UK Statutory Instrument 2021 United Kingdom

Agriculture (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2021

View on legislation.gov.uk (opens in a new tab) Ask Guv about this Act

At a glance

Enforced by

RPA

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1 — Introduction

Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Citation and commencement

s.002

Interpretation

Part 2 — Assessing applications for financial assistance

Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.003

Checking eligibility for financial assistance

s.004

Information in support of eligibility for financial assistance

s.005

Defects in an application for financial assistance

s.006

Consequences of incomplete or erroneous applications

Part 3 — Payments of financial assistance, monitoring and record keeping

Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.007

Payments under an environmental land management scheme

s.008

Payments under a financial assistance scheme

s.009

Checking and monitoring

s.010

Record keeping

Part 4 — Change of circumstances and transfer of agreements

Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.011

Change of circumstances

s.012

Transfer of agreements

Part 5 — Publication of information

Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.013

Publication of data in relation to agreement holders

s.014

Publication of aggregated data

Part 6 — Inspections and powers of entry

Browse 5 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.015

Virtual inspections

s.016

Physical inspections

s.017

Powers of entry

s.018

Powers of inspection

s.019

Assisting an authorised person

Part 7 — Breach of conditions, regulations, suspected offences and investigations

Browse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.020

Breach of regulations

s.021

Investigating breaches and suspected offences

s.022

Concluding an investigation

Part 8 — Determination on breach and remedies

Browse 7 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.023

Determination on breach

s.024

Action available to the Secretary of State following determination of a breach

s.025

Good reasons for a breach

s.026

Notification of the determination on the breach

s.027

Further information on rectifying a breach

s.028

Further information on recovering financial assistance

s.029

Further information on prohibiting financial assistance

Part 9 — Reconsideration of decisions or determinations and appeals

Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.030

Reconsideration of a decision or determination

s.031

Appeals

Read the full Act on legislation.gov.uk (opens in a new tab)

Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

RPA

Rural Payments Agency

Executive agency of Defra. Administers agricultural subsidy schemes including the Basic Payment Scheme, Environmental Land Management schemes, and farming grants. Conducts inspections …

Connected legislation

parent Act

These instruments amend, apply, or refer to this Act. They may not all create direct business obligations.

Made under

Agriculture Act 2020 2020 Primary Act

Explore more

Browse legislation

Find other UK business legislation with related guidance.

Regulators

Learn more about the bodies that enforce this legislation.