The Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2023 No. 212 — creates 2 criminal offences.
- Made
- 11 December 2023
- In force from
- 1 January 2024
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- Agriculture, plant health, food production and rural affairs
- Made under
- Agriculture Act (Northern Ireland) 1949, Department of Finance under section 9 of the Agriculture Act (Northern Ireland) 1949, Regulation (EU) No1307/2013
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
These Regulations establish the Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme. The Scheme provides for payments to be made by the Department to eligible farm businesses in relation to the slaughter of bulls, heifers and steers which meet the eligible animal requirements. The Scheme— specifies the payments available (regulation 3); specifies the eligibility criteria for animals and farm businesses (regulations 4 and 5); specifies the provision of information (regulation 6); specifies the Scheme payment (regulation 7); provides the powers for withholding and recovery of overpayments (regulation 8); provides for the powers of authorised persons (regulations 9); specifies the assistance to authorised persons (regulation 10); and provides for the offences and penalties (regulation 11).
Offences created by this instrument
- Any person who— a without reasonable cause obstructs an authorised person or a person accompanying the authorised… regulation 11(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- b without reasonable cause fails to comply with a requirement under regulation 10, shall be guilty of an offence regulation 11(1)(b) · Status not determined · Strict liability
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