- Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 1441
The Reporting of Prices of Milk Products (England) Regulations 2005
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| Made | 26th May 2005 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 1st June 2005 | ||
| Coming into force | 1st July 2005 |
The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated[1] for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972[2] in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by that section hereby makes the following Regulations -
Title, commencement and application
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Reporting of Prices of Milk Products (England) Regulations 2005, shall come into force on 1st July 2005 and shall apply in England only.
Provision of information on prices of milk products
2. - (1) A milk processor shall provide to the Secretary of State such information relating to the prices of milk products as she may by notice require for the purposes of Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 562/2005 laying down rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1255/1999 as regards communications between the Member States and the Commission in the milk and milk products sector[3].
(2) The notice referred to under paragraph (1) may require the milk processor to provide the information requested on a weekly basis, and may specify the time, day and format in which the information has to be provided.
Offence
3. Any person who fails to comply with a notice referred to in regulation 2(1) shall be guilty of an offence, and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
Bach
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
26th May 2005
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which come into force on 1st July 2005, make provision in England for the implementation of article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 562/2005 (O.J. No. L 95, 14.4.2005, p.11) laying down rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards communications between the Member States and the Commission in the milk and milk products sector.
Regulation 2 requires milk processors to provide the Secretary of State with such information relating to the prices of certain milk products, as she may require by notice. Failure to comply with such a requirement is an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (regulation 3).
A full regulatory impact assessment on the effect which this instrument will have on the costs of business has been prepared and copies can be obtained from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Area 5d, 9 Millbank, c/o Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR. A copy of the assessment has been placed in each House of Parliament.
Notes:
[1] S.I. 1972/1811, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.back
[2] 1972 c.68. The function of the Minister of Agriculture of making regulations under section 2(2) was transferred to the Secretary of State by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794).back
[3] O.J. No. L 95, 14.4.2005, p.11.back
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