The Scottish Milk Marketing Scheme (Consolidation) Approval Order 1989

Provisions for the purchase and sale of milk, the production of commodities therefrom, and for other matters

15.  The Board shall have power—

(a) to buy milk and to produce any of the commodities as listed in section 24(6), and to sell, grade, pack, store, adapt for sale, insure, advertise and transport milk and any of the commodities referred to in section 24(6);

(b) (i) to buy from a board administering any corresponding scheme (within the meaning of section 7(4) of the Act) any milk, the marketing of which is regulated by that scheme, and produce from milk so bought any of the commodities referred to in paragraph (a) hereof;

(ii) to sell, grade, pack, store, adapt for sale, insure, advertise and transport any milk or commodities referred to in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; and

(iii) to exercise as agents for a board administering any corresponding scheme any power of that board to deal in any manner mentioned in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph with any milk, the marketing of which is regulated by that scheme;

(c) subject to section 24 to determine, for such period as may be fixed by the Board on the occasion of each determination, the description (being a description authorised by the Milk and Dairies (Scotland) Acts 1914 to 1949(1), or by any order or regulation made thereunder) of milk which may be sold by registered producers, the price at, below or above which, the terms on which, and the persons to or through the agency of whom, milk of any such description as aforesaid or any quantity thereof may be sold by the Board or by registered producers through the Board or otherwise, and to determine different prices and terms for different classes of sale. Provided that the Board shall not recall for sale for liquid consumption milk which has been allocated to buyers if such milk, whether in unprocessed or processed form, is intended by the buyers for export outside the United Kingdom;

(d) to determine from time to time the place or places at or to which delivery of milk produced by any registered producer shall be made;

(e) to manufacture or acquire (whether by purchase or lease) and to sell or let for hire to registered producers and other persons anything (whether heritable or moveable, real or personal) required for the production, grading, packing, storing, adaptation for sale, transport or sale of milk. Provided that any such thing sold or let for hire shall be sold or let for hire primarily in such circumstances as to be likely to be utilised mainly by registered producers or in connection with milk produced by them;

(f) to co-operate with any person in doing anything which the Board are empowered to do in virtue of paragraphs (a) and (g) hereof, and to do anything calculated to procure, promote or facilitate the doing by any other person of such things;

(g) to encourage, promote or conduct agricultural co-operation, research and education in furtherance of the efficient production and marketing of milk and commodities derived from milk, and to devote such sums of money for these purposes as the Board may from time to time determine;

(h) to deal in any way with any kind of livestock which the Board may require for the purposes of the Scheme;

(i) to sell semen and to provide a service of artificial insemination of cattle owned by registered producers or other persons;

(j) to make payments or provide financial guarantees to any persons in respect of the performance by them of such functions as in the opinion of the Board assist or may assist in the efficient distribution, sale or use of milk, or the efficient manufacture, distribution, sale or use of any commodity referred to in paragraph (a) hereof, and to enter into agreements with any such persons as to the terms and conditions on which such payments shall be made or guarantees provided; and

(k) to do all such other things as are incidental to or consequential on the powers conferred on the Board by the provisions of the Scheme.

(1)

1914 c. 46, 1922 c. 54, 1934 c. 51, 1949 c. 34