UK Statutory Instrument SI 2021 United Kingdom

Agriculture (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2021

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Enforced by
RPA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person5 Applicant1

Plus 13 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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What it requires

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Part 1

Introduction

0 of 2 sections shown
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
Part 2

Assessing applications for financial assistance

3 of 4 sections shown
s.003 Checking eligibility for financial assistance Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must check applicants meet eligibility criteriaCrown / Minister / Government department
s.005 Defects in an application for financial assistance Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must notify applicants of defects and allow correctionCrown / Minister / Government department
s.006 Consequences of incomplete or erroneous applications Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must refuse invalid applications and notify applicantCrown / Minister / Government department
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.004 Information in support of eligibility for financial assistance
Part 3

Payments of financial assistance, monitoring and record keeping

3 of 4 sections shown
s.008 Payments under a financial assistance scheme Regulated
  • Notify RPA if your bank or building society details changeAny Person
s.009 Checking and monitoring Regulated
  • Provide requested information and evidence to support scheme checksAny Person
s.010 Record keeping Regulated
  • Send copies of records required by your agreementAny Person
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.007 Payments under an environmental land management scheme
Part 4

Change of circumstances and transfer of agreements

1 of 2 sections shown
s.011 Change of circumstances Regulated
  • Notify RPA of changes affecting your financial assistance agreementAny Person
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.012 Transfer of agreements
Part 5

Publication of information

2 of 2 sections shown
s.013 Publication of data in relation to agreement holders Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must publish payment data for agreement holdersCrown / Minister / Government department
s.014 Publication of aggregated data Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must publish aggregated financial assistance scheme data annuallyCrown / Minister / Government department
Part 6

Inspections and powers of entry

2 of 5 sections shown
s.016 Physical inspections Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Authorised persons must inform agreement holders before physical inspectionsStatutory regulator
s.019 Assisting an authorised person Regulated
  • Give authorised persons reasonable assistance during inspectionsAny Person
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.015 Virtual inspections
s.017 Powers of entry
s.018 Powers of inspection
Part 7

Breach of conditions, regulations, suspected offences and investigations

2 of 3 sections shown
s.021 Investigating breaches and suspected offences Regulated
  • Cooperate with RPA investigations into suspected breachesApplicant
s.022 Concluding an investigation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must notify investigation outcome and consider representationsCrown / Minister / Government department
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.020 Breach of regulations
Part 8

Determination on breach and remedies

4 of 7 sections shown
s.023 Determination on breach Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must assess breach seriousness and decide actionCrown / Minister / Government department
s.026 Notification of the determination on the breach Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must notify agreement holder of breach determination and reasonsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.027 Further information on rectifying a breach Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must set rectification deadline and re-determine failuresCrown / Minister / Government department
s.028 Further information on recovering financial assistance Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must notify agreement holders before recovering financial assistanceCrown / Minister / Government department
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.024 Action available to the Secretary of State following determination of a breach
s.025 Good reasons for a breach
s.029 Further information on prohibiting financial assistance
Part 9

Reconsideration of decisions or determinations and appeals

2 of 2 sections shown
s.030 Reconsideration of a decision or determination Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must reconsider decisions and notify the outcomeCrown / Minister / Government department
s.031 Appeals Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must appoint appeal reviewer and issue final written decisionCrown / Minister / Government department

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