SCHEDULE 3Levies
PART 5Milk
Levies on milkF121
1
A person who buys milk from a producer or is a direct seller of milk must pay a levy.
2
The levy consists of the milk producer levy.
3
The levy is based on volume and the maximum levy is 0.08 pence per litre.
4
In the case of a person who buys milk from a producer—
a
the buyer must deduct the milk producer levy from the price paid and hold it on trust for the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board; and
b
the Board may reduce the levy that the buyer would otherwise be required to pay to the Board to cover the administrative costs of the buyer in administering the levy.
5
In sub-paragraph (1), “direct seller of milk” means a milk producer who sells milk products or packaged milk made from milk produced on their own holding.