European Communities (General Authorisations For Exports of Agricultural Products) Regulations, 1992.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (General Authorisations for Exports of Agricultural Products) Regulations, 1992.
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1992.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations—
"the 1947 Act" means the Agricultural and Fishery Products (Regulation of Export) Act, 1947 (No. 18 of 1947);
"the 1966 Act" means the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (No. 6 of 1966);
(1) O.J. No. L148 of 28.6.1968, p. 13.
(2) O.J No. L148 of 28.6.1968, p. 24.
(3) O.J No. L282 of 1.11.1975, p. 1.
(4) O.J No. L282 of 1.11.1975, p. 49.
(5) O.J No. L282 of 1.11.1975, p. 77.
(6) O.J No. L289 of 7.10.1989, p. 1.
(7) O.J No. L324 of 27.12.1989, p. 25.
(8) O.J No. L395 of 30.12.1989, p. 13.
(9) O.J No. L224 of 18.8.1990, p. 29.
"authorised person" means—
(i) a person who stands for the time being appointed under Regulation 8 (1) of these Regulations,
(ii) an inspector within the meaning of the 1966 Act;
"General Authorisation" has the meaning assigned to it by Regulation 3 of these Regulations;
"goods" means animals or poultry or other agricultural product;
"the Minister" means the Minister for Agriculture and Food;
"portal supervisor" means a person who stands for the time being appointed under Regulation 8 (2) of these Regulations.
(2) Except where the context otherwise requires, a word or expression, other than a word or expression to which a particular meaning is assigned by paragraph (1) of this Regulation, that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the 1947 or 1966 Acts has the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the 1947 or 1966 Acts.
(3) Any reference in these Regulations to an Order made under the 1966 Act includes a reference to an Order continued in force by section 10 of that Act.
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paragraphs: (1) Where there is for the time being in force any Order made under the 1947 or 1966 Acts which prohibits, except under licence, the exportation of goods, the Minister may issue an authorisation under this Regulation (which authorisation is referred to elsewhere in these Regulations as a "General Authorisation") applying to the goods to which the Order relates.
(2) The Minister may attach conditions to any General Authorisation issued by him, vary such conditions or revoke the authorisation.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (2) of this Regulation, a condition attached to a General Authorisation may—
( a ) require that certificates or declarations (including statutory declarations) specified in the condition shall be presented in the manner described in Regulation 6 (2) (e) of these Regulations on the exportation of goods to which the Authorisation applies;
( b ) require that any certificate or declaration specified in the conditions shall be in a form so specified;
( c ) require that any certificate or declaration shall contain particulars so specified;
( d ) specify the country or countries, territory or territories or part or parts of any such country or countries, territory or territories to which such goods to which the authorisation applies may, and may only, be exported.
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paragraphs: (1) The Minister shall, as soon as may be after a General Authorisation is issued, varied or revoked, cause to be published in Iris OifigiÃºil notice of such issue, variation or revocation, together with a statement indicating where copies of the Authorisation, variation or revocation may be obtained.
(2) A General Authorisation (or a variation or revocation thereof), shall not come into effect until the date of publication of the issue of Iris OifigiÃºil in which the relevant notice is published.
(3) A General Authorisation shall specify the Order or Orders under the 1947 or 1966 Acts to which it relates together with the goods to which it applies.
(4) The Minister shall assign to each General Authorisation issued by him and to each variation thereof a number as of the year in which it is so issued or varied.