Regulation 32 Confiscation of quota

(1)

Within forty-five days after the end of each quota year to which these Regulations relate, a purchaser shall supply to the Minister a list of those producers registered with that purchaser (whether for the whole or part of the quota year) who have not made deliveries to him and have not made a temporary transfer of quota (under regulation 14) during that year.

(2)

Pursuant to Article 5 of the Council Regulation (which deals with the confiscation and distribution of quota), the Minister may send notification to—

(a)

the producers referred to in paragraph (1) above,

(b)

producers who are direct sellers who have submitted a declaration under Article 4(1) of the Commission Regulation (which deals with declarations of direct sales) indicating that in any quota year no direct sales have been made, and

(c)

producers who are direct sellers who have not submitted a declaration and to whom Article 4(2) of the Commission Regulation applies (which deals with the late submission of declarations),

stating that the quota previously registered to them in respect of a holding has been withdrawn and placed in the national reserve with effect from the quota year following that for which the list referred to in paragraph (1) was supplied, that for which the declaration indicating no direct sales was made, or that for which no declaration was submitted, as the case may be.

(3)

Any quota withdrawn under paragraph (2) above may be restored to the producer in respect of the holding from which it was withdrawn within a period of six years from the beginning of the quota year in which it was withdrawn, in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of the Council Regulation.