S.I. No. 197/1983 - European Communities (Retirement of Farmers) Regulations, 1983.

S.I. No. 197 of 1983.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (RETIREMENT OF FARMERS) REGULATIONS, 1983.

I, AUSTIN DEASY, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive No. 72/160/EEC of 17 April 1972¹, hereby make the following Regulations:—

¹O.J. No. L 96/9, 23.4.72.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Retirement of Farmers) Regulations, 1983.

2. These Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of May, 1983.

3. The European Communities (Retirement of Farmers) Regulations, 1974 ( S.I. No. 116 of 1974 ), are hereby amended—

( a ) by the substitution of "£2,268" for "£2,016" (inserted by the European Communities (Retirement of Farmers) Regulations, 1982 ( S.I. No. 225 of 1982 )) and "£1,512" for "£1,344" (inserted by the said European Communities (Retirement of Farmers) Regulations, 1982), in Article 7 of the Scheme set out in the Schedule to the said Regulations, and

( b ) by the substitution of "£1,512" for "£1,344" (inserted by the said European Communities (Retirement of Farmers) Regulations, 1982) in Article 8 of the said Scheme.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 12th day of July, 1983.

AUSTIN DEASY,

Minister for Agriculture.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

Article 13 of the Farmers' Retirement Scheme provides that the annuity payable under the Scheme may be increased from time to time to take account of any increase in the Consumer Price Index. These Regulations increase the amount of the annuity from £2,016 to £2,268 for a married person whose spouse is alive and from £1,344 to £1,512 for a single person, widow or widower with effect from 1st May, 1983.