S.I. No. 380/1996:

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (CEREAL SEED) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1996

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (CEREAL SEED) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1996

I, Ivan Yates, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive No. 66/402/EEC of 14 June, 1966, ⁽¹⁾ as amended, hereby make the following Regulations:

(1) O.J. No. 125/2309, 11 July, 1966

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Cereal Seed) (Amendment) Regulations, 1996 and shall come into operation on the 19th day of December, 1996.

(2) The collective citation "the European Communities (Cereal Seed) Regulations, 1981 to 1996" shall include these Regulations.

2. In these Regulations -

"the Principal Regulations" means the European Communities (Cereal Seed) Regulations, 1981 ( S.I. No. 48 of 1981 );

3. (1) Where the Minister provides a service set out in column (1) of the Table to this Regulation the fee set out in column (2) of the said Table opposite that service shall bepayable by the person to whom the service is given.

(2) The European Communities (Cereal Seed) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 238 of 1995 ) are hereby revoked.

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Given under my Official Seal, this 11th day of December, 1996

IVAN YATES

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Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations, by amending existing Regulations on the marketing of cereal seed, prescribe a revised scale of fees for cereal crop inspection and for the certification of cereal seed.