Written answers
Wednesday, 28 September 2005
Department of Agriculture and Food
Legislative Programme
9:00 pm
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 877: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will provide a list of the Acts or sections or other provisions of Acts coming wholly or partly under the auspices of her Department, or for the commencement of which her Department is wholly or partly responsible, which are not yet in force and which require the future making of a commencement order; if, in each case, it is intended to make such an order; if so, when; the reason for the failure to make such an order to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24904/05]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following schedule.
| Schedule | |||
| Act | Section | Purpose | Comment |
| Veterinary Practice Act 2005 | — | It was necessary to leave an adequate period after the Act became law to enable the new Veterinary Council, provided for in the Act, to be in place on commencement date, and to allow the Council to make the necessary administrative arrangements to facilitate the transition to the new Council. | The Act was signed into law by the President on 12 July 2005 and will be commenced from 1 January 2006. |
| An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act 2004 | 21 & 22 | Section 21 enables the Minister to make Regulations on the method(s) by which the Bord Bia levy on live exports may be paid. Section 22 provides for deletion of the Schedule to the 1994 Act. This schedule sets out the denominations of the pre-paid stamps by which payment of the levy on live exports is currently made. | The Commencement Order will be made concurrently with the Regulations which are being drawn up. |
| An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act 2004 | 24 (a)(ii) | My Department is required to make a Commencement Order to provide for public access to the Register of Potato Growers and Potato Packers. The delay resulted from the updating of the potato growers and packers register. | The Order is expected to be signed shortly. |
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