Agricultural Produce (Cattle and Milk) Regulations, 1979

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Year: 1979
• Citation: IR SI 160/1979

S.I. No. 160 of 1979.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (CATTLE AND MILK) REGULATIONS, 1979.
The Revenue Commissioners, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 15 (2) (a) of the Finance Act, 1966 , (No. 17 of 1966) as applied by the Imposition of Duties (No. 239) (Agricultural Produce) (Cattle and Milk) Order, 1979, ( S.I. No. 152 of 1979 ) hereby make the following Regulations:—
	1 Short title.	1. These Regulations may be cited as the Agricultural Produce (Cattle and Milk) Regulations, 1979.
	2 Commencement.	2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of May, 1979.
	3 Interpretation.	3. In these Regulations—
"approved" means approved by the Revenue Commissioners;
"Collector" means the Collector of Customs and Excise of the Collection in which the premises concerned is situate;
"Commissioners" means the Revenue Commissioners;
"duty" means excise duty charged under the Order;
"entry book" means any book approved by the Commissioners in which the particulars required by Regulation 5 are to be entered;
"Fresh milk", "live domestic bovine animals ",''milk received at any premises", ''premises'', /"proprietor" "farm holding", "processing" "exporter" and "reactor" have the meanings assigned to them by paragraph 3 of the Order;
"Officer" means any officer of Customs and Excise or any other officer of the Commissioners;
"the Order" means the Imposition of Duties (No. 239) (Agricultural Produce) (Cattle and Milk) Order, 1979;
"return" means the return referred to in Regulation 6.
	4 Licensing of premises.	4. (1) A proprietor shall not receive any fresh milk, or slaughter or cause to be slaughtered any live domestic bovine animals, at any premises unless he is the holder of a licence granted under paragraph 9 of the Order.
(2) Every person required to be the holder of a licence shall apply in writing to the Revenue Commissioners for a licence and shall furnish to the Commissioners such information as they may require in relation to the application and the Commissioners shall, upon compliance by the person with any such requirements, thereupon grant a licence to the applicant.
(3) Where the licence is issued subject to any conditions, the person to whom it is issued shall comply with those conditions.
	5 Provisions regarding entry book.	5. (1) The proprietor of every premises shall, subject to paragraph (3) of this Regulation, /keep in respect of every such premises an entry book in such form as the Commissioners may approve.
(2) The following provisions shall have effect in relation to the entry book required to be kept under this Regulation:
( a ) the proprietor shall keep the book available in the premises so that it may at any reasonable time be inspected by an Officer;
( b ) (i) the proprietor of any premises at which fresh milk is received shall enter in the appropriate colums of the book the following particulars in respect of fresh milk received each day at the premises—
( aa ) the quantity in imperial gallons,
( bb ) the value,
( cc ) the name and address of each supplier,
( dd ) a cumulative total of the quantity received from each farm holding up to 5,000 imperial gallons;
(ii) the proprietor of any premises at which live domestic bovine animals are slaughtered...