
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 31st March 2006.
2 
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
3 
The Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 shall be amended in accordance with regulations 4 to 8.
4 
In regulation 16(3) (restrictions on transfer of quota), before the word “quota” there shall be inserted the words “, as unused,”.
5 
In regulation 23(4)(a) (adjustment of purchaser quota), for the words “reach the Department no later than” there shall be substituted the words “be sent to the Department on or before”.
6 
In regulation 33(5) (information)—
(a) for the words “provide the Department with” there shall be substituted the words “send to the Department”; and
(b) for the words “and ensure that the list reaches it no later than” there shall be substituted the words “on or before”.
7 
In regulation 35 (annual declarations and summaries)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(a)—
(i) each time the word “submit” appears there shall be substituted the word “send”; and
(ii) the words “so that the declaration reaches it” shall be omitted;
(b) in paragraph (1)(b)—
(i) each time the word “submit” appears there shall be substituted the word “send”; and
(ii) the words “so that the summary reaches it” shall be omitted; and
(c) in paragraph (2), for the word “submitted” there shall be substituted the word “sent”.
8 
In regulation 36 (administrative penalties)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for the words “and (3)” there shall be substituted the words “to (3)”;
(b) after paragraph (2), there shall be added the following paragraph—“
(2A) Where a purchaser—
(a) sends to the Department a summary of producers' statements required to be submitted under Article 8(2) of the Commission Regulation, which is inaccurate; and
(b) by doing so causes an overstatement or an understatement by him, of deliveries made to him,
he shall be liable to pay to the Department a penalty equivalent to the theoretical amount of levy that would be due on 0.5% of the quantity by volume of milk which comprises the overstatement or understatement.”; and
(c) in paragraph (6)—
(i) after the words “liable to pay to the Department” there shall be inserted the words “if it serves notice”; and
(ii) after the words “reaching the Department” there shall be inserted the words “starting on the thirtieth day after service of the notice”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 22nd February 2006.
David Small
A senior officer of the
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
