S.I. No. 410/1979 - Marketing of Non-Eec Fertilisers Regulations, 1979.

S.I. No. 410 of 1979.

MARKETING OF NON-EEC FERTILISERS REGULATIONS, 1979.

I, RAY MacSHARRY, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3, 8 and 11 of the Fertilisers, Feeding Stuffs and Mineral Mixtures Act, 1955 (No. 8 of 1955), hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Marketing of Non-EEC Fertilisers Regulations, 1979.

2. Regulation 2 of the Marketing of Non-EEC Fertilisers Regulations, 1978 ( S.I. No. 248 of 1978 ), is hereby amended by

( a ) the substitution for the definition of

"the Commission Directive" of the following definition:

" 'the Commission Directive' means Commission Directive No. 77/535/EEC of 22 June, 1977¹ as amended by Commission Directive No. 79/138/EEC of 14 December, 1978²;"

¹ OJ No. L 213/1, 22.8.1977.

² OJ No. L 39/3, 14.2.1979.

and

( b ) the substitution for the definition of

"the Sampling and Analysis Regulations" of the following definition:

" 'the Sampling and Analysis Regulations' means the European Communities (Sampling and Analysis of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1978 ( S.I. No. 12 of 1978 ), as amended by the European Communities (Sampling and Analysis of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1979 ( S.I. No. 409 of 1979 );".

3. The Schedule to the said Marketing of Non-EEC Fertilisers Regulations, 1978 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following Part for Part VIII:

"Part VIII

Marketing of Non-EEC Fertilisers Regulations, 1978.

Certificate of Result of Analysis of a Fertiliser other than a liming material

Sample of.....................................................marked..........................................................

received by the Analyst on ..................................from.......................................................

which was taken at the premises of............................................................ ........................

on............................................................ ........., 19 .

This is to certify that the above mentioned sample which was duly fastened and sealed, in accordance with the above Regulations, has been analysed by............................................................ .......................................... under the direction of the State chemist/the Assistant State Chemist* and that the result of the analysis is as follows:

On comparison of the results of the analysis with the particulars accompanying the sample it appears that the particulars furnished—

* are correct, subject to the prescribed tolerance limits

* are not correct, subject to the prescribed tolerance limits, in the following respects:—

This Certificate is given under section 3 (5)* /8 (4) (c)* of the Fertilisers, Feeding Stuffs and Mineral Mixtures Act, 1955, as applied by the above Regulations.

"

* Delete as appropriate. "

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 19th day of December, 1979.

RAY MacSHARRY,

Minister for Agriculture.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Regulations make amendments to the definitions and the Certificate of Result of Analysis of a Fertiliser specified in the Marketing of Non-EEC Fertilisers Regulations, 1978.