Meat and Livestock Commission Levy Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1968
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1968/1224 |
| Year | 1968 |
1968 No. 1224
AGRICULTURE
The Meat and Livestock Commission Levy Scheme (Confirmation) Order 196830thJuly 1968
31stJuly 1968
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State concerned with agriculture in Scotland (hereinafter referred to as "the Ministers"), acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 13 of the Agriculture Act 1967(a) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, being satisfied that the bringing into force of a Scheme for the imposition of charges submitted to them by the Meat and Livestock Commission for their confirmation under the said section (which Scheme is hereinafter referred to as "the said Scheme") is desirable, hereby make the following order, a draft whereof, has been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:—
1. This order may be cited as the Meat and Livestock Commission Levy Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1968; and shall come into operation on the day immediately following the day on which it is made.
2. The said Scheme is hereby confirmed with the following modifications:—
(a) in paragraph 4(2) thereof (which specifies the maximum charge leviable in respect of each head of livestock slaughtered) there shall be substituted for the maximum charges of "8/-" for cattle (other than calves not exceeding 150 lb. deadweight), "2/-" for calves not exceeding 150 lb. deadweight and "10d." for sheep the following maximum charges respectively, that is to say, "6/-", "1/-" and "6d.";
(b) in paragraph 5(2) thereof there shall be substituted for the words "any person on whose instructions he slaughtered the livestock by reference to which the sum was paid" the words "any person on whose instructions the livestock by reference to which the sum was paid were slaughtered".
3. The said Scheme as so modified and confirmed is set forth in the Schedule to this order, and it shall come into force on the day on which this order comes into operation.
(a) 1967 c. 22.
In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 30th July 1968.
Cledwyn Hughes, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
(L.S.)
Given under the Seal of the Secretary of State for Scotland on 30th July 1968.
William Ross, Secretary of State for Scotland.
(L.S.)
SCHEDULE
MEAT AND LIVESTOCK COMMISSION LEVY SCHEME
Under sections 13 and 14 of the Agriculture Act 1967, for the imposition of charges.
1. This Scheme, which applies in Great Britain, may be cited as the Meat and Livestock Commission Levy Scheme 1968.
2.—(1) In this Scheme, except where the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, namely:—
"the Commission" means the Meat and Livestock Commission established under Part I of the Agriculture Act 1967;
"deadweight" means in relation to calves the weight of the carcase after the head, skin and tail and the offal (except the kidneys)...
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