Levy on cattle, sheep and pigs
- Pay levy on slaughtered or exported cattle, sheep and pigs Occupier
Scottish Statutory Instrument
2008
United Kingdom
The Quality Meat Scotland Order 2008
At a glance
What's here
3 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 1
- Occupier 1
- Trader 1
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Any Person also bound by 2337 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
Occupiers also bound by 259 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 2021 39 duties
- Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No. 2) Order 2006 2006 34 duties
- The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 1995 34 duties
- Highways Act 1980 1980 23 duties
- Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015 2015 18 duties
Traders also bound by 826 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 413 duties
- Companies Act 2006 2006 243 duties
- The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 2008 114 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 62 duties
- Building Societies Act 1986 1986 56 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Payment of the by exporters
- Report monthly animal exports and pay levy to Quality Meat Scotland Trader
Slaughter by non-owners
- Charge producer and slaughter levies when slaughtering without buying Any Person
Browse 38 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Promoting or undertaking scientific research.
Promoting or undertaking research into the incidence, prevention and cure...
Promoting or undertaking arrangements for encouraging the entry of persons...
Promoting or undertaking research for improving arrangements for marketing and...
Promoting or undertaking research into matters relating to the consumption...
Promoting arrangements– (a) for co-operative organisations; (b) for supplying materials...
Promoting the development of export trade, including promoting or undertaking...
Promoting or undertaking arrangements for better acquainting the public in...
Promoting or undertaking the collection and formulation of statistics.
Advising on any matters relating to the red meat sector...
Undertaking arrangements for making available information obtained, and for advising,...
(1) Promoting or undertaking inquiry– (a) as to materials and...
Engaging in any form of collaboration or co-operation with other...
Promoting the production and marketing of standard products.
Promoting the better definition of trade descriptions and consistency in...
Developing, promoting, marketing or operating– (a) standards relating to the...
Developing, reviewing or operating schemes for the certification of products...
Undertaking the certification of products, the registration of certification trade...
Providing or promoting the provision of– (a) training for persons...
(1) Promoting– (a) the adoption of measures for securing safer...
Procedure
Membership of the board
Board members' terms of office and removal from office
Board voting etc.
Board remuneration and allowances
Employees
Reserve funds etc.
Incidental powers
Returns by slaughterhouse occupiers
Payment of levy by slaughterhouse occupiers
Enforcement
Basis for calculation of levy
Composition of levy
Deduction of producer levy
Failure to hold levy in trust
Maximum rate of producer levy
Maximum rate of slaughterer or exporter levy
Exceptions and reductions
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Citation and commencement
Scope and Interpretation
Establishment of Quality Meat Scotland
Constitution
Acting through subsidiaries
Levies
Estimates
Charges for services
Ballots
Who can vote
The result of a ballot
Reports and accounts
Provision of information by Quality Meat Scotland
Provision of information to Quality Meat Scotland
Offences and penalties
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