I beg to move:—
1. That there shall be charged, levied, and paid a levy, at such rates as shall be prescribed by statute or by the Minister for Agriculture under statutory authority, on all cattle and sheep slaughtered in registered premises.
2. That the levy mentioned in this Resolution shall be paid by the person who is registered as the proprietor of the premises in which the animal in respect of which the levy is payable is slaughtered.
3. That the levy mentioned in this Resolution shall commence to be chargeable as on and from such date as shall be fixed by statute or by the Minister for Agriculture under statutory authority.
4. That the levy mentioned in this Resolution shall be paid to the Minister for Agriculture at such times as he shall appoint under statutory authority and shall be paid by the said Minister into or disposed of by him for the benefit of the Exchequer in such manner as the Minister for Finance shall direct.
5. That provision shall be made by statute for the collection and enforcing payment of the levy mentioned in this Resolution.
6. That in this Resolution— the word "registered" means registered in a register maintained by the Minister for Agriculture under statutory authority for the registration of premises in which is carried on the business of slaughtering cattle or the business of slaughtering sheep or the business of slaughtering both cattle and sheep; the word "cattle" includes bulls, cows, bullocks, heifers, and calves; the word "sheep" includes rams, ewes, wethers, and lambs.