The Drainage Northern Ireland Act provides for the drainage of land and sea defences. The Drainage Council of Northern Ireland is continued in being. Provision is made generally for drainage schemes and drainage work. The Department or another person may submit to the Drainage Council particulars as the Council may consider necessary to enable it […]
The Department makes certain notices on persons in control of dams and sluices requiring them to keep open or close any sluice forming part of the dam or otherwise to control the quantity of water in the dam. Failure to comply is an offence. Generally, persons in control of any dams or operating sluice gates […]
The Plant Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 seeks to control pests and diseases injurious to agricultural and horticultural crops or trees and bushes. The Department may make regulations for the purpose of preventing the introduction of pests in Northern Ireland. Where it appears to the Department that the landing of articles of any description, and in […]
The Seeds Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 regulates the sale of seeds and seed potatoes. The Ministry for Agriculture may make regulations to ensure reliable information regarding the nature, condition, and quality of seeds sold for sale, prevention of the sale of seeds which are deleterious or have not been tested for purity and germination, prevention […]
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development administers grants and subsidy schemes supporting farming and the fishing industry. Most of the schemes are common EU schemes. The structure of the schemes is broadly similar to those in the Republic of Ireland, England, and Wales. The Single Farm Payment was introduced by EU Regulation in 2003, […]