The Agriculture (Lump Sum Payment) (England) Regulations 2022

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 2022-03-25
Last updated 2024-01-01
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Made: 25th March 2022

Coming into force: 26th March 2022

In accordance with sections 13(5) and 50(6) of the Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

PART 1 — Introduction

Citation, commencement, extent and application

1

Interpretation

2

PART 2 — Applications for a lump sum payment

Lump sum payment

3

Subject to regulation 11, the Secretary of State must make a lump sum payment to a person under these Regulations if that person—

Application

4

Eligibility

5

The eligibility conditions are that—

Agricultural land

6

Connected persons

7

Payment entitlements

8

Information in support of eligibility for a lump sum payment

9

Defects in an application for a lump sum payment

10

Where an applicant has submitted an incomplete application or the application contains a material error, the Secretary of State must notify the applicant of the defect and permit the applicant to correct the defect before the end of the period specified by the Secretary of State.

Decision not to pay a lump sum payment

11

PART 3 — Lump sum payments

Calculating a lump sum payment

12

The Secretary of State must calculate a lump sum payment payable under these Regulations in accordance with the Schedule.

Time for making payment

13

PART 4 — Appeals

Appeals

14

SCHEDULE — Calculating the lump sum payment

Formula

1

$LS=m×SRA$

Cap of specified reference amount

2

The specified reference amount referred to in paragraph 1(3)(c) must not exceed £42,500.

Deductions from a lump sum payment

3

$x%=100-PESPEC×100$

Signed

Victoria Prentis — Minister of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 25th March 2022

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of these Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations, which apply to England only, are made under the Agriculture Act 2020 (c. 21) (“the Act”). The Secretary of State has the power to give a lump sum payment to farmers in place of:

Regulation 3 provides that the Secretary of State may make a lump sum payment to a person in lieu of direct payments or delinked payments if that person makes an application and satisfies certain eligibility conditions laid down in the Regulations.

Under Regulation 4, applications for a lump sum payment must be submitted by 30th September 2022, unless the Secretary of State is satisfied there are good reasons to accept an application after that date.

Regulation 5 sets out the eligibility conditions that must be met to apply for, and receive, a lump sum payment.

Regulation 6 requires an applicant to transfer all agricultural land that was at the applicant’s disposal on 17th May 2021 and, where relevant, rights of common by the 31st May 2024, subject to certain exceptions. Under these Regulations, agricultural land and rights of common (where relevant) may not be transferred to a connected person, as defined in regulation 7.

Regulation 8 requires an applicant to surrender all payment entitlements registered in the applicant’s name in England by 31st May 2024, subject to certain exceptions.

Regulations 9 and 10 enable the Secretary of State to request additional information in support of an application and allow defects to be corrected by the applicant.

Under regulation 11, the Secretary of State must refuse to award a lump sum payment if certain requirements have not been met. If the Secretary of State refuses to award a lump sum payment, the applicant has the right to appeal that decision under regulation 14.

Regulation 12 and the Schedule set out the requirements for calculating a lump sum payment.

Regulation 13 provides for payment of the lump sum to be made within six months of the applicant being notified that the requirements in these Regulations have been met, unless the Secretary of State extends that period before it expires where satisfied there are good reasons for doing so.

Regulation 14 makes provision for appeals to the Secretary of State.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2020 c. 21.

[^f00002]: 1986 c. 5.

[^f00003]: In the definition of “agricultural activity” in Article 4(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, “agricultural area” has the same meaning as in Article 4(1)(e) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013.

[^f00004]: For example, “claim year 2018” means the period of 12 months beginning with 1st January 2018.

[^f00005]: 2006 c. 46.

[^f00006]: 1995 c. 8.

[^f00007]: EUR 2014/640; Article 7 was amended by S.I. 2019/765 (to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations) and S.I. 2020/90. EUR 2014/640 was incorporated into domestic law by section 1 of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (c. 2).

[^f00008]: EUR 2013/1307; as amended by S.I. 2020/91, 576, and 760. This Regulation was incorporated into domestic law by section 1 of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (c. 2).

[^f00009]: EUR 2014/640; as amended by S.I. 2019/765, 2020/90 and 1513. This Regulation was incorporated into domestic law by section 1 of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (c. 2).

[^f00010]: The “basic payment scheme” is defined in section 7(2) of the Act. A “direct payment under the basic payment scheme” has the meaning given in section 7(5) of the Act.

[^f00011]: 1965 c. 64; section 3 was amended by section 53 of the Commons Act 2006 (c. 26).

[^f00012]: 2006 c. 26; Part 1 was amended by sections 14 to 17 of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 and section 50 of the Church Property Measure 2018.

[^f00013]: 1979 c. 21; section 1(1) was amended by S.I. 1999/1747, 2013/755 and 2019/734.

[^f00014]: 2006 c. 16; section 98(1) was amended by S.I. 2016/992.

[^f00015]: EUR 2014/640; Article 19a was amended by S.I. 2019/765 (to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations), 2020/90, 551, 1513 and 2021/407. EUR 2014/640 was incorporated into domestic law by section 1 of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (c. 2).

[^f00016]: EUR 2014/640; Articles 24 to 28 of EUR 2014/640 were omitted by S.I. 2020/1387.

[^f00017]: EUR 2014/809; Article 6 was amended by S.I. 2019/765 (to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations), 2020/90, 2020/1513 and 2021/407. EUR 2014/809 was incorporated into domestic law by section 1 of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (c. 2).

Editorial notes

[^key-cbae3486ec7e1114806412f3e884676f]: Reg. 1 in force at 26.3.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-29720f5cb8416b21070ca936dfe4bade]: Reg. 2 in force at 26.3.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-3f921fdd7f64237f630232cafbc1b00e]: Reg. 3 in force at 26.3.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-f5ee4dea4e5281cb402be0b72fa3c3e1]: Reg. 4 in force at 26.3.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-38baf45ae5da91a086becb95ea2a7359]: Reg. 5 in force at 26.3.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-be25272f2a8862af74f45464faa7cf63]: Reg. 6 in force at 26.3.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-d129dec4734635a63a26ea51e73c4120]: Reg. 7 in force at 26.3.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-15fb048c00523ac0028a508108aa9714]: Reg. 8 in force at 26.3.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-69554086a707ea6c9ed6483605eb1124]: Reg. 9 in force at 26.3.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-6985067a0906dc27e851bc0946bb13c3]: Reg. 10 in force at 26.3.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-c27ac36b6a6aa487d1a9362527608b3e]: Reg. 11 in force at 26.3.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-2a27326ae40af06bae1aa09804a99623]: Reg. 12 in force at 26.3.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-dfc9545436809a7f22f824a7e238f600]: Reg. 13 in force at 26.3.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-ddb6e447baca1b4aac111927fbaca439]: Reg. 14 in force at 26.3.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-9c7116cc7e39b51d8a5359848a000750]: Sch. para. 1 in force at 26.3.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-c14a0a6eb47b80e6aff3332e2a4f3f5f]: Sch. para. 2 in force at 26.3.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-5a23eba658853c33a2140d907162704c]: Sch. para. 3 in force at 26.3.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-2dd7f1a10100e1611d6c8ec8e216f295]: Words in reg. 2 inserted (1.1.2024) by The Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1430), reg. 1(2)(a), Sch. 4 para. 11(2)

[^key-fa96475a144035e8e3ee0fc16b1559a7]: Words in Sch. para. 1(3)(c)(iii) inserted (1.1.2024) by The Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1430), reg. 1(2)(a), Sch. 4 para. 11(3)(a)

[^key-04076fbc129a03e969fbeba48047a9c3]: Word in Sch. para. 3(2)(a) omitted (1.1.2024) by virtue of The Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1430), reg. 1(2)(a), Sch. 4 para. 11(3)(b)(i)(aa)

[^key-737af04f26fc7c56549abb36be14870c]: Sch. para. 3(2)(c) and word inserted (1.1.2024) by The Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1430), reg. 1(2)(a), Sch. 4 para. 11(3)(b)(i)(bb)

[^key-d2d479bbea44e2722209db19fceb02a8]: Word in Sch. para. 3(5)(b)(i) omitted (1.1.2024) by virtue of The Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1430), reg. 1(2)(a), Sch. 4 para. 11(3)(b)(ii)(aa)

[^key-b2c01ba2000804afd6bb1106602701a1]: Sch. para. 3(5)(b)(iii) inserted (1.1.2024) by The Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1430), reg. 1(2)(a), Sch. 4 para. 11(3)(b)(ii)(bb)

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