# The Sheep Variable Premium (Recovery Powers) Regulations 1983, Regulation 1: Title, commencement and interpretation


(1) These regulations may be cited as the Sheep Variable Premium (Recovery Powers) Regulations 1983, and shall come into operation on the 5th August 1983.
(2) In these regulations—
“animal” means an animal of the ovine species;
“the Board” means the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce;
“contravention” includes failure to comply;
“disposal period” has the same meaning as in Article 6A of the Protection Order;
“premium payment” has the same meaning as in the Protection Order;
“the Protection Order” means the Sheep Variable Premium (Protection of Payments) (No. 2) Order 1980.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/1010/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-variable-premium-recovery-powers-regulations-1983/regulation-1
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