Citation and Commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Marketing of Potatoes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2011.

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 "£3.90" there shall be substituted "£4.30",

(b)in regulation 8 (Fees for the examination of ware potatoes for sale in Northern Ireland) for "£3.90", there shall be substituted "£4.30".

Revocation

3. The Marketing of Potatoes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005(5) are hereby revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 15th June 2011

Keith Morrison

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 15th June 2011

Adrian Arbuthnot

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) 2005.

The Regulations increase the fee payable for the inspection or examination of ware potatoes from £3.90 per tonne or part of a tonne to £4.30 per tonne or part of a tonne.