Pigs and Bacon (Amendment) Act, 1939

Cesser of section 69 of the Act of 1937, and saving for levies under section 70 of the Act of 1937.

57.—(1) No hypothetical price order under section 69 of the Act of 1937 shall be made on or after the transfer date.

(2) Where a hypothetical price order under section 69 of the Act of 1937 was in force immediately before the transfer date—

(a) such order shall for the purposes of section 70 (which relates to levies payable by licensees) of the Act of 1937 be deemed to have ceased to be in force on the transfer date;

(b) any levy which on the cesser of such order becomes payable under the said section 70 shall become payable to the Commission;

(c) the references in sub-section (5) of the said section 70 to the Pigs Marketing Board shall as respects such levy be construed as references to the Commission;

(d) sub-section (6) of the said section 70 shall not apply in respect of such levy.

(3) Any moneys paid to or recovered by the Commission by virtue of this section shall be paid into the Stabilisation Fund.