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These Regulations may be cited as the Sheep Annual Premium (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st December 2003.
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(1) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Sheep Annual Premium Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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(1) The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) For regulation 3(2) (application for premium) there shall be substituted the following paragraph –“
(2) A producer who applies for a premium in respect of a given marketing year shall submit his application to the competent authority –
(a) on or after 1st December in the preceding calendar year; and
(b) not later than 6th January in that marketing year or if 6th January is a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday the next following working day.”.
(3) Regulation 4 shall be revoked.
(4) In regulation 9(1) after sub-paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph –“
(aa) fails to comply with a requirement under regulation 5(5)(a) or (c); or”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 27th November 2003.
R. Jordan
A senior officer of the
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
