The Sugar Beet (Research and Education) Order 1992

Title, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order, which extends to England and Wales only, may be cited as the Sugar Beet (Research and Education) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 1st April 1992.

(2) In this Order “adjusted beet tonne” has the same meaning as in the interprofessional agreement made on 3rd October 1983, as amended on 1st March 1984 and on 1st November 1987, between British Sugar p.l.c. of the one part and the National Farmers' Union of the other part.

Carrying into effect of the programme of research and education for 1992—93

2.  For the purposes of carrying the programme into effect, contributions towards defraying the amount of expenditure, estimated in the programme to be incurred in carrying it out, to be made by the processors and by every grower of home-grown beet who delivers beet to the processors in the year 1992—93, shall be assessed and shall be collected and recovered as respectively provided in articles 3 and 4 below.

Assessment of contributions

3.  The contributions from the processors and from every grower of home-grown beet who delivers beet to the processors during the year 1992—93, towards defraying the expenditure to be incurred in carrying out the programme for that year shall be assessed as follows:—

(a) in the case of any grower of home-grown beet, the contribution shall be at the rate of 11.0p for every adjusted beet tonne of home-grown beet sold by him for delivery to the processors in that year;

(b) in the case of the processors, the contribution shall be at the rate of 11.0p for every adjusted beet tonne of home-grown beet purchased by the processors in that year.

Collection and recovery of contributions

4.—(1) All contracts made between the processors and any grower for the sale of home-grown beet for delivery to the processors during the year 1992—93 shall provide that the amount of the grower’s contribution assessed in accordance with paragraph (a) of article 3 of this Order shall be payable by the grower to the processors out of any sums standing to the credit of that grower in account with the processors and be deducted by the processors from the amount payable to the grower.

(2) The processors shall pay the proceeds, together with the amount of the processor’s contribution assessed in accordance with paragraph (b) of article 3 of this Order, to the Ministers on or before 30th April 1993.

(3) The amount of any contribution which has not been paid to the Ministers by the date on which it has become due for payment shall be recoverable by them. In witness whereof the Official seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 25th February 1992.

L.S.

John Selwyn Gummer

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

David Hunt

Secretary of State for Wales

25th February 1992