The Gazette 1973

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS European Commun European Communities (Leeds of Perennial Ryegrass and Cereals) Regulation, 1973

ities European Communities (Bacon Levy Periods) Regula- tions, 1973 The Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries has made regulations entitled as above which provide that the period from 1 January 1973 to 31 January 1973 and from 1 February 1973 to 31 March 1973 shall be levy periods for the purposes of Section 34 (4) of the Pigs and Bacon (Amendment) Act, 1939 (No. 35 of 1939), so that a reduced levy may be fixed from 1 February 1973 in conformity with E.E.C. pigmeat regulations. Copies of the regulations may be obtained from the Government Publications Sale Office, G.P.O. Arcade, Dublin 1. Price lp, postage extra. Fish (Regulation of Import) Order, 1973, S.I. No. 26 of 1973 Te Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries has made the above-named Order which removes the quantitative restrictions on the import of fish other than trout or carp imported from countries outside the European Economic Com- munity. Copies of the Order may be purchased from the Government Publications Sale Office, G.P.O. Arcade, Dublin 1, or through any bookseller. Price 2£p, postage 2£p extra. Demersal Fish (Handling, Storage and Transport) Regulation, 1973, S.I. No. 27 of 1973 The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agri- culture and Fisheries has made the above-named Regu- lations amending as from 1 February 1973 the previous Regulations to bring the grading weights of certain species of fish into line with E.E.C. regulations. Copies of the Regulations may be purchased from the Government Publications Sale Office, G.P.O. Arcade, Dublin 1, or through any bookseller. Price 2£ p, postage 2£p extra. Shellfish (Regulation of Export) (Revocation) Order, 1973, S.I. No. 25 of 1973 The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries has made the above-named Order which removes as from 1 February 1973 the restrictions on the export of unprocessed shellfish. Copies of the Order may be purchased from the Government Publications Sale Office, G.P.O. Arcade, Dublin 1, or though any bookseller. Price 2£p, postage 2£p extra. Marriages Act, 1972 Section 2 of the Marriages Act, 1972, validates as to form certain marriages solemnised by religious cere- monial only in Lourdes, France. Such marriages may now be registered in Ireland. Applications for registra- tion (and for certificate of registration) may be made to : Custom House, Dublin 1. District Court (Counsel's Fees) Rules, 1973, S.I. No. 39 of 1973 These Rules, which come into operation on 1st March Continued on page 60 55

The Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries has made regulations, entitled as above, operative from 1 Feb. 1973. These regulations provide for the implementation of certain provisions of E.E.C. directives concerning the marketing of forage crop seeds and cereal seeds as follows : (1) perennial ryegrass seed marketed in Ireland as from 1 February 1973 must be certified seed of varieties registered in the Irish National Catalogue of Agricultural Plant Varieties; (2) seeds of oats, barley or wheat shall not be sold unless they comply with standards prescribed in the regulations; (3) a person shall not engage in the assembly, storage, or processing of seeds of oats, barley or wheat save in premises approved by the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. Copies of the Regulations may be obtained from the Government Publications Sale Office, G.P.O. Arcade, Dublin 1, or through any bookseller. Price 4p. Postage 2£p extra. Compensatory Amounts for Plaice under E.E.C. Regu- lations As from 1 February 1973 compensatory amounts (levies) will be charged on fresh or chilled plaice (ex tariff heading 0 3.01 B1 (o) 1) imported into Ireland. Customs duties at the rates specified in the . Customs and Excise Tariff of Ireland will also be payable on such imports. As from the same date compensatory amounts (subsi- dies) will be granted on fresh or chilled plaice exported from Ireland. The rates of compensatory amounts vary according to the freshness, size, presentation, origin and destin- ation of the fish. Further information on the rates of compensatory amounts and supplies of forms of application for pay- ment of compensatory amounts (subsidies) on exports may be obtained. .. H'o. toners European Communities Act, 1972, European Commu- nities (Fruit and Vegetable) Regulations, 1973 The Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries has made regulations, entitled as above, operative from 1 Feb. 1973. The regulations supplement the E.E.C. regulations concerning compulsory grading standards for fresh fruit and vegetables, by providing the necessary powers for authorised officers to carry out inspection and sampling and by prescribing penalties for offences against the regulations. Copies of the Regulations may be obtained from the Government Publications Sale Office, G.P.O. Arcade, Dublin 1, or through any bookseller. Price l£p. Postage 2£p extra.