# The Milk (Special Designation) Regulations 1989, Regulation 14: Dealers' licences


(1) Subject to the provisions of these Regulations,—
(a) every dealer’s licence, other than a licence specified in sub-paragraph (b) below, shall be granted by the local authority for the area within which are situated the premises at or from the milk is to be pasteurised, sterilised, treated by the ultra high temperature method or sold, as the case may be;
(b) every dealer’s licence granted—
(i) to the Milk Marketing Board in relation to milk sold by the Board otherwise than at or from any of the Board’s premises where milk intended for sale or sold is handled by them;
(ii) to a county council; or
(iii) to a local authority; shall be granted by the Minister;
(c) application may be made for a dealer’s licence to use the special designation “Pasteurised”, “Sterilised” or “Ultra Heat Treated”, as the case may be, in relation to milk pasteurised by the applicant in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 3 and Part I of Schedule 4, sterilised by him in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 3 and Part II of Schedule 4, or treated by him by the ultra high temperature method in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 3 and Part III of Schedule 4;
(d) application may be made in relation to milk—
(i) obtained by the applicant pre-packed in respect of which any of the special designations “Pasteurised”, “Sterilised” or “Ultra Heat Treated” may be used by virtue of these Regulations, or
(ii) pasteurised, sterilised or treated by the ultra high temperature method by the applicant in accordance with the provisions of a licence granted undersub-paragraph (c) above, for a dealer’s licence to use a special designation for the purpose of selling such milk by wholesale or by retail and such a licence may authorise the use of one or more special designations.
(2) In an application for a dealer’s licence, other than an application made in accordance with paragraph (1)(c) above, the applicant shall state the name and address of each person for whom he proposes to obtain the milk.
(3) In this regulation, the expression “local authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 72 of the Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/2383/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/milk-special-designation-regulations-1989/regulation-14
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