S.I. No. 422/2002 - National Beef Assurance Scheme Act, 2000 (Approval) Order, 2002

1. This Order may be cited as the National Beef Assurance Scheme Act, 2000 (Approval) Order, 2002.

2. The period for participants to apply for the grant of a certificate of approval under section 8 of the Act is extended until 31 December 2003.

Given under my Official Seal,

13th August 2002

Joe Walsh

Minister for Agriculture and Food

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

The effect of this Order is to extend the period for participants to apply for approval under the National Beef Assurance Scheme.

I, Joe Walsh, Minister for Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

sections 1

(5) and

8

(1) of the

National Beef Assurance Scheme Act, 2000

(No. 2 of 2000), hereby order as follows