The Areas of Natural Constraint Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017

Made: 13th January 2017

Coming into operation: 1st March 2017

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Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Payment of ANC allowance

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Claimant eligibility for ANC allowance

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Land eligibility for ANC allowance

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Exclusion of forage area

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Amount of ANC allowance

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Transfer of holdings

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Breaches of commitment

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Department's powers of recovery

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Recovery of interest

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Sum payable to the Department recoverable as a debt

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Set-off

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Powers of entry

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Powers of an authorised person

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Offences and penalties

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Offences by bodies corporate, partnerships or unincorporated associations

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Revocation and Saving

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SCHEDULE 1 — ELIGIBLE LAND USE CODES

• In this Schedule—

• “agroforestry” means having agriculture and tree growing on the same land. Column 1Column 2 FR1Grass (grass for grazing, hay and silage, rough grazing, grazed heather, sainfoin, clover, lucerne and forage vetches.OT3Non-commercial grazed orchards, grazed woodlands or areas in agroforestry. Grazed woodland or grazed orchards with more than 50 trees per hectare may be considered eligible if: the tree density does not exceed 50 trees per hectare; and agricultural activities can be carried out in a similar way compared to a situation where trees are not present i.e. the trees have no significant impact on agricultural activity. If there are single trees, a line of trees or a small clump of trees with grazing available right up to the trees, no deduction needs to be made for the tree trunks. Agroforestry is eligible in the initial stages of tree establishment if agricultural activities remain predominant and are not significantly affected by the presence of the trees.

SCHEDULE 2 — PAYMENT RATES FOR ANC ALLOWANCE

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 13th January 2017

Paul Caskie — A senior officer of the

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 2000/2812 and S.I. 2000/3238 to which there are amendments not relevant to the subject matter of these Regulations

[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7)

[^f00003]: 1954 c.33 (N.I)

[^f00005]: OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608

[^f00006]: OJ L 181, 20.6.2014, p. 48

[^f00007]: OJ L 227 31.7.2014, p. 69

[^f00008]: OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549

[^f00009]: OJ L 117 07.5.1997, p. 1

[^f00010]: OJ L 5 09.01.2004, p. 8

[^f00011]: OJ L 215 20.08.2009, p. 3

[^f00012]: OJ L 347 20.12.2013, p.487

[^f00013]: 1998, c.11.

[^f00014]: OJ No L277, 2110.2005, p. 1 as last amended by Regulation (EU) No. 1312/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L339, 21.12.2011, p. 1) and repealed on 1st January 2014 by Article 88 of the Rural Development Regulation

[^f00015]: O.J. No. L 30, 31.1.2009, p.16, as last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 320/2014 (O.J. No. L 93, 28.3.2014, p.81) and repealed on 1st January 2015 by Article 72(2) of the Direct Payments Regulation

[^f00016]: O.J. No. L 270, 21.10.2003, p.1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1009/2008 (O.J. No. L 276, 17.10.2008, p.1) and repealed on 1st January 2009 by Council Regulation (EC) No. 73/2009 (O.J. No. L 30.1.2009, p.16).

[^f00017]: 1945 c. 15

[^f00018]: S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26)

• In this Schedule—

• “agroforestry” means having agriculture and tree growing on the same land.Column 1Column 2FR1Grass (grass for grazing, hay and silage, rough grazing, grazed heather, sainfoin, clover, lucerne and forage vetches.OT3Non-commercial grazed orchards, grazed woodlands or areas in agroforestry.Grazed woodland or grazed orchards with more than 50 trees per hectare may be considered eligible if:the tree density does not exceed 50 trees per hectare; andagricultural activities can be carried out in a similar way compared to a situation where trees are not present i.e. the trees have no significant impact on agricultural activity.If there are single trees, a line of trees or a small clump of trees with grazing available right up to the trees, no deduction needs to be made for the tree trunks.Agroforestry is eligible in the initial stages of tree establishment if agricultural activities remain predominant and are not significantly affected by the presence of the trees.

Editorial notes

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