Regulation 23 Amendment to the Sheep Annual Premium Regulations 1992

The Sheep Annual Premium Regulations 1992 M1 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

In paragraph 5(a) of regulation 5 the words “article 5 of the Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement Order 1996 (“the 1996 Order")" shall be substituted by the words “ regulation 5 of the Sheep and Goats Identification (Scotland) Regulations 2000 ”.

For regulation 8A the following regulation shall be substituted:—

“ Failure to comply with the Sheep and Goats Identification (Scotland) Regulations 2000

8A

Where at any time during a marketing year a producer fails to comply with regulation 5 of the Sheep and Goats Identification (Scotland) Regulations 2000, the relevant competent authority may withhold or recover on demand the whole or any part of any premium payable or as the case may be paid to the producer in respect of that marketing year.”.