S.I. No. 272/1979:

BOVINE DISEASES (LEVIES) ACT, 1979 (COMMENCEMENT AND RETURNS) ORDER, 1979.

BOVINE DISEASES (LEVIES) ACT, 1979 (COMMENCEMENT AND RETURNS) ORDER, 1979.

I, JAMES GIBBONS, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 4 (2), 19 and 26 (2) of the Bovine Diseases (Levies) Act, 1979 (No. 26 of 1979), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Bovine Diseases (Levies) Act, 1979 (Commencement and Returns) Order, 1979.

2. In this Order--

"accountable persons" has the meaning assigned to it by section 12 of the Act;

"the Act" means the Bovine Diseases (Levies) Act, 1979 (No. 26 of 1979).

3. The 1st day of September, 1979, is hereby fixed as the day on which the provisions of the Act, other than the provisions thereof which are already in operation (that is to say sections 18, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26) shall come into operation.

4. (1) The return required by section 4 of the Act to be furnished as respects milk shall be in the form set out in Part I of the Schedule to this Order which form shall be signed by the accountable person by whom the return is made (which accountable person shall also give the certificate contained therein).

(2) Where a return referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article is amended, each amendment shall be initialled by the accountable person by whom the return is made and the declaration contained in the form set out in Part I of the Schedule to this Order shall be signed by such accountable person.

5. (1) The return required by section 4 of the Act to be furnished as respects animals which are slaughtered shall be in the form set out in Part II of the Schedule to this Order and shall be signed by the accountable person by whom the return is made (which accountable person shall also give the certificate contained therein).

(2) Where a return referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article is amended, each amendment shall be initialled by the accountable person by whom the return is made and the declaration contained in the form set out in Part II of the Schedule to this Order shall be signed by such accountable person.

6. A return required to be furnished by section 4 of the Act, whether as respects milk or animals slaughtered, shall be sent by post to the Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Dublin 2.

SCHEDULE

Part I

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

BOVINE DISEASES (LEVIES) ACT, 1979 .

Total quantity of milk (in gallons) received from milk producers (including milk received from own Herd(s)) during the month of  , 19  .

I hereby certify that the information set out above is correct and complete in every respect and I enclose a cheque for £.............. being the bovine disease levy payable under the above Act on .......................... gallons calculated at the rate of  p* per gallon.

I certify that the quantities of milk set out above in relation to the month of............................................., 19 ..................

are correct/correct as amended.

Signed...............................................Inspector/Authorised

Officer.

Date........................................ 19.........

*Insert current rate per gallon.

I hereby declare that the amendments set out above are correct/ and I enclose a cheque for £................. being the additional bovine disease levy payable having regard to the said amendments. (a)

(a) If additional bovine disease levy is not payable under the above Act these words should be deleted.

PART II

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

BOVINE DISEASES (LEVIES) ACT, 1979 .

Total number of bovine animals slaughtered during the month of

I hereby certify that the information set out above is correct and complete in every respect and I enclose a cheque for £...................... being the bovine disease levy on..................... animals slaughtered calculated at the rate of £      *per animal.

I certify that the number of animals slaughtered set out above in relation to the month of    19

is correct/correct as amended.

*Insert current rate per animal.

I hereby declare that the amendments set out above are correct/and I enclose a cheque for £    being the additional bovine disease levy payable under the above Act having regard to the said amendments (a).

(a) If additional bovine disease levy is not payable under the above Act these words should be deleted.

GIVEN under my official Seal this 3rd day of August, 1979.

JAMES GIBBONS,

Minister for Agriculture.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order commences the Sections of the Bovine Diseases (Levies) Act, 1979 not already in operation with effect from 1 September 1979 and prescribes the form and manner of the returns to be furnished by persons paying levy.