Explanatory note

By agreement within the milk industries of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, metrication of milk farm sales, wholesale sales and milk statistics will take effect on 1st April 1976 in Scotland and on 1st October 1976 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

As a consequence of the industries decisions this scheme further varies the Milk (Eradication of Brucellosis) Scheme 1970 to permit the milk marketing boards to pay the brucellosis incentive payments on milk at 0.176p per litre.

The rate of 0.176p per litre is a conversion of the rate of 0.8p per gallon on the basis that 1 litre is equivalent to 0.22 gallons.