Dairy Produce (Price Stabilisation) Act, 1932
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Levy on farm butter purchased by registered proprietors. |
13.—(1) There shall be paid to the Minister not later than the seventeenth day after the date of the passing of this Act by the registered proprietor of every premises registered in the register of butter factories or in the register of non-manufacturing exporters on all farm butter acquired, by purchase, exchange or barter, by such proprietor during the preliminary period for use in such premises or for resale a levy at the rate of twopence per pound. | |
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act there shall be paid to the Minister not later than the seventh day after the expiration of every levy month by the registered proprietor of every premises registered in the register of butter factories or in the register of non-manufacturing exporters on all farm butter acquired by purchase, exchange or barter, by such proprietor during such levy month for use in such premises or for resale a levy at the general rate in force at the time of acquisition. | ||
(3) In this and the next succeeding section the expression “farm butter” includes any imported butter exempt from customs duty under sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Finance (Customs Duties) Act, 1931 (No. 14 of 1931). | ||
(4) The factory butter account shall be credited with all moneys received by the Minister under this section in respect of butter acquired for use in a butter factory and the miscellaneous butter account shall be credited with all other moneys received by the Minister under this section. |