Transfer of quota without transfer of land
13.—(1) This regulation is subject to regulation 16(2) and (3).
(2) This regulation applies where the competent authorities in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have jointly determined, in accordance with paragraphs (1)(e) and (2) of Article 18 of the Council Regulation, that within each United Kingdom quota region transfer of quota without transfer of the corresponding land is authorised.
(3) A transferee of quota for whom the National Assembly is the relevant competent authority must submit to it a notice of any such transfer within the general quota region in such form as the National Assembly may reasonably require.
(4) The notice must reach the National Assembly no later than 31 March in the quota year in which the transfer takes place and must include —
(a)statements by the transferor and transferee that they have agreed to the transfer of quota, stating the amounts of used and unused quota transferred;
(b)a consent or sole interest notice given by the transferor in respect of the holding from which the quota is to be transferred; and
(c)a statement by the transferee that he or she is a producer.
(5) Where the National Assembly has received a notice pursuant to paragraph (3), it may require the transferor or transferee to produce such other information relating to the transfer, and within such time, as the National Assembly may reasonably require.
(6) In this regulation —
(a)“general quota region” means the United Kingdom other than the Scottish Islands areas; and
(b)“United Kingdom quota region” means a Scottish Islands area or the general quota region.