# The Meat and Livestock Commission Levy (Variation) Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1993, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
By this Order the Ministers confirm a variation to the Meat and Livestock Commission Levy Scheme 1987 confirmed by the Meat and Livestock Commission Levy Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/1303), as varied by the Meat and Livestock Commission Levy (Variation) Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/1590) (“the Scheme”).
The maximum charges payable in respect of General Expenses have been increased–
(a) for cattle from 190p a head to 219p a head,
(b) for calves from 12p a head to 14p a head,
(c) for sheep from 34p a head to 39p a head,
(d) for pigs from 48p a head to 55p a head.
The maximum charge payable in respect of Species Promotion Expenses for pigs has been increased from 40p to 80p. Other maximum charges for Species Promotion Expenses remain unchanged and there is no charge in respect of Species Promotion Expenses for calves not exceeding 68 kg deadweight.
The following rights, conferred upon slaughterers under the Scheme, have been extended to exporters:–
(a) to recover levy from the persons from whom they have purchased the exported livestock (paragraph 3 of the Schedule); and
(b) to make deductions from their payments to the Meat and Livestock Commission in respect of their expenses in exercising such right of recovery (paragraphs 4 to 6 of the Schedule).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1899/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/meat-and-livestock-commission-levy-variation-scheme-confirmation-order-1993/note
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