The Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026

• Citation: S.I. 2026/599
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026.

(2) They—

(a) come into force on the day which falls 21 days after the date on which they are made;

(b) extend to England and Wales but apply in relation to England only.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, the “ Delinked Payments Regulations ” means the Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023 .

Section 3 Reductions to be applied to delinked payments for the years 2026 and 2027

(1) Before paying a delinked payment to any person under regulation 9(1) of the Delinked Payments Regulations (making delinked payments) for—

(a) the year beginning on 1st January 2026; or

(b) the year beginning on 1st January 2027,

the Secretary of State must reduce the amount calculated in respect of that person under paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to those Regulations (calculation of delinked payments) by the appropriate reduction percentage or percentages specified in relation to that year.

(2) The appropriate reduction percentage or percentages referred to in paragraph (1) are the percentage amounts listed in the second column of the table under this paragraph when applied to the portion of the delinked payment described in the corresponding entry in the first column of that table.

Reductions to be applied to delinked payments for each of the years 2026 and 2027

Section 4 Modification of Part 3 of the Delinked Payments Regulations

For the purposes of a delinked payment payable to any person under regulation 9(1) of the Delinked Payments Regulations for—

(a) the year beginning on 1st January 2026; or

(b) the year beginning on 1st January 2027,

references to a “delinked payment” are to be construed as references to the amount of any such payment as reduced by the reduction percentage or percentages that the Secretary of State is required to apply for that year by virtue of regulation 3 of these Regulations.