Schedule 6, Part 2: Intervention in Agricultural Markets
Paragraph 8(1) provides that DAERA may give, or agree to give, financial assistance to support agricultural producers in Northern Ireland whose incomes are being, or are likely to be, adversely affected by disturbances in agricultural market, where DAERA considers that there is either a severe, or serious threat of a severe disturbance and prices achievable by agricultural producers in Northern Ireland for one or more agricultural products are, or are likely to be adversely effected. Paragraph 8(2) provides that DAERA may also make such use as they consider appropriate of any available powers under retained direct EU legislation which provides for the operation of public intervention and aid for private storage mechanisms as an alternative to, or in conjunction with the financial assistance under this paragraph.
	Paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 6 confers on DAERA powers to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to public market intervention or aid for private storage for the purpose of either securing that such legislation ceases to have effect in relation to Northern Ireland, or altering the operation of that legislation in relation to Northern Ireland (pending the legislation ceasing to have effect).
	Paragraph 9(2) provides that the powers conferred by paragraph 9(1) includes the power to change what agricultural products are eligible for public intervention and private storage aid.
	Paragraph 9(3) provides that regulations made under this paragraph are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.
	Paragraph 9(4) defines "retained direct EU legislation relating to public market intervention or aid for private storage" for the purposes of this paragraph.
	The powers conferred on DAERA in Part 2 of Schedule 6 are very similar to the intervention powers conferred on the Secretary of State in Part 2 (Chapter 2) of the Act in relation to England, with the exception of section 20 relating to the declaration of exceptional market conditions.