Marketing of Potatoes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2005 No. 372

AGRICULTURE

Marketing of Potatoes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Made

8th August 2005

Coming into operation

1st September 2005

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development(1), in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 3(3), 7(2) and 11(1) of the Marketing of Potatoes Act (Northern Ireland) 1964(2) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, and with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel(3) hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and Commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Marketing of Potatoes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2005.

Amendment of the Marketing of Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989

2.  The Marketing of Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989(4) shall be amended as follows—

(a)in paragraph (1) of regulation 7 (Fees for the inspection of ware potatoes sent out of Northern Ireland) for “£3.75” there shall be substituted “£3.90”,

(b)in regulation 8 (Fees for the examination of ware potatoes for sale in Northern Ireland) for “£3.75” there shall be substituted “£3.90”.

Revocation

3.  The Marketing of Potatoes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004(5) are herby revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 8th August 2005.

L.S.

David Small

A senior officer of the

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves the foregoing Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 8th August 2005.

L.S.

Jack Layberry

A senior officer of the

Department of Finance and Personnel

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke and replace the Marketing of Potatoes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004.

The Regulations increase the fee payable for the inspection or examination of ware potatoes from £3.75 per tonne or part of a tonne to £3.90 per tonne or part of a tonne.

(1)

Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; see S.I. 1999/283(N.I.1.), Article 3(4)

(2)

1964 c. 8 (N.I,) as amended by S.I. 1984/702 (N.I.2) Art 12(4)

(3)

Formerly the Department of Finance: see S.I.1982/338 (N.I.6), Art.3