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| | (4) | Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | See explanatory statement for Amendment 30. |
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| | To move the following Clause— |
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| | | “Duration of provision in relation to Northern Ireland |
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| | (1) | Section 45 and Schedule 6 expire at the end of 2026. |
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| | (2) | Regulations made under paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 6 (power to modify retained |
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| | direct EU legislation relating to public market intervention and private storage |
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| | aid) cease to have effect at the end of 2026 (so that any amendment made by them |
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| | ceases to have effect and any enactment repealed by them is revived).
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| | But see subsections (4) and (5) for saving provision. |
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| | (3) | Otherwise, subsection (1) does not affect the continuation in force or effect of any |
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| | regulations made, or other thing done, by virtue of Schedule 6 before the end of |
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| | (4) | Despite subsections (1) and (2), paragraph 7 of Schedule 6, and regulations made |
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| | under paragraph 8(1) of that Schedule, continue to have effect in relation to any |
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| | period which ends after the end of 2026 and for which DAERA is giving, or has |
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| | agreed to give, financial assistance under paragraph 7 of Schedule 6. |
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| | (5) | Subsection (2) does not affect the lawfulness of anything done in accordance with |
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| | retained direct EU legislation as modified by regulations made under paragraph |
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| | 8(1) of Schedule 6 before those regulations cease to have effect. |
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| | (6) | DAERA may by regulations make transitional, transitory or saving provision in |
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| | connection with this section. |
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| | (7) | The provision which may be made by virtue of subsection (6) includes provision |
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| | modifying primary legislation, retained direct EU legislation or subordinate |
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| | (8) | Regulations under this section which contain provision modifying primary |
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| | legislation (with or without other provision) are subject to affirmative resolution |
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| | (9) | Other regulations under this section are subject to negative resolution procedure.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This new clause is designed to introduce a sunset clause so that provisions relating to Northern |
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| | Ireland are timebound, whilst allowing suitable time for the for the development of bespoke |
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| | legislation within the next Assembly term and taking into account disruptions in future planning |
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| | as a result of the Covid19 crisis. |
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| Sir Edward Davey | Christine Jardine | Alistair Carmichael | Wera Hobhouse | Jamie Stone | Wendy Chamberlain |
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| | To move the following Clause— |
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| | | “International trade agreements covering agricultural goods: standards and |
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| | (1) | A Minister of the Crown may not lay a copy of an international trade agreement |
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| | before Parliament under section 20(1) of the Constitutional Reform and |
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| | Governance Act 2010 unless the agreement meets the conditions in subsections |
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| | (2) | The condition in this subsection is that the agreement prohibits the importation |
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| | into the United Kingdom of any agricultural product unless the standards to |
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| | which that product was produced were as high as, or higher than, standards which |
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| | at the time of import applied under UK law relating to— |
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| | (b) | protection of the environment, |
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| | (c) | employment rights, and |
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| | (3) | The condition in this subsection is that— |
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| | (a) | upon conclusion of the negotiations on the agreement, the text of any |
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| | element of the agreement which concerns trade in agricultural products |
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| | (b) | the House of Commons has approved by resolution a motion moved by a |
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| | Minister of the Crown which approves the text of any element which |
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| | concerns trade in agricultural products, and |
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| | (c) | the House of Lords has debated a motion in the same terms as that |
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| | approved by the House of Commons. |
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| | (4) | A motion under subsection (3)(b) shall be framed in terms which permit |
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| | (5) | For the purposes of this section—
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| | “agriculture product” shall mean any product which falls within an agricultural |
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| | sector listed in Schedule 1 or which is derived from any such product,
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| | “international trade agreement” means— |
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| | (a) | an agreement that is or was notifiable under— |
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| | (i) | paragraph 7(a) of Article XXIV of the General Agreement on |
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| | Tariffs and Trade, part of Annex 1A to the agreement |
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| | establishing the World Trade Organisation signed at Marrakesh |
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| | on 15 April 1994 (the WTO Agreement) (as modified from time |
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| | (ii) | paragraph 7(a) of Article V of the General Agreement on Trade |
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| | in Services, part of Annex 1B to the WTO Agreement (as |
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| | modified from time to time), or |
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| | (b) | an international agreement that mainly relates to trade, other than an |
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| | agreement mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii); |
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| | | “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown |
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| | To move the following Clause— |
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| | | “Mandatory labelling of animal products as to farming method |
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| | (1) | The Secretary of State shall make regulations requiring meat, meat products, |
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| | milk, milk products and egg products (including those produced intensively |
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| | indoors) to be labelled as to the method of farming. |
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| | (2) | The labelling required under subsection (1) shall be placed on the front outer |
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| | surface of the packaging and shall be in easily visible and clearly legible type. |
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| | (3) | Regulations under subsection (1) shall (among other things) lay down— |
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| | (a) | the labelling term to be used for each product; |
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| | (b) | the conditions that must be met for the use of each labelling term. |
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| | (4) | Regulations under subsection (1) may exclude from the labelling requirement |
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| | products containing meat, meat products, milk, milk products or egg products |
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| | where the total proportion by weight of one or more of these items in the product |
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| | is less than fifteen percent. |
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| | (5) | Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This new clause would require the Secretary of State to make labelling regulations that require |
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| | meat, meat products, milk and milk products, and egg products, including those which have been |
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| | produced intensively, to be labelled as to farming method. Eggs are not included as legislation |
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| | already requires eggs to be labelled as to farming method. |
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| | To move the following Clause— |
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| | | “International trade agreements: agricultural and food products (No. 2) |
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| | (1) | A Minister of the Crown may not lay a copy of an international trade agreement |
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| | before Parliament under section 20(1) of the Constitutional Reform and |
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| | Governance Act 2010 unless the agreement— |
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| | (a) | includes an affirmation of the United Kingdom’s rights and obligations |
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| | under the SPS Agreement, and |
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| | (b) | prohibits the importation into the United Kingdom of agricultural and |
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| | food products in relation to which the relevant standards are lower than |
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| | the relevant standards in the United Kingdom. |
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| | “international trade agreement” means— |
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| | (a) | an agreement that is or was notifiable under— |
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| | (i) | paragraph 7(a) of Article XXIV of General Agreement |
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| | on Tariffs and Trade, part of Annex 1A to the WTO |
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| | (i) | Agreement (as modified from time to time), or |
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| | (ii) | paragraph 7(a) of Article V of General Agreement on |
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| | Trade in Services, part of Annex 1B to the WTO |
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| | Agreement (as modified from time to time), or |
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| | (b) | an international agreement that mainly relates to trade, other than |
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| | an agreement mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii); |
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| | “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the |
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| | “relevant standards” means standards relating to environmental protection, |
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| | plant health and animal welfare applying in connection with the |
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| | production of agricultural and food products; |
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| | “SPS Agreement” means the agreement on the Application of Sanitary and |
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| | Phytosanitary Measures, part of Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement (as |
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| | modified from time to time); |
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| | “WTO Agreement” means the agreement establishing the World Trade |
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| | Organisation signed at Marrakesh on 15 April 1994.” |
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| | To move the following Clause— |
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| | When procuring and providing food, the Government, its agencies and other |
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| | public bodies must promote the highest standards of animal welfare.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This new clause creates a provision akin to section 15(5)(c)(ii) of the Procurement Reform |
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| | (Scotland) Act 2014 which requires the procurement strategy of public bodies `to “promote the |
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| | highest standards of animal welfare”. |
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| | | “Carbon emissions: net-zero and interim targets |
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| | (1) | When considering the provision of financial assistance under sections 1(1) and |
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| | 1(2) of this Act, the Secretary of State shall ensure that the likely impact of that |
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| | funding is compatible with the achievement of any emissions reduction target set |
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| | out in subsection (2) or (3) |
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| | (2) | It is the duty of the Secretary of State to— |
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| | (a) | set an emissions reduction target for the net UK carbon account for |
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| | agriculture and related land use for the year 2050 which is at least 100% |
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| | lower than the 1990 baseline, and |
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| | (b) | ensure that the target is met. |
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| | (3) | The Secretary of State must, within six months of this Bill receiving Royal |
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| | Assent, publish interim emissions reductions targets for agriculture and related |
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| | land use that align with budgetary periods as they relate to carbon budgets. |
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| | (4) | It is the duty of the Secretary of State to ensure that the net UK carbon account |
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| | for agriculture and related land use for a budgetary period does not exceed any |
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| | interim emissions reduction target published under subsection (3). |
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| | (5) | The Secretary of State must, within twelve months of this Bill receiving Royal |
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| | Assent, publish a statement of the policies to be delivered in order to meet the |
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| | interim emissions reduction targets published under subsection (3). |
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| | (a) | “net UK carbon account” shall have the meaning given in section 27 of |
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| | the Climate Change Act 2008, and |
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| | (b) | “budgetary periods” and “carbon budgets” shall have the meaning given |
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| | in section 4 of the Climate Change Act 2008.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This new clause would set a target of net-zero green-house gas emissions for agriculture and |
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| | related land use in the UK by 2050 at the latest. It would place a duty on the Secretary of State to |
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| | publish interim emissions reduction targets – and policy proposals to ensure those targets are met. |
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| | | “Definition of grass-fed products |
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| | (1) | Regulations under section 35(1) shall enable the provision described in |
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| | subsection (2) of this section. |
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| | (2) | A product which is partly or wholly derived from an animal may only be |
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| | described as grass-fed if the animal or animals have eaten only grass and pasture |
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| | throughout their lifetime, with the exception of milk consumed by youngstock |
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| | (3) | For the purposes of subsection (2), “pasture” includes— |
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| | (a) | permanent pasture and long and short term leys which may be part of a |
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| | mixed farming system, and |
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| | (b) | hay, silage derived from grass not grain, forage and naturally occurring |
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| | vegetation in the grassland including legumes and other forbs, and |
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| | This new clause would protect the definition of grass-fed, certifying that livestock and food |
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| | products labelled as grass-fed are fully raised on pasture. |
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| | “(aa) | supporting agriculture and horticulture businesses in enabling public |
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| | access to healthy food that is farmed in an environmentally sustainable |
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| | way, including food produced through whole farm agroecological |
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| | This amendment would add to the purposes for which financial assistance can be given that of |
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| | ensuring access to healthy food produced sustainably including through whole farm |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 13, at end insert— |
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| | “(ca) | improving public health;” |
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| | This amendment would add “improving public health” to the list of purposes for financial |
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| | assistance given under clause 1, with ‘improving public health’ defined in Amendment 29. |
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| Clause 1, page 2, leave out lines 19 and 20 and insert— |
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| | “(g) | protecting or improving the management of landscapes and biodiversity |
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| | through pasture-fed grazing livestock systems including the conservation |
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| | of native livestock, native equines or genetic resources relating to any |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 25, at end insert— |
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| | “(k) | protecting or improving the health, well-being and food security of |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 25, at end insert— |
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| | “(k) | establishing and maintaining whole farm agroecological systems.” |
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| | “(k) | supporting upland landscapes and communities” |
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| Clause 1, page 3, line 6, at end insert— |
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| | ““environmentally sustainable way” means in a way which employs factors |
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| | and practices that contribute to the quality of environment on a long-term |
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| | basis and avoids the depletion of natural resources.” |
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| | This amendment defines “environmentally sustainable way” for the purposes of clause 1(4) and |
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| Clause 1, page 3, line 12, at end insert— |
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| | ““improving public health” includes— |
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| | (a) | increasing the availability, affordability, diversity, quality and |
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| | marketing of fruit, vegetables and pulses, |
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| | (b) | reducing farm antibiotic and related veterinary product use, and |
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| | antibiotic resistance in harmful micro-organisms, through |
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| | improved animal health and welfare, |
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| | (c) | providing support for farmers to diversify out of domestic |
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| | production of foods where there may be reduced demand due to |
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| | public concerns over issues such as health, environment, and |
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| | (d) | reducing harm from use of chemicals on farms, and reducing |
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| | pesticide residues in food;” |
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| Clause 1, page 3, line 17, at end insert— |
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| | ““whole farm agroecological systems” include any whole enterprise system |
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| | for farming or land management which is designed to produce food or |
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| | fuel while delivering environmental and social benefits, and may include |
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