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The Quality Meat Scotland Order 2008

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Scope and Interpretation

  4. 3.Establishment of Quality Meat Scotland

  5. 4.Constitution etc. of Quality Meat Scotland

  6. 5.Acting through subsidiaries

  7. 6.Levies

  8. 7.Estimates

  9. 8.Charges for services

  10. 9.Ballots

  11. 10.Who can vote

  12. 11.The result of a ballot

  13. 12.Reports and accounts

  14. 13.Provision of information by Quality Meat Scotland

  15. 14.Provision of information to Quality Meat Scotland

  16. 15.Offences and penalties

  17. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      FUNCTIONS OF QUALITY MEAT SCOTLAND

      1. 1.Promoting or undertaking scientific research.

      2. 2.(1) Promoting or undertaking inquiry– (a) as to materials and...

      3. 3.Promoting the production and marketing of standard products.

      4. 4.Promoting the better definition of trade descriptions and consistency in...

      5. 5.Developing, promoting, marketing or operating– (a) standards relating to the...

      6. 6.Developing, reviewing or operating schemes for the certification of products...

      7. 7.Undertaking the certification of products, the registration of certification trade...

      8. 8.Providing or promoting the provision of– (a) training for persons...

      9. 9.(1) Promoting– (a) the adoption of measures for securing safer...

      10. 10.Promoting or undertaking research into the incidence, prevention and cure...

      11. 11.Promoting or undertaking arrangements for encouraging the entry of persons...

      12. 12.Promoting or undertaking research for improving arrangements for marketing and...

      13. 13.Promoting or undertaking research into matters relating to the consumption...

      14. 14.Promoting arrangements– (a) for co-operative organisations; (b) for supplying materials...

      15. 15.Promoting the development of export trade, including promoting or undertaking...

      16. 16.Promoting or undertaking arrangements for better acquainting the public in...

      17. 17.Promoting or undertaking the collection and formulation of statistics.

      18. 18.Advising on any matters relating to the red meat sector...

      19. 19.Undertaking arrangements for making available information obtained, and for advising,...

      20. 20.Engaging in any form of collaboration or co-operation with other...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      CONSTITUTION, RELATED MATTERS AND PROCEEDINGS OF QUALITY MEAT SCOTLAND

      1. 1.Procedure

      2. 2.Membership of the board

      3. 3.Board members' terms of office and removal from office

      4. 4.Board voting etc.

      5. 5.Board remuneration and allowances

      6. 6.Employees

      7. 7.Reserve funds etc.

      8. 8.Incidental powers

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Levies

      1. Cattle, sheep and pigs

        1. 1.Levy on cattle, sheep and pigs

        2. 2.Basis for calculation of levy

        3. 3.Composition of levy

        4. 4.Deduction of producer levy

        5. 5.Slaughter by non-owners

        6. 6.Failure to hold levy in trust

        7. 7.Maximum rate of producer levy

        8. 8.Maximum rate of slaughterer or exporter levy

        9. 9.Exceptions and reductions

        10. 10.Returns by slaughterhouse occupiers

        11. 11.Payment of levy by slaughterhouse occupiers

        12. 12.Payment of the by exporters

        13. 13.Enforcement

  19. Explanatory Note

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