The National Assembly for Wales, being designated[1] for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972[2] in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the said section 2(2) hereby makes the following Regulations - Title and commencement 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000. Amendment of the Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations 1997 2. The Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations 1997[3] shall be amended, in so far as they apply in Wales, in accordance with regulations 3 to 7 of these Regulations. 3. In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1) -
(b) in the definition of "Scottish Islands area", sub-paragraph (a) shall be deleted.
4.
In regulation 7 (transfer of quota with transfer of land) -
(ii) in the case of a transfer made otherwise than by lease, on or before 31st March in the quota year in which the transfer takes place;
and in any case no later than 28 days after the change of occupation of the holding, or part of the holding; and";
(b) in paragraph (6), for the words "Where a transferee fails to submit the notice referred to in paragraph (1)(a) no later than seven working days after the end of the quota year in which the transfer takes place," there shall be substituted the words -
5.
In regulation 11 (transfer of quota without transfer of land) -
(b) in paragraph (5), for the words "no later than seven working days after the end of" there shall be substituted the words "not after 31st March in".
6.
In regulation 13 (temporary transfer of quota) -
(b) in paragraph (3), for the word "December" there shall be substituted the word "March"; (c) paragraph (5) shall be deleted.
7.
In regulation 30 (powers of authorised officers) -
(b) in paragraphs (4) and (5), for the word "producer" there shall be substituted the words "relevant person"; (c) after paragraph (5), there shall be inserted the following paragraph -
(This note does not form part of the Regulations) These Regulations, which come into force on 1st April 2000, amend, in so far as they apply to Wales, the Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/733). These Regulations implement for Wales a change to Article 6(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3950/92 (OJ No. L405, 31.12.92, p.1) (as previously amended) establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk products sector, made by Article 1(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1256/1999 (OJ No. L160, 26.6.1999, p.73). Article 6(1) permits Member States, in respect of temporary transfers of quota, to specify any date in the quota year in question (hitherto, no later than 31st December) as the one no later than which, such transfers are authorised. These Regulations introduce a date of 31st March as the date by which notice of temporary transfer must be submitted to the Intervention Board (regulation 6). In consequence, certain changes are made to the dates by which certain other notices etc. are required to be made to the Intervention Board (regulations 4 and 5). In addition, these Regulations -
(b) include, in the classes of persons required to render reasonable assistance to authorised officers, producers, purchasers, the employees and agents of producers or purchasers, milk hauliers and persons undertaking butterfat testing for purchasers in a laboratory and align with this the premises in respect of which a power of entry may be exercised (regulation 7).
Notes: [1] By virtue of The European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/2788)back [3] S.I. 1997/733, amended by S.I. 1997/1093, 1998/2880.back [4] OJ No. L160, 26.6.1999, p.73.back
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