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(5) In regulation 4(3), in subsection (3) of the inserted text, at the end insert “or section 1 of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020”. 

(6) In regulation 5(1)— 

(a) omit paragraph (a); 

(b) in paragraph (b) for “that sub-paragraph” substitute “sub-paragraph (ii)”; 

(c) for paragraph (c) substitute— 

“(c) after sub-paragraph (ii) insert— 

“(iii) any retained direct EU legislation not falling within sub-paragraph (ii) for the time being in force in Northern Ireland;”.” 

(7) In regulation 8(1), after “legislation” insert “, or legislation referred to in paragraph 7(b) of Schedule 1 to the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020,”. 

27th April 2020 

## EXPLANATORY NOTE 

## (This note is not part of the Regulations) 

Victoria Prentis Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 

These Regulations make consequential amendments to the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30), the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (c. 36), the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4), the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10), the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c.33) N.I., the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)), the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) and the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Consequential Modifications and Repeals and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/628) to ensure that the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 and EU legislation incorporated into domestic law under that Act is treated in the same way as EU legislation incorporated into domestic law under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. 

£4.90 

UK202004281002 05/2020 19585 

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/463 

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