The Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations 1997

In forceThis text since 11 Mar 1997law://uk/uksi/1997/733@2026-11-12

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1 · Title and commencement
2 · Interpretation
1. (1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires— • “agricultural area” includes areas used for horticulture, fruit growing, seed growing, dairy
2. (2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
3. (3) In their application to Northern Ireland these Regulations shall have effect with the substitution, for references to the Minister, of references to the Dep
3 · Establishment of quota
4 · Determination of levy
5 · Milk equivalence of dairy produce
1. (1) For the purposes of Article 1(2) of the Commission Regulation (which deals with milk equivalence of dairy produce) the milk equivalence of dairy produce sha
2. (2) The milk to which paragraph (1) relates is milk the fat content of which has not been altered since milking.
6 · Adjustment of purchaser quota
1. (1) Where any wholesale quota is increased or reduced in accordance with the Community legislation or these Regulations, the purchaser quota of any purchaser to
2. (2) On any transaction to which the second sub-paragraph of Article 2(2) of the Council Regulation (which deals with replacements of purchasers and changes of p
3. (3) The statement referred to in paragraph (2)(a) and the declaration referred to in paragraph (2)(b) shall be made in such form as may reasonably be required b
4. (4) Where during a quota year a producer changes from being registered with a purchaser to being registered with any other purchaser— and corresponding reductio
5. (5) Where the amount of wholesale quota available to a producer changes as a result of a transfer of quota under regulation 7, 11 or 13, or as a result of a con
7 · Transfer of quota with transfer of land
1. (1) For the purposes of Article 7 of the Council Regulation (which deals with transfer of quota with a holding when the holding is sold, leased, transferred by
2. (2) The notice referred to in paragraph (1)(a) shall, in the case of a transfer of part of a holding, include—
3. (3) Where there is a transfer of part of a holding—
4. (4) A prospective apportionment of quota in respect of a part of a holding may be made in accordance with regulation 9.
5. (5) No person shall transfer quota on a transfer of any holding or part of a holding in the following cases—
6. (6) Where a transferee fails to submit the notice referred to in paragraph (1)(a) no later than seven working days after the end of the quota year in which the
7. (7) No person shall transfer quota on a transfer of a holding or part of a holding where the transfer would result in an increase or reduction in the total dire
8 · Apportionment of quota
1. (a) in accordance with the agreed apportionment set out in the notice referred to in regulation 7(1)(a); or
2. (b) where there is no such agreement—
9 · Prospective apportionment of quota
1. (1) The occupier of a holding who intends that a prospective apportionment of quota will be applied to it shall submit to the Intervention Board an application
2. (2) A request for a prospective apportionment of quota may be revoked by a notice in writing to the Intervention Board, signed by the occupier of the holding to
3. (3) Where the occupier of a holding requests that a prospective apportionment be made in accordance with paragraph (1)(a), or gives notice in writing of the rev
4. (4) Where there is a change of occupation of part of a holding (other than a change to which regulation 7(5) applies) and within the six months preceding that c
5. (5) Where quota is apportioned in accordance with this paragraph, the apportionment shall be carried out in accordance with—
10 · Notification by the Intervention Board of apportionment of quota by arbitration
1. (1) Where the Intervention Board has reasonable grounds for believing— it may give notice of this fact to the person who submitted the form, or in a case where
2. (2) In any case to which paragraph (1) applies the apportionment or prospective apportionment of that quota shall be made—
11 · Transfer of quota without transfer of land
1. (1) For the purposes of the fifth indent of the first paragraph of Article 8 of the Council Regulation (which permits the authorisation of a transfer of quota w
2. (2) The application referred to in paragraph (1) shall include—
3. (3) The reference to the transfer of quota in sub-paragraphs (c)(ii) and (d)(i) of paragraph (2) shall include temporary transfer under regulation 13 but exclud
4. (4) Where it has received an application under paragraph (1), the Intervention Board may require that the transferor or transferee shall produce such other info
5. (5) Where the Intervention Board approves an application under paragraph (1), the transferee shall, no later than 28 days after the transfer takes place, and in
6. (6) Where a transferee fails to submit a statement in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (5), the Intervention Board shall revoke its approval.
7. (7) Where an application to transfer quota without transfer of land has been approved by the Intervention Board, and the statement required by paragraph (5) has
8. (8) The exceptional circumstances referred to in paragraph (7) are—
9. (9) As provided for in the fourth indent of the first paragraph of Article 8 of the Council Regulation (which provides for the determination of regions within w
12 · National reserve
1. (1) The national reserve shall comprise such wholesale and direct sales quota as is not for the time being allocated to any person, including any quota withdraw
2. (2) The Minister may make allocations from the national reserve in accordance with the Community legislation and these Regulations.
13 · Temporary transfer of quota
1. (1) For the purposes of Article 6 of the Council Regulation (which deals with the temporary transfer of quota), and subject to paragraph (5) below, a producer m
2. (2) The Intervention Board may require a reasonable charge to be paid for the registration of any temporary transfer of a quota, but only if the transfer takes
3. (3) Where there is an agreement to make a temporary transfer of quota under paragraph (1), the transferee shall notify the Intervention Board of the agreement i
4. (4) No producer shall agree with any other producer to make a temporary transfer of quota which would result in a reduction in the total direct sales quota or t
5. (5) Until 31st December 1997, where a producer who holds special quota received under Council Regulation 2055/93, temporarily transfers of any quota held by him
14 · Temporary reallocation of quota
1. (1) For the purposes of Article 2(4) of the Council Regulation and Article 5 of the Commission Regulation (which together deal with the reallocation of excess l
2. (2) This regulation shall apply to—
3. (3) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), a producer referred to in paragraph (2)(b) may be awarded a temporary reallocation of surplus quota for any quota year in
4. (4) Where the notice referred to in paragraph (2)(b)(i) continues in effect or the order referred to in paragraph (2)(b)(ii) remains in force for a period beyon
5. (5) An award under paragraph (3) above shall not be available in the same quota year to a producer who transfers unused quota under regulation 7 or 11, makes a
6. (6) A producer referred to in paragraph (2)(a) above may be awarded a temporary reallocation of surplus quota, for any quota year in respect of which the formal
7. (7) In awarding a temporary reallocation of surplus quota for the purpose of this regulation the Intervention Board shall give priority to the producers referre
15 · Special allocation of quota
16 · Conversion of quota
1. (1) For the purposes of the provisions of Article 4(2) of the Council Regulation (which deals with changes from direct sales to wholesale delivery and vice vers
2. (2) Where a producer wishes to convert quota permanently or temporarily in any quota year, he shall submit to the Intervention Board an application in such a fo
3. (3) The application referred to in paragraph (2) above shall be submitted by the producer to the Intervention Board by—
4. (4) Subject to paragraph (5), where a producer has permanently converted quota in any quota year, he shall not subsequently in that quota year transfer out quot
5. (5) In the quota year commencing 1st April 1997, where the Minister in accordance with section 32(1)(b) of the Animal health Act 1981 has caused animals forming
17 · Representative fat content of milk
18 · Reallocation of quota and calculation of levy liability
19 · Prevention of avoidance of levy
1. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), where in any quota year a producer makes sales or deliveries of milk or milk products from milk produced by any cows and subsequen
2. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply where—
20 · Payment of levy
1. (1) For the purposes of Article 2(3) of the Council Regulation and Article 4 of the Commission Regulation (both of which deal with payment of levy by direct sel
2. (2) Where any part of the levy remains unpaid after 1st September in any year, the Intervention Board may recover from the direct seller or (as the case may be)
3. (3) For the purposes of the third sub-paragraph of Article 2(2) of the Council Regulation (which deals with deduction of levy liability), where a producer makin
21 · Functions of the Intervention Board
22 · Annual statements
1. (1) The Intervention Board may, in respect of— recover a reasonable charge in respect of any visit to any premises which the Intervention Board has reasonably c
23 · Disapplication of enactments
24 · Registers to be prepared and maintained by the Intervention Board
1. (1) The Intervention Board shall—
2. (2) The Intervention Board shall—
3. (3) The Intervention Board shall—
4. (4) For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) above, where a holding comprises more than one dairy enterprise, a direct seller or a producer may, on presenting
5. (5) The Intervention Board may make such enquiries as it reasonably considers to be necessary for the purposes of ensuring the accuracy of the registers which i
6. (6) In this regulation “direct seller” and “producer” include a person who occupies land with quota whether or not that person is engaged in the sale or deliver
25 · Inspection of entries in the Intervention Board’s registers
1. (a) by any person who is the direct seller or producer identified in that entry, or who gives the Intervention Board a statement in writing that he has an inter
2. (b) by a purchaser in relation to a specific purchaser in the register referred to in regulation 24(3)(b),
26 · Obligations of direct sellers and purchasers with respect to registration and deliveries
1. (1) Each direct seller shall register his quota with the Intervention Board.
2. (2) Each producer (as defined in regulation 24(6)) who holds registered wholesale quota (including any producer who has temporarily ceased or who intends tempor
3. (3) Each purchaser shall maintain, in respect of all producers whose register entries include that purchaser’s name on the list referred to in regulation 24(2)(
4. (4) Each purchaser shall amend the register referred to in paragraph (3)(a) on each occasion when, under these Regulations, the equivalent register maintained b
5. (5) Each purchaser shall register with the Intervention Board and shall—
27 · Registers as evidence
28 · Information
1. (1) Each purchaser or producer shall provide such information to the Intervention Board as the Intervention Board may reasonably require in order to perform its
2. (2) Each purchaser shall submit to the Intervention Board on request, in a form from time to time to be determined by the Intervention Board, such statistics an
3. (3) The Intervention Board shall copy such records to each purchaser as that purchaser reasonably may require for the purposes of his registration obligations u
29 · Withholding or recovery of compensation
30 · Powers of authorised officers
1. (1) An authorised officer may, at all reasonable hours and on producing some duly authenticated document showing his authority, exercise the powers specified in
2. (2) For the purposes of this regulation, an authorised officer may enter upon a holding.
3. (3) An authorised officer who has entered upon a holding by virtue of this regulation may—
4. (4) A producer shall render all reasonable assistance to the authorised officer in relation to the matters mentioned in paragraph (1) above and in particular sh
5. (5) In the case of a record or document kept by means of a computer a producer shall, if so required, provide any such record or document in a form in which it
31 · Penalties
1. (1) Any person who— shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or, on conviction on
2. (2) The Minister may, following any conviction under paragraph (1)(b) against which there is no successful appeal, by notice served (within the period of 12 mon
3. (3) The date referred to in paragraph (2) above is—
4. (4) If any person— he shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
5. (5) In this regulation “requirement” does not include a requirement imposed on an authority or a person acting as arbitrator or arbiter, nor does it include any
32 · Confiscation and restoration of quota
1. (1) Within forty-five days after the end of each quota year, each purchaser shall supply to the Intervention Board a list of those producers registered with tha
2. (2) Pursuant to Article 5 of the Council Regulation (which deals with the confiscation and restoration of quota), the Intervention Board shall notify—
3. (3) Any quota withdrawn pursuant to Article 5 of the Council Regulation shall be placed in the national reserve with effect from the beginning of the quota year
4. (4) Any quota withdrawn pursuant to Article 5 of the Council Regulation may be restored to the producer in respect of the holding from which it was withdrawn wi
5. (5) A producer who receives a notification of confiscation under paragraph (2) above shall—
6. (6) Where a producer has notified the Intervention Board under paragraph (5)(b) that he wishes to retain the right to restoration of quota, he may request the I
7. (7) Where a producer has notified the Intervention Board that he wishes to retain the right to restoration of quota and there is a change of occupation of all o
8. (8) Where quota is restored to part of a holding in respect of which an apportionment of quota has been made in accordance with or under paragraph 5(b)(ii) or (
9. (9) Where a producer— the relevant quota shall be taken into the national reserve.
33 · Withdrawal of Special Quota
34 · Dairy Produce Quota Tribunals
1. (1) For the purpose of completing the discharge of any functions exercisable by it under the Regulations revoked by these Regulations, the Dairy Produce Quota T
2. (2) Schedule 6 shall apply in respect of the constitution, appointment of members, remuneration of members, staffing and procedure of Dairy Produce Quota Tribun
35 · Revocation
Schedule 1 · Meaning of community legislation
1. (1) Council Regulation (EEC) No. 857/84, adopting general rules for the...
2. (2) Council Regulation (EEC) No. 764/89, amending Regulation (EEC) No. 857/84,...
3. (3) Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1639/91, amending Regulation (EEC) No. 857/84,...
4. (4) Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1756/93, fixing the operative events for...
5. (5) Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2187/93, providing for an offer of...
6. (6) Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2562/93, laying down detailed rules for...
7. (7) Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2648/93, laying down detailed rules for...
Schedule 2 · Apportionments and prospective apportionments by arbi tration—england and wales
1. (1) Appointment and remuneration of arbitrator
2. (2) Appointment and remuneration of arbitrator
3. (3) Appointment and remuneration of arbitrator
4. (4) Appointment and remuneration of arbitrator
5. (5) Appointment and remuneration of arbitrator
6. (6) Appointment and remuneration of arbitrator
7. (7) Appointment and remuneration of arbitrator
8. (8) Appointment and remuneration of arbitrator
9. (9) Appointment and remuneration of arbitrator
10. (10) Appointment and remuneration of arbitrator
11. (11) Appointment and remuneration of arbitrator
12. (12) Appointment and remuneration of arbitrator
13. (13) Conduct of proceedings and witnesses
14. (14) Conduct of proceedings and witnesses
15. (15) Conduct of proceedings and witnesses
16. (16) Conduct of proceedings and witnesses
17. (17) Conduct of proceedings and witnesses
18. (18) Conduct of proceedings and witnesses
19. (19) Conduct of proceedings and witnesses
20. (20) Conduct of proceedings and witnesses
21. (21) Conduct of proceedings and witnesses
22. (22) Award
23. (23) Award
24. (24) Award
25. (25) Reasons for award
26. (26) Costs
27. (27) Costs
28. (28) Costs
29. (29) Special case, setting aside award and remission
30. (30) Special case, setting aside award and remission
31. (31) Special case, setting aside award and remission
32. (32) Miscellaneous
33. (33) Miscellaneous
34. (34) Miscellaneous
35. (35) Miscellaneous
Schedule 3 · Apportionments and prospective apportionments by arbi tration or scottish land court scotland
1. Part I General
2. Part II Apportionments carried out by arbitration
3. Part III Apportionments carried out by the scottish land court
Schedule 4 · Apportionments and prospective apportionments by arbi tration—northern ireland
1. (1) Paragraphs 3 to 19 shall apply to every arbitration in...
2. (2) (1) Parts I, II and IV of the Arbitration Act...
3. (3) Appointment of arbitrator
4. (4) Appointment of arbitrator
5. (5) Appointment of arbitrator
6. (6) Appointment of arbitrator
7. (7) Appointment of arbitrator
8. (8) Appointment of arbitrator
9. (9) Appointment of arbitrator
10. (10) Appointment of arbitrator
11. (11) Appointment of arbitrator
12. (12) Persons with an interest in the holding
13. (13) Statement of case
14. (14) Award
15. (15) Award
16. (16) Award
17. (17) Reasons for award
18. (18) Reasons for award
19. (19) Reasons for award
Schedule 5 · Reallocation of quota and calculation of levy liability
1. (1) Wholesale quota
2. (2) Wholesale quota
3. (3) Wholesale quota
4. (4) Wholesale quota
5. (5) Wholesale quota
6. (6) Wholesale quota
7. (7) Wholesale quota
8. (8) Wholesale quota
9. (9) Wholesale quota
10. (10) Wholesale quota
11. (11) Direct sales quota
12. (12) Direct sales quota
13. (13) Direct sales quota
14. (14) Direct sales quota
15. (15) Direct sales quota
16. (16) Direct sales quota
17. (17) Direct sales quota
18. (18) Direct sales quota
19. (19) Direct sales quota
Schedule 6 · Dairy produce quota tribunals
1. Part 1 Dairy produce quota tribunals (other than for scotland)
2. Part II The dairy produce quota tribunal for scotland
3. Part III General

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Type: Statutory instrument · UKSI 1997/733
Made by: UK Government (statutory instrument)
Extent: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

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Amended by 14: The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002; The Abolition of the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2001; The Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce (Abolition) Regulations 2001; Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (revoked); Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (revoked); The National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999; The Charges for Inspections and Controls (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (revoked); The Dairy Produce Quotas Amendment (No. 2) (Scotland) Regulations 2000; The Dairy Produce Quotas Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (revoked); The Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2000 (revoked); The Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2000 (revoked); The Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2000; The Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000; The Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) (Time Limits) Regulations 1997
Repealed by 8: The Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations 2002 (revoked); The Dairy Produce Quotas (Wales) Regulations 2002 (revoked); Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002; The Dairy Produce Quotas (Scotland) Regulations 2002; Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (revoked); Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (revoked); The Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2000 (revoked); The Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000
Repeals 1: The Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) Regulations 1997

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agricultural area
includes areas used for horticulture, fruit growing, seed growing, dairy farming and livestock breeding and keeping, areas of land used as grazing land, meadow land, osier land, market gardens and nursery grounds and areas of land used for woodlands where that use is ancillary to the farming of land for other agricultural purposes;
authorised officer
means any person who is authorised by the Intervention Board, in writing, either generally or specifically, to act in matters arising under these Regulations or the Community legislation;
consent or sole interest notice
means a notice, in relation to a holding or part of a holding, provided by the person required under these Regulations to provide the notice, and certifying— (a) either that he is the occupier of that holding or part of a holding and that no other person has an interest in that holding or part of the holding, or (b) that all persons having an interest in the holding or part of the holding the value of which interest might be reduced by the apportionment or prospective apportionment to which the notice relates agree to that apportionment or proposed prospective apportionment;
Council Regulation 2055/93
means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2055/93, allocating a special reference quantity to certain producers of milk and milk products;
cow
includes a heifer that has calved;
dairy enterprise
means an area stated by the occupier of that area to be run as a self-contained dairy produce business;
dairy produce
means the produce, expressed in kilograms or litres of milk (one kilogram being 0.971 litres), in respect of which levy is payable under the Community legislation;
Dairy Produce Quota Tribunal
has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 34;
delivery
has the meaning assigned to it by Article 9(g) of the Council Regulation (which sets out definitions) and “deliver” shall be construed accordingly;
direct sale
means a sale which comes within Article 9(h) of the Council Regulation;
direct sales quota
means the quantity of dairy produce which may be sold by direct sale from a holding in a quota year without the direct seller in occupation of that holding being liable to pay levy;
direct seller
means a person who produces milk and treats or processes that milk into milk or milk products on his holding and subsequently sells or transfers free of charge that milk or those milk products without their having been treated or processed by an undertaking which treats or processes milk or milk products;
eligible heifer
means any heifer, which, at the date of service of a notice referred to in regulation 14(2)(b)(i), was on land subject to the notice and calves for the first time on a day when the notice has effect, or which at the date of the coming into force of an order referred to in regulation 14(2)(b)(ii), was on land designated by the order and calves for the first time on a day when the order is in force;
holding
has the meaning assigned to it by Article 9(d) of the Council Regulation;
interest
includes the interest of a mortgage or heritable creditor and a trustee, but does not include the interest of a beneficiary under a trust or settlement or, in Scotland, the estate of a superior;
Intervention Board
means the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce established under section 6(1) of the European Communities Act 1972;
levy
means the levy, payable under the Community legislation and these Regulations to the Intervention Board and described in Article 1 of the Council Regulation (which deals with the fixing of the levy);
Ministers
means all those to whom the definition of “the Minister” relates, acting jointly;
national reserve
means the reserve described in regulation 12, constituted so as to comply with Article 5 of the Council Regulation (which deals with confiscation and distribution of quota);
occupier
includes, in relation to land in respect of which there is no occupier, the person entitled to grant occupation of that land to another person, and during the currency of an interest referred to in regulation 7(5)(a), the person entitled to grant occupation when that interest terminates, and “occupation” shall be construed accordingly;
producer
has the meaning assigned to it by Article 9(c) of the Council Regulation;
purchaser
means a purchaser as defined in Article 9(e) of the Council Regulation and approved by the Intervention Board pursuant to Article 7(1)(a) of the Commission Regulation;
purchaser quota
means the quantity of dairy produce which may be delivered by wholesale delivery to a purchaser during a quota year without that purchaser being liable to pay levy;
purchaser special quota
means the quantity of dairy produce which may be delivered by wholesale deliveries against producers' special quotas to a purchaser during a quota year without that purchaser being liable to pay levy;
qualifying cow
means any eligible heifer which calves at a time when the number of eligible heifers exceeds the replacement number;
qualifying day
means, in respect of any qualifying cow, the day it calves and each day or part of a day thereafter during which the notice referred to in regulation 14(2)(b)(i) has effect or during which the order referred to in regulation 14(2)(b)(ii) is in force;
quota
means direct sales quota or wholesale quota, as the case may be;
quota year
means any of the periods of 12 months described in Article 1 of the Council Regulation (which deals with the fixing of the levy);
registered wholesale quota
means quota registered in accordance with regulation 24(2)(a);
replacement number
means the nearest integer to 20 per cent of the total number of dairy cows on the land subject to the notice referred to in regulation 14(2)(b)(i), or designated by the order referred to in regulation 14(2)(b)(ii), as at the date of service of the notice or (as the case may be) the coming into force of the order, and where 20 per cent of the total number is half way between two integers the nearest even integer shall be deemed to be the nearest integer;
Scottish Islands area
means any one of— (a) the islands of Shetland;
special quota
means the quota referred to in Article 4(3) of the Council Regulation and in Article 1(1) of Council Regulation 2055/93;
submit
means, in relation to a document submitted to the Intervention Board, the act of sending that document as evidenced by proof of posting or delivery to a courier service;
the 1984 Regulations
means the Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations 1984;
the Commission Regulation
means Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 536/93, laying down detailed rules on the application of the levy on milk and milk products, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 470/94 and as corrected by the first corrigendum at OJ No.
the Community compensation scheme
means the scheme instituted by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2187/93 providing for an offer of compensation to certain producers of milk and milk products temporarily prevented from carrying on their trade and Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2648/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2187/93;
the Community legislation
means the Commission Regulation, the Council Regulation, Council Regulation 2055/93 and the legislation listed in Schedule 1;
the Council Regulation
means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3950/92 establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk products sector, as last amended by Commission Regulations (EC) No. 1109/96;
total direct sales quota
means the total quantity of dairy produce which may be sold by direct sale from a holding in a quota year without the direct seller in occupation of that holding being liable to pay levy;
total wholesale quota
means the total quantity of dairy produce which may be delivered by wholesale delivery from a holding in a quota year without the producer in occupation of that holding being liable to pay levy;
unused quota
means quota remaining unused after any direct sales or wholesale deliveries have been taken into account, adjusted in accordance with Article 2(2) of the Commission Regulation (which deals with the fat content of milk), and “used quota” shall be construed accordingly;
wholesale delivery
means delivery from a producer to a purchaser;
wholesale quota
means the quantity of dairy produce which may be delivered by wholesale delivery to a purchaser (to the extent specified in relation to that purchaser under these Regulations), from a holding in a quota year without the producer in occupation of that holding being liable to pay levy.