Schedule 6, Part 1: Financial support after exiting the EU
Paragraphs 1-4 of Part 1 of Schedule 6 provides for the payment of Direct Payments in Northern Ireland under the basic payment scheme and the coupled support scheme.
	Paragraph 1(1) sets out the definitions for terms used in paragraph 1-4. Paragraph 1(2) defines the term "basic payment scheme" as covering the basic payment, the greening component, and the young farmers payment. A difference from the equivalent provision for England (Part 1, Chapter 2, section 7), is that paragraph 1 also provides that the basic payment scheme includes redistributive payments if a decision is taken by DAERA to make such payments, and payments for areas with natural constraints if provision is made under paragraph 2(1)(b). A redistributive payment is a payment for a limited number of first hectares in addition to the payment rate per hectare calculated for all of the land receiving a payment under the scheme.
	Paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 6 confers on DAERA powers to modify certain legislation governing the basic payment scheme so far as it operates in relation to Northern Ireland for or in connection with making changes that will simplify or improve the scheme, and for making provision to reintroduce and modify articles 48 and 49 of the Direct Payments Regulation in relation to making payments for areas of natural constraint.
	Paragraph 2(2) clarifies that DAERA may terminate either or both greening payments and young farmer payments in relation to Northern Ireland using the powers available under paragraph 2(1)(a).
	Paragraph 2(3) provides that regulations made under this paragraph are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.
	Paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 confers on DAERA powers to modify legislation to secure continuation of the basic payment scheme in Wales after 2020. Paragraph 3(6) provides that regulations made under this paragraph are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.
	Paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 confers on DAERA powers to modify certain legislation governing the coupled support scheme so far as it operates in relation to Northern Ireland for the purposes of making changes that will simplify or improve the scheme and for making for the continuation of the option to make payments under the scheme beyond the time at which the option would cease.
	Paragraph 4(2) provides that regulations made under this paragraph are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.
	Paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 confers on DAERA powers to modify, so far as it operates in relation to Northern Ireland, retained direct EU legislation relating to the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy, and subordinate legislation relating to that legislation.
	Paragraphs 5(1) and (2) provide that DAERA may make regulations to modify that legislation, so far as it operates in relation to Northern Ireland, for either of two specified purposes. Those purposes are:
securing that any provision of that legislation ceases to have effect, or:
simplifying or improving the operation of any provision of such legislation.
	Paragraph 5(4) provides that regulations made under this paragraph are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure unless section 50(5) applies, in which case the procedure is affirmative.
	Paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 confers on DAERA powers to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to apiculture and subordinate legislation relating to that legislation. Paragraph 6(2) defines "retained direct EU legislation relating to apiculture" by reference to a non-exhaustive list. Paragraph 6(3) provides that regulations made under this paragraph are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure unless section 50(5) applies, in which case the procedure is affirmative.
	Paragraph 7 of Schedule 6 confers on DAERA powers to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to support for rural development and subordinate legislation relating to that legislation. Paragraph 7(2) defines "retained direct EU legislation relating to support for rural development" by reference to a non-exhaustive list. Paragraph 7(3) provides that regulations made under this paragraph are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure. These powers could be used to make extensions of schemes and projects beyond the existing RDP 2014-20 or to operate a domestic Northern Ireland equivalent.
	The powers conferred on DAERA in Part 1 of Schedule 6 are very similar powers to the financial support powers conferred on the Secretary of State in relation to Part 1 (Chapter 2 and Chapter 3) of the Act in relation to England, with the exception of:
Section 8 which relates to the agricultural transition period for England
Section 11 which relates to the phasing out of Direct Payments
Section 15 which modifies aid schemes for fruit and vegetable POs