Bovine Diseases (Levies) (Amendment) Act, 1996
What is this act about?
Is éard atá sa dlí seo ná leasú ar an Bovine Diseases (Levies) Act, 1979, agus leasaíonn sé freisin na pionóis a bhaineann le cionta faoi ailt 48 agus 49 den Diseases of Animals Act, 1966.
Who it applies to: Daoine atá ag onnmhairiú ainmhithe beo ón Stát; Daoine cuntasacha a bhfuil dliteanas dleachta orthu.
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What does this act regulate?
- Toirmeasc ar ainmhithe áirithe a onnmhairiú.
- Íocaíocht dleachta ar ainmhithe a onnmhairítear beo ón Stát.
- An dualgas taifid a choinneáil maidir le hidirbhearta a bhaineann le dleacht.
- Cigireacht agus baint taifead.
Who does this act apply to?
- Daoine atá ag onnmhairiú ainmhithe beo ón Stát.
- Daoine cuntasacha a bhfuil dliteanas dleachta orthu.
What are the key points?
- Tá cosc ar ainmhí a onnmhairiú beo ón Stát mura n-íoctar an dleacht leis an Aire nó mura dtugtar urrús leordhóthanach don Aire roimh an onnmhairiú.
- Féadfaidh an tAire íocaíocht dleachta a chur siar ar feadh tréimhse áirithe.
- Ní mór do gach duine cuntasach taifid iomlána agus fíora a choinneáil ar gach idirbheart a dhéanann difear dá dhliteanas dleachta.
- Féadfaidh cigire nó oifigeach údaraithe dul isteach in aon áitreabh chun taifid a iniúchadh agus a bhaint maidir le dliteanas dleachta.
- Méadaítear na fíneálacha do chionta áirithe faoin bPríomh-Acht go dtí £1,500.
- Athraítear na pionóis do chionta faoi ailt 48 agus 49 den Acht 1966, le fíneálacha suas le £10,000 nó téarmaí príosúnachta suas le dhá bhliain i gcásanna áirithe.
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Bovine Diseases (Levies) (Amendment) Act, 1996 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris Oifigiúil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.ie) Translations (Houses of the Oireachtas) Government Publications for Sale EU Law (EUR-Lex) FAQ Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Search Baile Reachtaíocht Achtanna an Oireachtais Ionstraimí Reachtúla Reachtaíocht Réamh-1922 Bunreacht Acmhainní Seachtracha Billí (Tithe an Oireachtais) Iris Oifigiúil Achtanna Athbhreithnithe (CAD) (An Coimisiún um Athchóiriú an Dlí) Liosta Rangaithe Reachtaíochta Aistriúcháin (achtanna.ie) Aistriúcháin (Tithe an Oireachtais) Foilseacháin Rialtais ar Díol Dlí AE (EUR-Lex) CCanna (Ceisteanna Coitianta) Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach Cuardach TitleTeideal Year(s) or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 1996 Bovine Diseases (Levies) (Amendment) Act, 1996 Bovine Diseases (Levies) (Amendment) Act, 1996 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de réir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Open PDFOscail PDF Print Full ActPriontáil an tAcht Iomlán Number 5 of 1996 BOVINE DISEASES (LEVIES) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1996 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section
Section 1
Definitions.
Section 2
Amendment of section 3 (export of certain animals prohibited) of Principal Act.
Section 3
Amendment of section 4 (levy due and payable) of Principal Act.
Section 4
Amendment of section 12 (duty to keep records) of Principal Act.
Section 5
Amendment of section 13 (inspection and removal of records) of Principal Act.
Section 6
Amendment of section 15 (offences) of Principal Act.
Section 7
Alteration of penalties relating to offences under sections 48 and 49 of the Act of 1966.
Section 8
Short title, collective citation and construction.
Number 5 of 1996 BOVINE DISEASES (LEVIES) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1996 AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE BOVINE DISEASES (LEVIES) ACT, 1979 , AND TO AMEND THE PENALTIES RELATING TO OFFENCES UNDER SECTIONS 48 AND 49 OF THE DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT, 1966 . [16th March, 1996] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Definitions.
1.—In this Act— “the Act of 1966” means the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 ; “the Minister” means the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry; “the Principal Act” means the Bovine Diseases (Levies) Act, 1979 .
Amendment of section 3 (export of certain animals prohibited) of Principal Act.
2.—Section 3 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1): “(1) (a) Subject to paragraph (b) of this subsection, the exportation live from the State of an animal shall be prohibited unless, before exportation and subject to such conditions as the Minister may impose, the amount of the levy is paid to the Minister or such security as is, in the opinion of the Minister, adequate for its payment is given to the Minister. (b) The Minister may, subject to such conditions as the Minister may see fit to impose (including conditions in relation to the giving of security for payment of levy), permit payment of levy to be deferred for such period as the Minister may determine.”.
Amendment of section 4 (levy due and payable) of Principal Act.
3.—(1) Section 4 of the Principal Act is hereby amended— (a) by the substitution in subsection (5) of “the Minister” for “the Revenue Commissioners, as agents of the Minister,”, and (b) by the deletion of subsection (6), and the said subsection (5), as so amended, is set out in the Table to this section.
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Amendment of section 12 (duty to keep records) of Principal Act.
4.—Section 12 of the Principal Act is hereby amended— (a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1): “(1) Every accountable person shall, in accordance with such direction (if any) as may be given by the Minister, keep full and true records of all transactions which affect his liability to levy, and, where it is appropriate, his obligations to make reductions under section 9 of this Act.”, and (b) by the insertion of the following paragraph in subsection (3) after paragraph (a): “(aa) any person by whom or on whose behalf an animal is being exported live from the State,”.
Amendment of section 13 (inspection and removal of records) of Principal Act.
5.—Section 13 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1): “(1) An inspector or an authorised officer may, for the purpose of making an enquiry which he reasonably considers to be necessary either in relation to liability to levy, or an obligation to make reductions under section 9 of this Act, of any person, enter at any reasonable time any premises in which the inspector or officer has reason to believe that such person is carrying on business and the inspector or officer may request the production of, search for and inspect any records, books or other documents whatsoever relating to milk or animals and may remove and retain any such records, books or other documents for such period as may be reasonable for their examination or for the purpose of any proceedings for the recovery of levy payable under or by virtue of this Act or for an offence under this Act.”.
Amendment of section 15 (offences) of Principal Act.
6.—(1) Section 15 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of “£1,500” for “£500” in each place in which it occurs in subsections (1), (2), (4) and (5) and the said subsections, as so amended, are set out in the Table to this section.
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Alteration of penalties relating to offences under sections 48 and 49 of the Act of 1966.
7.—(1) A person convicted of an offence under the Act of 1966 for which a penalty is provided for in section 23 of the Principal Act shall, in lieu of that penalty— (a) on summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding £1,500, or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such term of imprisonment, (b) on conviction on indictment, be liable— (i) in case such person is so convicted by reason of his having— (I) in contravention of an order of the Minister under the Act of 1966, interfered with or removed an ear-tag, or (II) altered or falsely made or ante-dated or counterfeited, or offered or uttered, knowing it to have been altered or falsely made or ante-dated or counterfeited, a licence, declaration, certificate or instrument described in section 49 (1) (d) of the Act of 1966, to a fine not exceeding £10,000, or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such term of imprisonment, (ii) in case such person is otherwise so convicted, to a fine not exceeding £5,000, or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and such term of imprisonment.
Short title, collective citation and construction.
8.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Bovine Diseases (Levies) (Amendment) Act, 1996.
Acts Referred to Bovine Diseases (Levies) Act, 1979 1979, No. 26 Bovine Diseases (Levies) Acts, 1979 and 1988 Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 1966, No. 6 Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais