Regulation 2 Recovery of premium payments

If any person to whom a premium payment has been made–

(a)

has made a false statement in connection with that payment; or

(b)

has contravened, or failed to comply with, any requirement imposed by or under Council Regulation (EEC) No. 468/87^f1 laying down general rules applying to the special premium for beef producers or Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 714/89^f2 laying down detailed rules applying to the special premium for beef producers

the Board may recover from him as a civil debt such of the amount of premium paid to him in the calendar year in which the false statement was made or the contravention or failure to comply occurred as is, in accordance with Article 9 of the Commission Regulation, repayable to the Board together with interest in respect of the period between the date on which any premium was paid and the date on which it was recovered calculated at a rate to be determined by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: OJ No. L48, 17.2.87, p.4; amended by Council Regulation 572/89 (OJ No. L63, 7.3.89, p.1).
f2: OJ No. L78, 21.3.89, p.38.