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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1303",
  "legislation_title": "The Meat and Livestock Commission Levy Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1987",
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  "number": "4",
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  "text": "(1) All charges leviable under this Scheme are for the purpose of enabling the Commission to meet their expenses (including any sums to be paid into their reserve funds) other than expenses which are to be met in some other way: they shall be leviable by reference—\n(a) to livestock slaughtered in a slaughterhouse, or\n(b) to livestock (other than pure bred breeding animals of the bovine species) exported by an exporter\nand shall be recoverable by the Commission from the slaughterer having the control and management of the slaughterhouse where the livestock are slaughtered or from the exporter by whom they are exported, as the case may require.\n(2) The maximum charge in respect of each head of livestock for which charges are leviable under this Scheme shall comprise a sum in respect of general expenses and may comprise a sum in respect of species promotion expenses, not exceeding the following:—\nGeneral Expenses\nSpecies Promotion Expenses\n(a) Cattle (other than calves not exceeding 68 kg deadweight)\n100p\n140p\n(b) Calves not exceeding 68 kg deadweight\n12p\n—\n(c) Sheep\n24p\n20p\n(d) Pigs\n40p\n40p\n(3) Subject to sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) of this paragraph, the Commission are authorised to levy such amounts as they think fit from time to time or to suspend the levy or any of the charges comprised therein for any period:\nProvided that no charges shall be levied under this Scheme in respect of livestock slaughtered under the Animal Health Act 1981 or any order or arrangements made thereunder or in accordance with any scheme under section 106 of the Agriculture Act 1970.\n(4) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (3) of this paragraph (but subject to the proviso thereto and to sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) of this paragraph), the Commission are authorised if they think fit from time to time to levy different amounts in respect of expenses incurred by the Commission for different purposes, in respect of livestock slaughtered and livestock exported respectively and in respect of different classes of livestock, and all or any of such classes may be determined by reference to number, type or weight or to any one or more of those matters, as the Commission thinks fit.",
  "extent": null,
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 22."
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      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1970 c. 40."
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