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  • Closed consultation Consultation on the distribution of the Milk Marketing Board's residual funds

    Topics:
    • Food, 
    • Dairy farming

    Consultation closed Consultation opened 13 August 2024, 12.00 pm and closed 8 October 2024, 5.00 pm

    Summary

    The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs is carrying out targeted stakeholder engagement with stakeholders within the dairy sector to seek views on how to dispose of the assets of the Residual Milk Marketing Board (RMMB), totalling £76,882.60, which have been held by the Department since the dissolution of the Board.

    Documents

    • Distribution of the residual Milk Marketing Board legacy assets ~ Stakeholder Engagement Letter Microsoft Word (375 KB)
    • Distribution of the residual Milk Marketing Board legacy assets ~ Post-Engagement Stakeholder Letter Microsoft Word (380 KB)
    • Equality Screen - Distribution of the residual Milk Marketing Board legacy assets Microsoft Word (290 KB)
    • Rural Needs Impact Assessment (RNIA) - Distribution of the residual Milk Marketing Board legacy assets Microsoft Word (678 KB)

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    Consultation description

    This consultation is now closed.
    The outcome of the Consultation is attached above, see: Distribution of the residual Milk Marketing Board legacy assets ~ Post-Engagement Stakeholder Letter

    The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs is carrying out targeted stakeholder engagement with stakeholders within the dairy sector to seek views on how to dispose of the assets of the Residual Milk Marketing Board (RMMB), totalling £76,882.60, which have been held by the Department since the dissolution of the Board.

    On 1 March 1995 the Milk Marketing Board for Northern Ireland ceased trading. The Residual Milk Marketing Board (RMMB) remained in place to deal with outstanding matters and was dissolved on 1 August 2004. The Department has held the assets transferred from the RMMB and, in line with legislation, must consult on who the beneficiaries should be. The Milk Marketing Board (Residuary Functions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995, amended by the Milk Marketing Board (Residuary Functions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002, stipulate that the beneficiaries of the residual assets must be;

    (i) A corporate body or organisation connected with milk production in Northern Ireland; or

    (ii) A corporate body or organisation beneficial to relevant producers or to persons engaged in the production of milk in Northern Ireland.

    Comments on this consultation, or on related issues as referred to in the stakeholder letter, can be sent to: marketing.standards@daera-ni.gov.uk

    Ways to respond

    Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.

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