Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977

Contents

Article 1Title and commencement#

This Order may be cited as the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 … Commencement …

Article 2Interpretation#

(1)The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(2)In this Order “the Department” means the Department of Agriculture.

Article 7Forest parks and forest recreation areas#

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Article 8Issue of licences for, and disclosure of returns regarding, slaughter-houses#

(2)An individual return or part of a return made under subsection (1) of section 5 of the said Act of 1953^note may be disclosed to a Department of the Government of Northern Ireland or of the United Kingdom and accordingly … residue amends s.5 of 1953 c.21 (NI)

Article 16Confiscation of potatoes being exported in contravention of Marketing of Potatoes Act (Northern Ireland) 1964#

(1)Where potatoes which are suspected of being sent out of Northern Ireland in contravention of any provision of the Marketing of Potatoes Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 or regulations made thereunder or in breach of any condition of a licence or permit issued under that Act are seized and detained in custody under section 6(1) of that Act the potatoes may be sold and where a person is subsequently convicted in respect of such contravention or breach the potatoes or the proceeds of their sale shall be forfeited and become the property of the Department.

Article 17Contribution payable on pigs sold to Pigs Marketing Board and charge for report and accounts of Northern Ireland Pig Production Development Committee#

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Article 18Amendment of Livestock Marketing Commission Act (Northern Ireland) 1967#

(2)The said Act of 1967 shall cease to apply to pigs and accordingly … residue repeals ss.4 (pt.), 11(pt.) of 1967 c.21 (NI)

Article 20Adaptation of enactments to metric units#

(1)The Department may by regulations subject to negative resolution amend any enactment to which this Article applies—

(a)by substituting an amount, quantity or rate expressed in metric units for an amount, quantity or rate not so expressed; or

(b)by substituting an expression which is compatible with the use of metric units for an expression that has reference to a non-metric unit (for example “acreage”).

(2)This Article applies to the following enactments, that is to say—

(a)the provisions of the Acts mentioned in Schedule 1 which are specified in the third column of that Schedule;

(b)any other provision contained in an enactment (whenever passed), being a provision whose subject-matter is akin to that of any of the provisions so specified.

(3)Any amendment made in an enactment by regulations under this Article shall be such as to preserve the effect of the enactment except to such extent as in the opinion of the Department is necessary to obtain amounts, quantities or rates expressed in convenient and suitable terms.

(4)Before making any regulations under this Article the Department shall consult such organisations as appear to it appropriate as representing any interests concerned.

(5)Regulations under this Article may contain such incidental, supplemental and consequential provisions as the Department considers expedient.

(6)In this Article “enactment” means any provision of a public general Act, of a local, private or personal Act, of a provisional order confirmed by an Act, of a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly, or of any Order in Council, order or warrant (other than an Order made or a warrant issued by a court), scheme, rule, regulation or bye-law made or having effect under an Act.

Article 21Increase of fines#

(1)The enactments specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 (being enactments creating offences broadly described in column 2 of that Schedule) shall each have effect as if the maximum fine which may be imposed on summary conviction for any offence specified in that enactment were a fine not exceeding the amount specified in column 4 of that Schedule instead of a fine not exceeding the amount specified in column 3 of that Schedule.

(2)Nothing in this Article shall affect the amount of the fine which may be imposed on conviction of an offence committed before the coming into force of this Article.