The Slaughter Premium (Amendment) Regulations 2001

Amendment of the principal Regulations

4.—(1) The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (2) to (6) of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 4 (claims for slaughter premium)—

(a) paragraph (3) shall be deleted; and

(b) the following paragraph shall be substituted for paragraph (4)—

“(3) A claim submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) may be in respect of any number of premium calves or premium adult animals, as the case may be.”

(3) In regulation 6 (limit on number of claims)—

(a) in paragraph (b), after the words “premium adult animals”, “; and” shall be deleted; and

(b) paragraph (c) shall be deleted.

(4) In regulation 8 (overgrazing), the following paragraph shall be substituted for paragraph (5)—

“(5) The provisions referred to in paragraphs (3) and (4) are—

(a) regulation 12 of the Beef Special Premium Regulations 2001(1);

(b) regulation 5 of the Suckler Cow Premium Regulations 2001(2);

(c) regulation 3A of the Sheep Annual Premium Regulations 1992(3); and

(d) regulation 10 of the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1999(4).”.

(5) In regulation 9 (unsuitable supplementary feeding methods), the following paragraph shall be substituted for paragraph (3)—

“(3) The provisions referred to in paragraph (2) are—

(a) regulation 13 of the Beef Special Premium Regulations 2001;

(b) regulation 6 of the Suckler Cow Premium Regulations 2001;

(c) regulation 3B of the Sheep Annual Premium Regulations 1992; and

(d) regulation 8(3) of the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1999.”.

(6) In regulation 13 (application for registration)—

(a) in paragraph (1), the words “premium calves, or premium adult animals, or premium animals generally” shall be substituted for the words “premium animals other than premium calves, or premium calves, or both”; and

(b) in paragraph (2)(g)(i), the words “premium adult animals” shall be substituted for the words “premium animals other than premium calves”.

(1)

S.I. 2001/2503.

(2)

S.I. 2001/1370.

(3)

S.I. 1992/2677, as amended by 1994/2741, 1995/2779, 1996/49, 1997/2500, 2000/2573 and 2001/281.

(4)

S.I. 1999/3316.