This Act may be cited as the Pig Industry Levy Act 1983.

In this Act—

• “the Commission” has the meaning given by section 1(3) of this Act;

• “the levy fund” has the meaning given by section 1(5) of this Act;

• “the levy purposes” has the meaning given by section 1(3) of this Act;

• “the Minister” and “the Ministers” have the meanings given by section 86(1) of the 1981 Act;

• “pig industry levy scheme” has the meaning given by section 1(3) of this Act;

• “pig product” means any livestock product (as defined by section 25 of the 1967 Act) derived from pigs;

• “the 1967 Act” means the M1Agricultural Act 1967; and

• “the 1981 Act” means the M2Animal Health Act 1981.

References in this Act to sums collected by the Commission in pursuance of a pig industry levy scheme include references to any investments or other property for the time being representing any sums so collected (and references to the payment of or to payments out of such sums shall be construed accordingly).

Subject to subsection (5) below, this Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.

Section 4(4) of this Act extends to Northern Ireland in so far as it applies in relation to returns or information furnished or obtained in pursuance of a pig industry levy scheme any provision of section 24 of the 1967 Act that extends to Northern Ireland.