Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 18th May, 2018.

I, MICHAEL CREED, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 11 (1) of the Tobacco Act 1934 (No. 37 of 1934) as adapted by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Alteration of Name of the Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 455 of 2011 ) and after consultation with the Minister for Finance, hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Tobacco (Areas for 2018) Order 2018.

2. (1) The maximum total number of hectares which may be planted with tobacco in the year 2018 shall be 5 hectares.

(2) The maximum number of hectares which may be planted with tobacco in the year 2018 by any one person shall be 0.5 hectares.

(3) The minimum area which may be planted with tobacco in the year 2018 by any one person, other than a person who satisfies the Minister that he or she propose to grow tobacco in the year for experimental purposes, shall be zero hectares.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

9 May 2018.

MICHAEL CREED,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

The Order fixes the maximum acreage which may be planted with tobacco in 2018 and also the maximum and minimum acreages which may be planted by an individual grower.