S.I. No. 143/1971 - Wool Marketing Regulations, 1971.

S.I. No. 143 of 1971.

WOOL MARKETING REGULATIONS, 1971.

I, JAMES GIBBONS, Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 11 and 21 of the Wool Marketing Act, 1968 (No. 26 of 1968), hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Wool Marketing Regulations, 1971.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 3rd day of May, 1971.

3. (1) Subject to Regulations 4 and 5 of these Regulations, fleece wool shall be purchased only on the graded basis specified in paragraph (2) of this regulation and in whole fleeces that are Class A fleeces, Class B fleeces or Class C fleeces.

(2) The graded basis referred to in paragraph (1) of this regulation is one which is either

(a) that specified in the Table to this regulation, or

(b) a graded basis which is both as detailed and as comprehensive as, and the scheme of which is analogous to, that so specified.

(3) In these Regulations

"Class A fleeces" means fleeces of wool which are free from branding fluid, raddle or artificial staining agent and which are not tied with material other than strands of the fleece, are not contaminated with moiety, do not contain oddments, are not decomposed and do not require drying;

"Class B fleeces" means fleeces of wool which contain only so much branding fluid or raddle as is necessary for branding and which are otherwise similar to Class A fleeces;

"Class C fleeces" means fleeces of wool which do not require drying and which are not decomposed but from which daggings have to be removed in accordance with a purchase agreement or which have one or more of the following defects, namely

(i) they are tied with material other than strands of the fleece itself,

(ii) they contain oddments,

(iii) they are branded other than with branding fluid or raddle or are artificially stained with bloom dip,

(iv) they contain more branding fluid or raddle than is necessary for branding,

(v) they are contaminated with moiety;

"oddments" in relation to a fleece means wool other than wool forming part of the fleece.

TABLE

		Characteristics of Fleece
Ref. No.	Grade of Fleece Wool	Degree of Fineness	Staple Length	Degree of Lustre	Colour
1.	Down and Down Cross	Bradford Count 56/58	Full Fleece	None	Free from grey and black fibres
2.	Pick and Super	" "54/58	Full Fleece	None	ditto.
3.	Super Selected	" "50/54	Full Fleece	None	ditto.
4.	Deeps	" "48/50	Full Fleece	None	ditto.
5.	Leicesters	" "48/54	Full Fleece	Semi-bright	ditto.
6.	Lincoln and Leicester Cross	" "44/50	Full Fleece	Semi-bright	ditto.
7.	Blackface Mountain Cross	Irregular	Full Fleece	None	ditto.
8.	Fine Cheviot	Bradford Count 50/56	Full Fleece	None	ditto
9.	2^nd Cheviot	" "46/50	Full Fleece	None	ditto.
10.	Deep Selected Blackface	Very coarse fibre and broad staple	Min. 8" (20 cm.)	None	Almost free from black fibres and kemp
11.	Medium Blackface	Coarse fibre and moderately broad staple	Min. 6" (15 cm.)	None	Almost free from black fibres and kemp..
12.	Short Fine White Blackface	Moderately coarse fibre with a fine bottom	Full Fleece	None	Free or almost free from black fibres and with some kemp present
13.	Blackface Lamb	Irregular	Irregular	None	With grey and kempy fibres
14.	Blackface 2^nd Shear	Irregular	Irregular	None	With black fibres and kemp
		Faults in Fleece
		The ends of the fibres of fleece have become matted together on the flesh side presenting a
15.	Matts or Cotts	felted appearance
16.	Winter Stain	Fleece shows a bright yellow colour that will not scout out
17.	Blue, Rubby or Peaty	Fleece contaminated with peat
18.	Heavy Arable	Fleece has a high proportion of soil, earth or sand
19.	Fine Grey	Fleece has grey or black fibres, but otherwise matches the fleeces described opposite reference numbers 1, 2 or 3
20.	Crossbred Grey	Fleece has grey or black fibres, but otherwise matches the fleeces described opposite reference numbers 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9
21.	Grey Blackface	Fleeces with more black fibres and kemp than the fleeces described opposite reference numbers 10, 11, or 12 but which otherwise match any of the fleeces so described
22.	Dark Grey Blackface	Fleeces which match the fleeces described opposite reference numbers 10, 11 or 12 but which have heavy black and kempy fibres
In determining the grade of a particular fleece, being a grade specified above, regard shall be had to the characteristics or faults specified in this Table opposite the mention of the grade.

4. The price payable to a producer at any time for a Class A fleece shall be not less than lp per lb. more than the price payable to a producer at that time for a Class B fleece of the same grade.

5. The price payable to a producer at any time for a Class C fleece shall be the price payable at that time to a producer for a Class B fleece of the same grade reduced for each defect in the fleece specified in column (1) of the Table to this regulation by the amount specified in column (2) of the Table opposite the mention of the defect in the said column (1).

TABLE

(1)	(2)
Description of Class C Fleece	Reduction in Price
Class C fleeces tied with material (including twine) other than strands of the fleece itself	7p per fleece
Class C fleeces from which daggings have had to be removed by the purchaser in accordance with a purchase agreement	1p per lb. (including daggings)
Class C fleeces with oddments wrapped inside	1p per lb. (including oddments)
Class C fleeces which are branded other than with branding fluid or raddle or which are artificially stained with bloom dip	4p per lb.
Class C fleeces having branding fluid or raddle the removal of which would require more than one scouring process	1p per lb.
Class C fleeces containing moiety :
(a) in case the moiety can readily be removed, and	1p per lb.
(b) in any other case	2p per lb.

6. Whenever wool is sold by a producer to a registered buyer the registered buyer shall supply to the producer a statement by him containing the following particulars, namely

(a) the quantity of wool sold and in case the wool is not all of the same grade the quantity sold of and the total amount paid for wool of each grade, and

(b) the price or prices per lb. at which the wool was sold by the producer and in case the wool is sold at more than one price the quantity of wool sold at each price.

7. (1) Every registered buyer shall post and keep posited, in accordance with section 21 (2) of the Wool Marketing Act, 1968 (No. 26 of 1968), notice of the prices he is currently offering for the purchase of wool.

(2) In case a registered buyer is buying wool on a graded basis other than that specified in the Table to Regulation 3 of these Regulations, he shall post and keep posted, in accordance with paragraph (3) of this regulation, notice of the graded basis on which he is currently buying.

(3) The notice mentioned in paragraph (2) of this regulation shall

(a) contain particulars of the relevant graded basis which particulars shall be set out in a format similar, or substantially similar, to that of the Table to Regulation 3 of these Regulations,

(b) be posted prominently in the premises in relation to which the person is registered in the register,

(c) be in such characters and in such position or positions that it may be conveniently read by any person who is in the premises for business purposes.

8. The Wool Marketing Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 86 of 1970 ) are hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 8th day of April, 1971.

(Signed) JAMES GIBBONS,

Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations prescribe 22 grades of wool as the minimum basis to be used by buyers in purchasing fleece wool and the price increase or reduction to be applied by the buyer to take account of specified qualities or faults in presentation in the wool. They also prescribe that buyers display at their premises the various prices they are offering for wool and for the supply to the producer by the buyer of a statement containing particulars of the wool purchased.