The Sheep Annual Premium and Suckler Cow Premium Quotas Regulations 1993

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“Commission Regulation 3567/92” means Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3567/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the individual limits, national reserves and transfer of rights provided for in Articles 5a to 5c of Council Regulation 3013/89(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1199/93(2);

“Commission Regulation 3886/92” means Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium schemes provided for in Council Regulation 805/68(3), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 538/93(4);

“the Community legislation” means Articles 5a and 5b of Council Regulation 3013/89, Commission Regulation 3567/92, Articles 4d to 4h of Council Regulation 805/68, and Articles 22 to 40 and, so far as they relate to suckler cow premium, 41 to 45 of Commission Regulation 3886/92;

“Council Regulation 805/68” means Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(5), as amended, so far as is relevant to these Regulations, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2066/92(6) and Council Regulation (EEC) No 125/93(7).

“Council Regulation 3013/89” means Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat(8), as amended, so faras is relevant to these Regulations, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2069/92(9);

“holding” has the same meaning as in—

(a)

Article 1(3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3493/90 laying down general rules for the grant of premiums to sheepmeat and goatmeat producers(10) in so far as these Regulations relate to sheep annual premium quota, and

(b)

Article 4a of Council Regulation 805/68 in so far as these Regulations relate to suckler cow premium quota;

“lease” means—

(a)

a temporary lease under Article 5a(4)(d) of Council Regulation 3013/89 in so far as these Regulations relate to sheep annual premium quota, and

(b)

a temporary transfer under Article 4e(3) of Council Regulation 805/68 in so far as these Regulations relate to suckler cow premium quota,

and “lessor” shall be construed accordingly;

“the Minister” means—

(a)

in relation to England, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,

(b)

in relation to Wales or Scotland, the Secretary of State, and

(c)

in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland;

“national reserve” means—

(a)

the national reserve of quota established under Article 5b of Council Regulation 3013/89 in so far as these Regulations relate to sheep annual premium quota, and

(b)

the national reserve of quota established under Article 4f of Council Regulation 805/68 in so far as these Regulations relate to suckler cow premium quota;

“producer” has the same meaning as in—

(a)

Article 1(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3493/90 laying down general rules for the grant of premiums to sheepmeat and goatmeat producers in so far as these Regulations relate to sheep annual premium quota, and

(b)

Article 4a of Council Regulation 805/68 in so far as these Regulations relate to suckler cow premium quota;

“quota” means the right to sheep annual premium up to the individual limit established under Article 5a of Council Regulation 3013/89 and the right to suckler cow premium up to the individual ceiling established under Article 4d of Council Regulation 805/68;

“quota register” means the register prepared and maintained under regulation 14;

“sensitive zones” means the sensitive zones specified in the Schedule to these Regulations, and a reference to a numbered sensitive zone is a reference to the sensitive zone so numbered in that Schedule;

“sheep annual premium” means the premium granted under Article 5 of Council Regulation 3013/89;

“suckler cow premium” means the premium granted under Article 4d of Council Regulation 805/68;

“transfer”, in relation to quota, means—

(a)

a transfer of quota under Article 5a(4)(b) of Council Regulation 3013/89 in so far as these Regulations relate to sheep annual premium quota, and

(b)

a transfer of quota under Article 4e(1) of Council Regulation 805/68 in so far as these Regulations relate to suckler cow premium quota,

but does not include a lease, and “transferor” and “transferee” shall be construed accordingly.

(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation so numbered in these Regulations.

(1)

OJ No. L362, 11.12.92, p.41, as read with the corrigenda at OJ No. L6, 12.1.93, p.16.

(2)

OJ No. L122, 18.5.93, p.26.

(3)

OJ No. L391, 31.12.92, p.20.

(4)

OJ No. L57, 10.3.93, p.19.

(5)

OJ No. L148, 28.6.68, p.24 (OJ/SE 1968(I) p.187).

(6)

OJ No. L215, 30.7.92, p.49.

(7)

OJ No. L18, 27.1.93, p.1.

(8)

OJ No. L289, 7.10.89, p.1.

(9)

OJ No. L215, 30.7.92, p.59.

(10)

OJ No. L337, 4.12.90, p.7, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.