S.I. No. 273/1961:

AN BORD GRAIN (ADDITIONAL FUNCTION) ORDER, 1961.

AN BORD GRAIN (ADDITIONAL FUNCTION) ORDER, 1961.

I, PATRICK SMITH, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 7 of the Agricultural Produce (Cereals) (Amendment) Act, 1958 (No. 24 of 1958), and with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the An Bord Gràin (Additional Function) Order, 1961.

2. In this Order--

" wheat " means home grown millable wheat;

" wheat levy " means the levy deducted by purchasers under section 2 of the Agricultural Produce (Cereals) (Amendment) Act, 1958 (No. 24 of 1958), from the price of wheat purchased from growers.

3. There is hereby assigned to An Bord Gràin the function of repaying to each grower of wheat harvested in the year, 1961, and purchased from the grower the amount of wheat levy deducted by the purchaser from the price of the wheat.

4. The amount of any repayments made pursuant to Article 3 of this Order and of any expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Board in relation to such repayments shall be paid out of the Grain Fund.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 29th day of November, 1961.

PATRICK SMITH,

Minister for Agriculture.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Order.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this

29th day of November, 1961.

SÉAMAS Ó RIAIN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Order provides for repayment by An Bord Gràin of the levy paid on wheat of the 1961 crop.