Article 3

(1)

The Minister shall determine the allocation to persons established within the United Kingdom of its share of the quota.

(2)

The determination mentioned in paragraph (1) of this article shall be made by the Minister by allocating an amount not exceeding one third of the United Kingdom’s share to Government Departments and local authorities, and allocating the remainder as follows—

(a)

as to 70% thereof to importers of frozen beef and veal by reference to the amounts of frozen beef and veal which such importers have imported from outside the Economic Community and entered for home use during the reference period, other than amounts imported free of duty pursuant to the Second Lomé Convention or the Third Lomé Convention;

(b)

as to 20% thereof to exporters of fresh chilled or frozen beef and veal by reference to the amounts of fresh chilled or frozen beef and veal which such exporters have exported during the reference period from the United Kingdom to countries outside the Economic Community or to one of the following destinations—

(i)

seagoing vessels, or aircraft serving on international routes, including routes between Member States of the Economic Community;

(ii)

international organisations established in the Economic Community;

(iii)

armed forces stationed in the territory of a Member State but not serving under its flag;

(iv)

drilling or extraction platforms, including workpoints providing support services for such operations, situated within the area of the European Continental shelf, or within the area of the continental shelf of the non-European part of the Community, but beyond a three mile zone starting from the base line used to determine the width of the territorial sea of a Member State of the Economic Community; and

(c)

as to the remaining 10% thereof to purchasers of frozen beef and veal from the Board by reference to the amounts of frozen beef and veal which they have purchased from the Board during the reference period, other than frozen beef and veal sold by the Board on condition that it should be exported from the Economic Community.

Any such allocation shall be made subject to such conditions as appear to the Minister to be expedient to secure the object or prevent abuse of the relief.