The Meat and Livestock Commission Levy (Variation) Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1998

Statutory Instruments

1998 No. 3080

AGRICULTURE

The Meat and Livestock Commission Levy (Variation) Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1998

Approved by both Houses of Parliament

Made

9th December 1998

Coming into force

10th December 1998

Whereas the Meat and Livestock Commission (hereinafter called “the Commission”) established by the Agriculture Act 1967(1), after consultation in accordance with section 13(1A) of that Act with such persons as appear to them to represent the interests concerned, have submitted to the Ministers hereinafter named a Scheme which varies the Scheme confirmed by the Meat and Livestock Commission Levy Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1987(2) for the imposition of charges for enabling the Commission to meet their expenses;

Now, therefore, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State concerned with agriculture in Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of that Act and now vested in them(3), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, being satisfied that the bringing into force of the Scheme is desirable, hereby make the following Order, a draft whereof has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

(1)

1967 c. 22; section 13 was amended by the Agriculture Act 1970 (c. 40), section 106(6) and the Agriculture Act 1986 (c. 49), section 7. See section 25(1) for a definition of “the Ministers”.

(2)

S.I. 1987/1303, amended by S.I. 1988/838, S.I. 1990/1590 and S.I. 1993/1899.

(3)

In the case of the Secretary of State for Wales, by virtue of S.I. 1969/388 and S.I. 1978/272.