Organic Farming Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001
Made: 15th January 2001
Coming into operation: 1st March 2001
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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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Revocation, transitional provisions and saving
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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
| in the first year | £300 per organic unit |
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| in the second year | £200 per organic unit |
| in the third year | £100 per organic unit |
SCHEDULE 2 — Standards to be observed
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Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland on 15th January 2001.
Liam McKibben — A senior officer of the — Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: S.I. 1972/1811
[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68
[^f00003]: O.J. No. L160, 26.6.1999, p. 80
[^f00004]: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)
[^f00005]: O.J. No. L391, 31.12.92, p. 36 as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2801/1999 (O.J. No. L340, 31.12.1999, p. 29)
[^f00006]: O.J. No. L214, 13.8.1999, p. 31
[^f00007]: O.J. No. L198, 22.7.91, p. 1
[^f00008]: O.J. No. L222, 24.8.1999, p. 1
[^f00009]: O.J. No. L160, 26.6.1999, p. 80
[^f00010]: S.I. 1992/2111, the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1994/2286
[^f00011]: 1996 c. 23
[^f00012]: S.R 1999 No. 237
[^f00013]: S.R. 1997 No. 477 amended by S.R. 1998 No. 308 and S.R. 1999 No. 120
[^f00014]: 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 85572 351 9, 1999 ISBN 1 85527 361 6
[^f00015]: Good Farming Practice for the Environment, ISBN 1 85527 472 8
Editorial notes
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