S.I. No. 438/1981 - Sheep Dipping (Tests of Dips) (Fees) Order, 1981.

I, ALAN M. DUKES, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3 , 6 , and 35 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (No. 6 of 1966), and the Agriculture and Fisheries (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 31 of 1977 ), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Sheep Dipping (Tests of Dips) (Fees) Order, 1981.

2. Where application is made for approval under the Sheep Scab (Ireland) Order, 1905, or the Sheep Dipping Order, 1965 ( S.I. No. 105 of 1965 ), or under both those Orders, or under the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (No. 6 of 1966), of a sheep dip, a fee of £2,000 shall be paid by the applicant to the Minister for Agriculture in respect of the testing of the dip.

3. The Sheep Dipping (Tests of Dips) (Fees) Order, 1969 ( S.I. No. 245 of 1969 ), is hereby revoked.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The effect of this Order is to increase the fee for testing a sheep dip for approval under the Sheep Dipping Orders to £2,000.