UK Offence Report

The Beef (Marketing Payment) (No. 2) Regulations 1996

UK Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 2999 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
29 November 1996
In force from
3 December 1996
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Agriculture, plant health, food production and rural affairs
Made under
European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations provide for payments by the appropriate Minister (defined in regulation 2) to beef producers in the United Kingdom in pursuance of Article 4(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1357/96 (O.J. No. L175, 13.7.96, p. 9), which permits Member States to make additional payments to producers in the beef and veal sector. Payments may be made in respect of certain bovine animals sold after 30th June 1996 and before 1st October 1996 for slaughter for human consumption, and also in respect of animals slaughtered after 19th March and before 1st October 1996 by or on behalf of a beef producer for sale for human consumption. Regulation 5 requires a producer who has made an application under the Regulations to retain for four years specified records relating to the animal in respect of which he made the application. Regulation 6 confers on authorised persons powers of entry and inspection as well as powers of seizure and retention of records, and regulation 7 requires that such assistance as may be reasonably requested by authorised persons be given by applicants for payments and their employees and agents. Regulation 8 specifies the circumstances in which payments made to a producer may be recovered by the appropriate Minister and regulation 9 provides for the payment of interest on overdue payments. Regulation 10 creates offences and prescribes penalties. Regulation 11 specifies time limits for bringing prosecutions and regulation 12 makes provision for dealing with offences committed by corporate bodies and Scottish partnerships.

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