The Home-Grown Cereals Authority Oilseeds Levy Scheme (Approval) Order 1990

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Scheme:—

“the Act” means the Cereals Marketing Act 1965;

“agent intermediary” means any person with a place of business in the United Kingdom acting as agent for a grower, dealer or overseas purchaser;

“the Authority” means the Home-Grown Cereals Authority as established under Part I of the Act;

“dealer” means any person (other than an overseas purchaser or the Intervention Board) who is a wholesale buyer of oilseeds from a grower;

“financial intermediary” means any person other than a grower, dealer, overseas purchaser or agent intermediary who in the course of his business acts as an intermediary in the buying and selling of oilseeds;

“grower” means any person who grows oilseeds;

“half-year” means a period of six consecutive months ending on 31st December or 30th June;

“Intervention Board” means the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce established under section 6 of the European Communities Act 1972(1);

“levy” means a levy imposed by this Scheme;

“month” means a calendar month;

“oilseeds” means oilseeds grown in the United Kingdom being rapeseed, linseed, soyabean or sunflowerseed or any two or more of such oilseeds grown as one crop;

“overseas purchaser” means any person who is a wholesale buyer of oilseeds from a grower and who does not have a place of business in the United Kingdom;

“registrable person” means a dealer, an agent intermediary, a financial intermediary or a grower who sells oilseeds direct to an overseas purchaser;

“year” means a period of twelve months beginning with 1st July in any year and ending on 30th June in the subsequent calendar year.

(2) Any reference in this Scheme to a numbered paragraph shall be construed as a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the Scheme.

(1)

1972 c. 68.