J. No. L288, 1.12.95, p. 35
[^f00011]: O.J. No. L259, 12.10.96, p. 7
[^f00012]: S.I. 1992/2111, the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1994/2286
[^f00013]: S.R. 1995 No. 116 amended by S.R. 1996 No. 610
[^f00014]: S.R. 1997 No. 477 amended by S.R. 1998 No. 308 and S.R. 1999 No. 120
[^f00015]: Soil, 1995 ISBN 1 85527 159 1; Air 1995 ISBN 1 85527 160 5, 1995 ISBN 1 85527 161 3; Water 1991 ISBN 1 85527 057 9, 1991 ISBN 1 85527 059 5, 1993 ISBN 1 85527 112 5, 1993 ISBN 1 85527 115, 1994 ISBN 1 85527 114 1, 1996 ISBN 1 85527 246 6, 1999 ISBN 1 85527 351 9, 1999 ISBN 1 85527 361 6
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