The Sugar Beet (Research and Education) Order 1990

Title, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order, which extends to England and Wales only, may be cited as the Sugar Beet (Research and Education) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 1st April 1990.

(2) In this Order “adjusted beet tonne” has the same meaning as in the inter-professional agreement made on 3rd October 1983, as amended on 1st March 1984 and on 1st November 1987, between British Sugar p.l.c. of the one part and the National Farmers' Union of the other part.

Carrying into effect of the programme of research and education for 1990-91

2.  For the purpose of carrying the programme into effect, contributions towards defraying the amount of expenditure, estimated in the programme to be incurred in carrying it out, to be made by the Company and by every grower of home-grown beet who delivers beet to the Company in the year 1990-91, shall be assessed and shall be collected and recovered as respectively provided in articles 3 and 4 below.

Assessment of contributions

3.  The contributions from the Company and from every grower of home-grown beet who delivers beet to the Company during the year 1990 91, towards defraying the expenditure to be incurred in carrying out the programme for that year shall be assessed as follows:—

(a) in the case of any grower of home-grown beet, the contribution shall be at the rate of 9.0p for every adjusted beet tonne of home-grown beet sold by him for delivery to the Company in that year;

(b) in the case of the Company, the contribution shall be at the rate of 9.0p for every adjusted beet tonne of home-grown beet purchased by the Company in that year.

Collection and recovery of contributions

4.—(1) All contracts made between the Company and any grower for the sale of home-grown beet for delivery to the Company during the year 1990 91 shall provide that the amount of the grower’s contribution assessed in accordance with paragraph (a) of article 3 of this Order shall be payable by the grower to the Company out of any sums standing to the credit of that grower in account with the Company and be deducted by the Company from the amount payable to the grower.

(2) The Company shall pay the proceeds, together with the amount of the Company’s contribution assessed in accordance with paragraph (b) of article 3 of this Order, to the Ministers on or before 30th April 1991.

(3) The amount of any contribution which has not been paid to the Ministers by the date on which it has become due for payment shall be recoverable by them summarily as a civil debt.

In Witness whereof the Official seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 28th February 1990.

L.S.

John Selwyn Gummer

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Peter Walker

Secretary of State for Wales

26th February 1990