S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2020 No. 463  AGRICULTURE  The Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act  2020 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2020  The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6(1) of the Direct Payments  to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020( a ), makes the following Regulations.  In accordance with section 6(5) of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act  2020, the Secretary of State has obtained consent from the Scottish Ministers, Welsh Ministers  and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland.  1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative  Continuity) Act 2020 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 30th  April 2020.  (2) Any provision of these Regulations which amends an enactment has the same extent as the  enactment amended.  Made - - - - 27th April 2020  Laid before Parliament 28th April 2020  Coming into force - - 30th April 2020  Citation, commencement and extent  Amendment of the Interpretation Act 1978  2. —(1) The Interpretation Act 1978( b ) is amended as follows.  (2) In section 21(1), after “any Act” (but before the words to be inserted at the same place by  paragraph 19 of Schedule 8 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018)( c ) insert “or made or  to be made on or after exit day under retained direct EU CAP legislation as defined in section 2 of  the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020”.  (3) In section 23ZA(4)(a)—  (a) in sub-paragraph (i), omit “or”;  (b) after that sub-paragraph insert—  ( a ) 2020 c. 2.  ( b ) 1978 c. 30. Section 21(1) is amended by paragraph 19 of Schedule 8 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and  paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1). Section 23ZA was inserted by  paragraph 20 of Schedule 8 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 to  the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020.  ( c ) 2018 c. 16. 