Agricultural Levy Reliefs (Frozen Beef and Veal) Order 1987
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1987/134 |
1987 No. 134
CUSTOMS AND EXCISEGENERAL RELIEFS
The Agricultural Levy Reliefs (Frozen Beef and Veal) Order 1987
Made 4th February 1987
Laid before the House of Commons 6th February 1987
Coming into force 27th February 1987
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (being the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with agriculture in Scotland and Northern Ireland) and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Customs and Excise Duties (General Reliefs) Act 19791, as applied in relation to agricultural levies of the Economic Community by section 6(5) of the European Communities Act 19722, and now vested in them3, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Agricultural Levy Reliefs (Frozen Beef and Veal) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 27th February 1987.
2. In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the Board” means the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce established under section 6 of the European Communities Act 1972;
“entered for home use” means entered for home use within the meaning of the Customs and Excise Management Act 19794or regulation 13 of the Customs Warehousing Regulations 19795;
“international organisations established in the Economic Community” means the following—
Delegation of the Commission of European Communities;
Intergovernmental Maritime Organisation;
International Coffee Organisation;
International Labour Office;
International Sugar Organisation;
International Tin Council;
International Wheat Council;
United Nations Children’s Fund;
United Nations Development Programme;
United Nations Information Centre;
United Nations High Commission for Refugees;
Western European Union;
Commonwealth Secretariat;
“licence” means an import licence issued by the Board under the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 805/686on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal, as amended7, Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3183/808laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products, as amended9, and Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2377/8010on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the beef and veal sector, as amended11;
“local authorities” means—
(a) in Greater London the Inner London Education Authority, the councils of London boroughs and the Common Council of the City of London,
(b) in England and Wales outside Greater London the county and metropolitan district councils,
(c) in Scotland the councils of islands areas and regions,
(d) in Northern Ireland Education and Library Boards;
“the Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;
“the quota” means the Community quota for the levy-free importation of frozen beef and veal provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3929/8612opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for frozen beef and veal falling within subheading 02.01 A II b) of the Common Customs Tariff (1987);
“the reference period” means the period from 1st October 1984 to 30th September 1986;
“the Second Lomé Convention” means the second ACP-EEC Convention signed at Lomé on 31st October 1979 between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States of the one part and the Economic Community and its Member States of the other part as set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3225/8013and extended by Council Regulations (EEC) Nos. 485/8514and 690/8615;
“the Third Lomé Convention” means the third ACP-EEC Convention signed at Lomé on 8th December 1984 between the African Caribbean and Pacific States of the one part and the Economic Community and its Member States of the other part as set out in Council and Commission Decision 86/125/EEC/ECSC16.
3.—(1) The Minister shall determine the allocation to persons established within the United Kingdom of its share of the quota.
(2) The determination mentioned in paragraph (1) of...
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