Paragraph 2 Interpretation

In this Scheme:—

• “the Act” means the Cereals Marketing Act 1965;

• “agent intermediary” means any person with a place of business in the United Kingdom acting as agent for a grower, dealer or overseas purchaser;

• “the Authority” means the Home-Grown Cereals Authority as established under Part I of the Act;

• “dealer” means any person (other than an overseas purchaser or the Intervention Board) who is a wholesale buyer of oilseeds from a grower;

• “financial intermediary” means any person other than a grower, dealer, overseas purchaser or agent intermediary who in the course of his business acts as an intermediary in the buying and selling of oilseeds;

• “grower” means any person who grows oilseeds;

• “half-year” means a period of six consecutive months ending on 31st December or 30th June;

• “Intervention Board” means the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce established under section 6 of the European Communities Act 1972^f1;

• “levy” means a levy imposed by this Scheme;

• “month” means a calendar month;

• “oilseeds” means oilseeds grown in the United Kingdom being rapeseed, linseed, soyabean or sunflowerseed or any two or more of such oilseeds grown as one crop;

• “overseas purchaser” means any person who is a wholesale buyer of oilseeds from a grower and who does not have a place of business in the United Kingdom;

• “registrable person” means a dealer, an agent intermediary, a financial intermediary or a grower who sells oilseeds direct to an overseas purchaser;

• “year” means a period of twelve months beginning with 1st July in any year and ending on 30th June in the subsequent calendar year.

Any reference in this Scheme to a numbered paragraph shall be construed as a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the Scheme.