Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 23rd September, 2016.

I, Michael Creed, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) for the purpose of giving full effect to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013¹ (as amended by Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013² , Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 994/2014 of 13 May 2014³ , Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1378/2014 of 17 October 2014⁴ , Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/791 of 27 April 2015⁵ , Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/142 of 2 December 2015⁶ ), Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014 of 11 March 2014⁷ , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 808/2014 of 17 July 2014⁸ , Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013⁹ (as amended by Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013), Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 640/2014 of 11 March 2014¹⁰ , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 of 17 July 2014¹¹ , Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013¹² (as amended by Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014 of 11 March 2014¹³ , Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 994/2014 of 13 May 2014, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1001/2014 of 18 July 2014¹⁴ , Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1378/2014 of 17 October 2014, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/851 of 27 March 2015¹⁵ , Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/142 of 2 December 2015), Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014 of 11 March 2014, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 641/2014 of 16 June 2014¹⁶ hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Direct support schemes) Offences and Control (Amendment) Regulations 2016.

2. The European Communities (Direct support schemes) Offences and Control Regulations 2016 ( S.I. No. 169 of 2016 ) are amended-

(a) by substituting in Regulation 2 for the definition of “Authorised Officer” the following—

“’authorised officer’ means-

(a) a person appointed under Regulation 5, and

(b) a person who, immediately before the making of these Regulations was an authorised officer (within the meaning of the European Communities (Direct support schemes) Offences and Control Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 115 of 2012 ));”, and

(b) by inserting the following after Regulation 9-

“10.(1) The European Communities (Direct support schemes) Offences and Control Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 115 of 2012 ) are revoked.

(2) An authorisation or notice granted or issued under the Regulations referred to in paragraph 1 that is in force immediately before the revocation, continues in force and may be dealt with as if granted or issued under these Regulations.”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

14 September 2016.

MICHAEL CREED,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

1 OJ L347, 20.12.2013, p. 487

2 OJ L347, 20.12.2013, p. 865

3 OJ L280, 24.9.2014, p. 1

4 OJ L367, 23.12.2014, p. 16

5 OJ L127, 22.5.2015, p. 1

6 OJ L 28, 4.2.2016, p. 8

7 OJ L227, 31.7.2014, p.1

8 OJ L227, 31.7.2014, p. 18

9 OJ L347, 20.12.2013, p. 549

10 OJ L181, 20.6.2014, p.48

11 OJ L227, 31.7.2014, p. 69

12 OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608

13 OJ L181, 20.6.2014, p. 1

14 OJ L281, 25.9.2014, p.1

15 OJ L 135, 2.6.2015, p. 8

16 OJ L181, 20.6.2014, p. 74