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Dairy produce tribunals abolished
22/03/2006
Ministers have agreed to abolish the Dairy Produce Quota Tribunals and use instead the non-IACS appeals system to hear any appeals that may come forward relating to the Milk Quota regime in the UK.
The introduction of milk quotas in 1984 created a need for an independent assessment body. The Dairy Produce Quota Tribunals (DPQT) were set up in 1984 to deal with applications for additional quota from producers and special case claims. The Scottish DPQT has been inactive for many years.
There are three tribunals, one each for Scotland, Northern Ireland and England and Wales. Appointments to the DPQT were made at Ministerial level.
The Non-IACS Appeals system has been set up to deal with the schemes specified in the Schedule to the Common Agricultural Policy Non-IACS Support Schemes (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 which also covers milk quotas. In terms of these Regulations the Rural Payments Agency will administer the appeals under the milk quota regulations on behalf of all four administrations of the UK. In Scotland they will be supported by officials from SEERAD. Similar arrangements exist in Wales, England and Northern Ireland.