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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/30/section/34</dc:identifier><dc:title>Food Act 1984</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to consolidate the provisions of the Food and Drugs Acts 1955 to 1982, the Sugar Act 1956, the Food and Drugs (Milk) Act 1970, section 7(3) and (4) of the European Communities Act 1972, section 198 of the Local Government Act 1972 and Part IX of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, and connected provisions.</dc:description><dc:date>1984-06-26</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2025-09-11</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2025-08-18</dct:valid>
					
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and</Repeal></Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/30/section/34/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/30/section/34/1/b" id="section-34-1-b"><Pnumber><Repeal ChangeId="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53-1752068541335" CommentaryRef="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53" RetainText="true">b</Repeal></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Repeal ChangeId="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53-1752068541335" CommentaryRef="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53" RetainText="true">shall provide for the registration by the Minister of dairy farms and of persons carrying on, or proposing to carry on, the trade of a dairy farmer.</Repeal></Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/30/section/34/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/30/section/34/2" id="section-34-2"><Pnumber><Repeal ChangeId="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53-1752068541335" CommentaryRef="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53" RetainText="true">2</Repeal></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Repeal ChangeId="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53-1752068541335" CommentaryRef="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53" RetainText="true">Regulations made for the purposes of this section may make special provision—</Repeal></Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/30/section/34/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/30/section/34/2/a" id="section-34-2-a"><Pnumber><Repeal ChangeId="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53-1752068541335" CommentaryRef="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53" RetainText="true">a</Repeal></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Repeal ChangeId="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53-1752068541335" CommentaryRef="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53" RetainText="true">for the registration of premises used temporarily as dairies or dairy farms, and of the occupiers of such premises;</Repeal></Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/30/section/34/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/30/section/34/2/b" id="section-34-2-b"><Pnumber><Repeal ChangeId="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53-1752068541335" CommentaryRef="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53" RetainText="true">b</Repeal></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Repeal ChangeId="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53-1752068541335" CommentaryRef="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53" RetainText="true">for the removal from the register of such premises and occupiers at the expiry of the period for which the registration is effected.</Repeal></Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/30/section/34/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/30/section/34/3" id="section-34-3"><Pnumber><Repeal ChangeId="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53-1752068541335" CommentaryRef="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53" RetainText="true">3</Repeal></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Repeal ChangeId="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53-1752068541335" CommentaryRef="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53" RetainText="true">Part I of Schedule 2 has effect, subject to subsection (5), with respect to refusing or cancelling the registration of dairymen.</Repeal></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/30/section/34/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/30/section/34/4" id="section-34-4"><Pnumber><Repeal ChangeId="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53-1752068541335" CommentaryRef="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53" RetainText="true">4</Repeal></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Repeal ChangeId="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53-1752068541335" CommentaryRef="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53" RetainText="true">Subject to subsection (5), regulations made for the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) shall provide in accordance with Part II of Schedule 2 for dealing with the refusal and cancellation of any such registration as is mentioned in that paragraph.</Repeal></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/30/section/34/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/30/section/34/5" id="section-34-5"><Pnumber><Repeal ChangeId="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53-1752068541335" CommentaryRef="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53" RetainText="true">5</Repeal></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Repeal ChangeId="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53-1752068541335" CommentaryRef="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53" RetainText="true">Schedule 2 does not apply to registration in pursuance of regulations made by virtue of subsection (2), or to persons registered or applying to be registered under them.</Repeal></Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-bc2a01ea94b90b502fbe1162a2bd8a53" Type="F"><Para><Text>Act repealed (S.) (16.6.2025) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2024/11" id="cuibfh435-00004" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2024" Number="11" Title="Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024">Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 11)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cuibfh435-00004" id="cuibfh435-00005" SectionRef="section-38-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2024/11/section/38/2">s. 38(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cuibfh435-00004" id="cuibfh435-00006" SectionRef="schedule-2-part-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2024/11/schedule/2/part/1" Operative="true">sch. 2 Pt. 1</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/167" id="cuibfh435-00007" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2025" Number="167" Title="The Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025">S.S.I. 2025/167</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cuibfh435-00007" id="cuibfh435-00008" SectionRef="regulation-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/167/regulation/2">reg. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cuibfh435-00007" id="cuibfh435-00009" SectionRef="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/167/schedule">sch.</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>