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Levy on milk and slaughtered or exported animals.
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2.—(1) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, there shall be charged and levied by and paid to the Minister a levy as respects—
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(a) milk received from a herd for processing by any—
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(i) dairy produce manufacturer or milk pasteuriser,
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(ii) milk bottler or other person by whom milk is for the time being either sold or offered for sale for liquid consumption,
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whether or not the milk so received comes from the herd of such dairy produce manufacturer, milk pasteuriser, bottler or other person,
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(b) any animal slaughtered in premises to which this section applies,
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(c) any animal exported live from the State.
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(2) The amount of levy payable under this section shall be—
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(a) as regards milk, the amount standing for the time being prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph, or, in case no such sum stands for the time being so prescribed, 0.5 new pence per gallon,
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(b) as regards animals slaughtered or exported live, the amount per animal standing for the time being prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph, or, in case no such amount stands for the time being so prescribed, £3 per animal.
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(3) Levy shall not be charged or levied in respect of the same milk more than once.
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(4) This section applies to the following premises, namely:
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(a) any slaughtering premises registered under the Act of 1930,
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(b) any slaughter-house licensed or registered under either the Act of 1847 or that Act as extended either by section 105 of the Act of 1878 or by section 4 of the Act of 1935,
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(c) any slaughter-house owned or provided by a local authority.
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(5) Where regulations prescribing the amount of a levy payable under this section are proposed to be made, a draft of the regulations shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and the regulations shall not be made until a resolution approving of the draft has been passed by each such House.
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