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Amendment of the 1997 Regulations

4.  In regulation 7 (transfer of quota with transfer of land) of the 1997 Regulations–

(a)in paragraph (1), for sub-paragraph (a) there is substituted–

(a)a notice of transfer in such form as may reasonably be required by the Board–

(i)in the case of a transfer made by lease before 1st March in any quota year, on or before 1st March in that year;

(ii)in the case of a transfer made otherwise than by lease, on or before 31st March in the quota year in which the transfer takes place;

and, in any case, no later than 28 days after the change of occupation of the holding or part of the holding takes place; and; and

(b)in paragraph (6), for the words “Where a transferee fails to submit the notice referred to in paragraph (1)(a) no later than seven working days after the end of the quota year in which the transfer takes place,” there is substituted the words “Where a notice of transfer referred to in paragraph (1)(a) has not been submitted, in the case of a transfer made by lease, on or before 1st March or, in the case of a transfer made otherwise than by lease, on or before 31st March in the quota year in which the transfer takes place,”.