Article 4 Schemes for benefit of consumers of milk

(1)

The Department may, in accordance with a scheme made by regulations, make payments for the benefit (whether directly or indirectly) of consumers of cows' milk.

(2)

Regulations under paragraph (1) shall be made by the Department with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel and shall be subject to negative resolution; and, without prejudice to the generality of that paragraph, a scheme contained in such regulations may—

(a)

provide for payments under the scheme to be made by the Department to a person or body prescribed by the scheme for use in accordance with the scheme for the benefit (whether directly or indirectly) of consumers of cows' milk;

(b)

prescribe the conditions subject to which such payments are to be made;

(c)

make such other provision as appears to the Department to be necessary or desirable for securing the due and proper administration of the scheme.