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Marketing of Potatoes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

S.R. 2011/223 · Made 15 June 2011

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Agriculture

Made 15th June 2011

Coming into operation 1st September 2011

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development f1, with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel f2, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(3), 7(2) and 11(1) of the Marketing of Potatoes Act (Northern Ireland) 1964f3.

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

Formerly the Department of Finance: see S.I.1982/338 (N.I.6), Art.3

f3

1964 c.8 (N.I.) as amended by S.I. 1984/702 (N.I.2) Art.3

Contents

  1. 1Citation and Commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Marketing of Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989
  3. 3Revocation
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and Commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Marketing of Potatoes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2011.

2Amendment of the Marketing of Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989

The Marketing of Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989f1 shall be amended as follows—

(a)

in paragraph (1) of regulation 7 (Fees for the inspection of ware potatoes sent out of Northern Ireland) for “£3.90” there shall be substituted “£4.30”,

(b)

in regulation 8 (Fees for the examination of ware potatoes for sale in Northern Ireland) for “£3.90”, there shall be substituted “£4.30”.

3Revocation

The Marketing of Potatoes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005f1 are hereby revoked.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 15th June 2011

L.S.

Keith Morrison

A senior officer of the

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves the foregoing Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 15th June 2011

L.S.

Adrian Arbuthnot

A senior officer of the

Department of Finance and Personnel

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke and replace the Marketing of Potatoes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005.

The Regulations increase the fee payable for the inspection or examination of ware potatoes from £3.90 per tonne or part of a tonne to £4.30 per tonne or part of a tonne.