UK Statutory Instrument SI 2024/537 United Kingdom

The Fair Dealing Obligations (Milk) Regulations 2024

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Trader7 Contractor1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties
Contractor — also bound by 173 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.007 Use of a fixed price Regulated
  • Set out fixed-price terms and review procedure in milk contractsTrader
s.008 Use of a variable price Regulated
  • Ensure variable milk pricing follows contract rules and respond to producer price queriesTrader
s.011 Referral of relevant variable price to independent third party Regulated
  • Include third-party verification procedure in milk contracts using variable pricesTrader
s.013 Collection of milk Regulated
  • Include collection and frequency terms in milk purchase contractsTrader
s.015 Notices under a milk purchase contract Regulated
  • Include notice rules in your milk purchase contractsContractor
s.017 Dispute resolution Regulated
  • Include a complaints procedure in your milk purchase contractsTrader
s.019 Termination Regulated
  • Comply with termination notice rules in milk purchase contractsTrader
s.025 Notice of decision Regulated
  • Pay civil penalty or compensation within 28 days of notice of decisionTrader
s.026 Appeals Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Business purchasers and producers can appeal regulatory decisions to the First-Tier TribunalTribunal / Court
19 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement, extent and application
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Requirement to use a milk purchase contract and general provisions
s.004 Format of a milk purchase contract
s.005 Duration of milk purchase contract
s.006 Permitted pricing
s.009 Tiered pricing
s.010 Method and frequency of payment
s.012 Fixed volume contracts
s.014 Force majeure
s.016 Variation of terms
s.018 Cooling off period
s.020 Referral of complaint to the Secretary of State
s.021 Power to impose a civil penalty or require compensation
s.022 Requirement of the Secretary of State to publish guidance
s.023 Notice of intent
s.024 Representations
s.027 Review
s.028 Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

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