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Biomass Processing Challenge Fund Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2010 No. 217 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
16 June 2010
In force from
31 July 2010
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Agriculture, plant health, food production and rural affairs
Made under
European Communities Act 1972, Section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations, which come into operation on 31st July 2010, supplement in respect of Northern Ireland the Community legislation listed in the Schedule to the Regulations (“the Community legislation”). The Community legislation inter alia provides for support to be paid from the European Regional Development Fund for projects under Priority 3 (“Community assistance”) towards investment in the production of renewable energy for heat and electricity on farm. The Regulations enable financial assistance to be paid by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (“the Department”) in respect of any expenditure it has approved on projects intended to achieve or assist in the achievement of the purposes of Priority 3 (regulations 3 to 5). The Regulations also provide for the making of claims for, and the payment of, grants following approval (regulation 6) and also contain provisions creating obligations on those in receipt of grants concerning the provision of information (regulation 7) and record-keeping (regulation 8). In addition the Regulations confer powers of entry on certain authorised persons, including Officials of the Commission (regulation 9), introduce a system of penalties to be imposed in the event of a breach of obligations by granting the Department various powers to take action, up to and including termination of approval in the event of breaches of the conditions of an approval and in a number of other cases (regulations 10 to 12), provide power to recover interest on sums recovered and that these be classified as a debt (regulations 13 and 14) and create offences in respect of the furnishing of false information for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance and in respect of obstruction (regulation 15).

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