These Regulations establish the requirements for farm sustainability transition payments and farm sustainability payments provided by the Department. The payments made by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs are to applicants who are eligible for farm sustainability transition payments and farm sustainability payments. The Scheme specifies the eligibility criteria to receive payments (regulation 3); specifies the requirements to transition Basic Payment Scheme entitlements to Farm Sustainability Transition Payment scheme entitlements (regulations 4, 5, 6 and 7); specifies amendments to the Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (regulation 8); specifies amendments to the Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (regulation 9); specifies hemp production requirements for the scheme (regulations 10 and 11) ; amends existing legislation (regulation 12); amends the Direct Payment Regulation for this scheme (regulation 13); amends the Direct Payments Delegated Regulation for this scheme (regulation 14); amends the Commission Implementing Regulation for this scheme (EU) No. 641/2014 (regulation 15); lists crops eligible for the scheme (see Schedule 1); and lists the amendments to current legislation substituting the definition of the “basic payment scheme” to “farm sustainability transition scheme” in relation to the 2025 scheme year and “farm sustainability payment scheme” in relation to the 2026 scheme year and subsequent years (see Schedule 2).