Agriculture Act 2020 (Chapter 21).
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Abstract
The Agriculture Act 2020 is organised in 8 Parts and 7 Schedules and its scope is to authorise expenditure and manage certain agricultural and other connected purposes.
Part 1 regulates financial assistance in agriculture and includes provisions about direct payments after EU Exit, confers power to the Secretary of State to give financial assistance and lays down the new financial assistance discipline (form, checking, enforcing, monitoring, reporting, etc.). It also considers other retained direct EU legislation conferring further power to Secretary of State to modify them by regulation (e.g. Aid for fruit and vegetable producer organisations).
Part 2 establishes a duty on the Secretary of State to report before Parliament on food security. The data analysed may consider global food availability, supply sources for food, resilience of supply chain, household expenditure, food safety, and consumer confidence in food. Chapter II confers powers to the Secretary of State about payments in response to exceptional market conditions affecting agricultural markets and to modify certain retained direct EU legislation.
Part 3 concerns transparency and fairness in the agri-food supply chain, including acquisition and use of information connected with food supply chains. Chapter 3 is dedicated to the recognition of associations of agricultural producers which may benefit from certain exemptions from competition law. Schedule 1 provides a list of the recognised agricultural sectors and Schedule 2 amends Schedule 3 to the Competition Act 1998 (general exclusions).
Part 4 amends the Agriculture Act 1970 to what concerns the discipline of fertilisers and the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 and Animal Health Act 1981 adding sections on traceability and identification of animals. It also makes provision about red meat levy in Great Britain and agricultural tenancies (in conjunction with Schedule 3 that amends the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 and the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995).
Part 5 confers to the Secretary of State powers to make regulations about the imposition of obligations on business purchasers of agricultural products, marketing standards, organic products and the classification of carcasses. Schedule 4 provides a list of Agricultural products relevant to marketing standards provisions.
Part 6 entails provisions relating to free trade agreements and power to make regulations for securing compliance with WTO Agreement on Agriculture.
Part 7 with Schedules 5 and 6 concern the discipline for Wales and Northern Ireland. Part 8 is about general and final provisions.
Part 1 regulates financial assistance in agriculture and includes provisions about direct payments after EU Exit, confers power to the Secretary of State to give financial assistance and lays down the new financial assistance discipline (form, checking, enforcing, monitoring, reporting, etc.). It also considers other retained direct EU legislation conferring further power to Secretary of State to modify them by regulation (e.g. Aid for fruit and vegetable producer organisations).
Part 2 establishes a duty on the Secretary of State to report before Parliament on food security. The data analysed may consider global food availability, supply sources for food, resilience of supply chain, household expenditure, food safety, and consumer confidence in food. Chapter II confers powers to the Secretary of State about payments in response to exceptional market conditions affecting agricultural markets and to modify certain retained direct EU legislation.
Part 3 concerns transparency and fairness in the agri-food supply chain, including acquisition and use of information connected with food supply chains. Chapter 3 is dedicated to the recognition of associations of agricultural producers which may benefit from certain exemptions from competition law. Schedule 1 provides a list of the recognised agricultural sectors and Schedule 2 amends Schedule 3 to the Competition Act 1998 (general exclusions).
Part 4 amends the Agriculture Act 1970 to what concerns the discipline of fertilisers and the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 and Animal Health Act 1981 adding sections on traceability and identification of animals. It also makes provision about red meat levy in Great Britain and agricultural tenancies (in conjunction with Schedule 3 that amends the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 and the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995).
Part 5 confers to the Secretary of State powers to make regulations about the imposition of obligations on business purchasers of agricultural products, marketing standards, organic products and the classification of carcasses. Schedule 4 provides a list of Agricultural products relevant to marketing standards provisions.
Part 6 entails provisions relating to free trade agreements and power to make regulations for securing compliance with WTO Agreement on Agriculture.
Part 7 with Schedules 5 and 6 concern the discipline for Wales and Northern Ireland. Part 8 is about general and final provisions.
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Including amendments up to The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1424).
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English
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