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Livestock and Meat Commission (Maximum Levy) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

S.R. 2003/20 · Made 16 January 2003

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LIVESTOCK AND MEAT COMMISSION FOR NORTHERN IRELAND

Made 16th January 2003

To be laid before Parliament under paragraph 7(3) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000

Coming into operation 27th February 2003

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Developmentf1 in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 4(7) of the Livestock Marketing Commission Act (Northern Ireland) 1967f2 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf hereby makes the following Regulations:–

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3(4)

f2

1967 c. 21 (N.I.)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Increase in Maximum Levy
  3. 3Revocation
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Livestock and Meat Commission (Maximum Levy) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 27th February 2003.

2Increase in Maximum Levy

The sums specified in sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Livestock Marketing Commission Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 shall be varied as follows:–

(a)

the sum of 10p (for each sheep) shall be increased to £1·00; and

(b)

the sum of one pound (for each bovine animal) shall be increased to £6·00.

3Revocation

The Livestock Marketing Commission (Maximum Levy) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1976f1 are hereby revoked.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 16th January 2003.

L.S.

David Small

Senior Officer of the

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations increase the maximum levy on livestock slaughtered in (or sent out of) Northern Ireland as permitted under the Livestock Marketing Commission Act (Northern Ireland) 1967, from 10p to £1·00 for sheep and from £1 to £6·00 for bovine animals.