S.I. No. 210/1934 - Dairy Produce (Butter Traders' Records and Returns) Regulations, 1934.


SAORSTÁT EIREANN. STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1934. No. 210.

DAIRY PRODUCE (BUTTER TRADERS' RECORDS AND RETURNS) REGULATIONS, 1934.

WHEREAS it is enacted by Section 3 of the Dairy Produce (Price Stabilisation) Act, 1932 (No. 10 of 1932), that the Minister for Agriculture may by order make regulations in relation to any matter or thing referred to in the said Act, as prescribed or to be prescribed:

AND WHEREAS certain of these regulations relate to matters and things referred to in Section 48 of the said Act as prescribed:

AND WHEREAS it is enacted by subsection (1) of Section 49 of the said Act that the said Minister may by order make regulations in relation to all or any of the following matters, that is to say:—

(a) The returns to be made by manufacturers, purchasers, exporters and importers of butter and other milk products;

(b) the persons to whom such returns are to be made;

(c) the times at which such returns are to be made;

(d) the form in which such returns are to be made.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, SEAMAS Ó RIAIN, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the Dairy Produce (Price Stabilisation) Act, 1932 (No. 10 of 1932), and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling, do hereby order and make the following regulations, that is to say:—

1. These Regulations may be cited for all purposes as the Dairy Produce (Butter Traders' Records and Returns) Regulations, 1934.

2. In these Regulations the expression "the Act" means the Dairy Produce (Price Stabilisation) Act, 1932 (No. 10 of 1932).

3. The Interpretation Act, 1923 (No. 46 of 1923), applies to the interpretation of these Regulations in like manner as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of the Oireachtas.

4. These Regulations apply to every person upon whom a notice has been served under Section 14 of the Act.

5.—(1) Every person to whom these Regulations apply shall keep or cause to be kept the following records, that is to say:—

(a) In respect of every lot of farm butter (being butter upon which he is required, by subsection (2) of Section 14 of the Act, to pay a levy) acquired by him for use in a butter factory or for resale, a record of the following particulars, that is to say—

(i) the date of the acquisition of such lot,

(ii) the quantity of butter in such lot,

(iii) the name and address of the person from whom such lot was acquired,

(b) in respect of every sale by him of farm butter to an authorised person who issues a levy undertaking in relation to such butter, a record of the following particulars, that is to say—

(i) the name and address of such authorised person,

(ii) the quantity of butter sold,

(iii) the date of the sale.

(2) The record required by this regulation to be made of any transaction, shall be made within six hours after such transaction.

(3) Records kept in pursuance of this regulation shall be in such form as to show conveniently and clearly the particulars from time to time required by this regulation to be entered therein.

6.—(1) Every person to whom these regulations apply shall, unless and until he is no longer required to pay a levy under subsection (2) of Section 14 of the Act, make, in respect of every levy month specified in the notice served on such person under Section 14 of the Act, not later than the seventh day after the expiration of such levy month, a return in the Form set out in the Schedule hereto containing the particulars in relation to such month asked for or otherwise indicated in such Form.

(2) Every return under this regulation shall be made to the Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Dublin.

Given under my Seal of Office, this 2nd day of July,

1934.

(Signed), SEAMAS O RIAIN,

Minister for Agriculture.

SCHEDULE.

DAIRY PRODUCE (PRICE STABILISATION) ACT, 1932 .

RETURN IN RESPECT OF THE FOLLOWING PERIOD, VIZ., MONTH ENDED LAST DAY OF........................19......

Name of Butter Trader ............................................................ ..............................

Situation of Premises ............................................................ .................................

.............................. ...................................

(N.B.—Where a Butter Trader carries on the business of buying or selling farm butter on more than one premises, a composite return in respect of all such premises may be furnished provided that the addresses of the various premises covered by such return are furnished with this Form).

Cwts.

lbs.

FARM BUTTER in STOCK at beginning of above period ...

(State quantity whether at above premises or elsewhere).

A. Farm Butter acquired during above period, viz.:—

(1) For use in or resale to a butter factory ... ...

(2) For resale otherwise than to a butter factory... ...

TOTAL ... ...

DISPOSALS during period, viz.:—

B. Quantity sent to authorised persons in respect of which levy undertakings are furnished herewith ... ...

C. Other disposals ... ... ... ... ... ...

Balance in stock on last day of period ... ... ...

TOTAL ... ...

TOTAL

cwt.

lbs.

Total quantity of farm butter acquired as at (A) above ...

Less quantity sent to authorised persons as at (B) above ...

Net quantity on which levy is now payable by me (us) ...

Amount of levy on.........cwt..........lbs. at........per......£  :   :

I/WE HEREBY DECLARE that the information contained in this return is complete and correct to the best of my/our knowledge and belief, and I/We enclose..................for £ : :, in payment of levy as above.

Signature............................................................ ..................................

Date............................................................ ..........................................