322 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 10 4 FEBRUARY 2010

State Highway 96. Follow State Highway 96 (Glencoe Highway) east to Miller Road then north via Miller Road to Glendhu Road. Then north and east via Glendhu Road, Duthie Road, Copland Road and Reaby Road to meet State Highway 94 near Croydon. Then north-west along State Highway 94 to Mandeville and the corner of Waimea Valley Road.

General Information

1. Any animal moved in contravention of this notice may be seized by an inspector or authorised person and destroyed, treated or otherwise dealt with, if it is reasonable in the circumstances to do so. The Animal Health Board Incorporated may also recover the cost of testing for bovine tuberculosis pursuant to the Biosecurity Act 1993 and the Biosecurity (Deer and Other Testing Costs) Regulations 1998.

2. Failure to comply with the requirements of this notice may result in prosecution under the Biosecurity Act 1993. If convicted, an individual will be liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years, or a fine not exceeding $100,000.00, or both. A corporation convicted of an offence is liable to a fine not exceeding $200,000.00.

Revocation

The declaration issued on 5 February 2009 in regard to movement controls for bovine tuberculosis and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 12 February 2009, No. 16, page 420 and in Rural News on 17 February 2009, is hereby revoked, with effect from 1 March 2010.

Summary of Changes

This declaration has the effect of revoking parts of the following Controlled Areas:

• The Southern North Island Controlled Area from Carterton down to the Tauherenikau River and Martinborough township, and extending east to Wainuioru and Hinakura, and the area of land between State Highway 1 and State Highway 58 (Porirua East/Western Hutt).
• The Marlborough/North Canterbury Controlled Area in the mid-Awatere and North Wairau valleys in Marlborough and between the Ashley and Waipara rivers in North Canterbury.

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New Zealand Meat Board

Meat Board Act 2004

European Union High Quality Beef (1,300 tonnes) Reserved Quota Allowance Applications for 2010/2011 Quota Year

In accordance with the provisions of the Meat Board Act 2004, the Quota Allowance Allocation System in respect of European Union High Quality Beef Tariff Rate Quota, up to 2% of the total quota available to New Zealand is set aside as Reserved Quota Allowance (RQA) for possible allocation to New Entrants.

The closing date for applications from New Entrants is 1 March 2010 for RQA for the 2010/2011 Quota Year beginning 1 July 2010.

Applications must be made in writing on Form 7, section 18 of the Quota Manual (February 2006 edition). Printable copies of these forms are available from the New Zealand Meat Board website at

http://www.nzmeatboard.org/main.cfm?id=33

or by contacting the board directly.

Applications received after the closing date will be regarded as late and will be considered only at the discretion of the board. Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant for completion and therefore risk being received after the closing date.

The applicant must provide:

• a non-refundable New Entrant Application Fee of $2,500.00 + GST;
• a Fixed Participation Fee (refundable if the application is not successful) of $1,000.00 + GST;
• New Zealand Meat Board Export Registration Number;
• evidence of procurement details with accompanying letter(s) of confirmation if applicable;
• evidence of ability to process at an EU Listed Premises or ability to toll process with accompanying letter(s) of confirmation;
• and evidence of marketing arrangements with accompanying letter(s) of confirmation if applicable.

New Entrant applicants for EU High Quality Beef RQA are advised that any New Entrant that has not produced qualifying product by 30 September 2010 shall have any conditional RQA held by the applicant revert to the Board for allocation in accordance with the provisions of the Quota Allowance Allocation System.

Note

• Variable participation fees of $1.20 + GST (per tonne) payable by New Entrant and General Quota Holders will be notified by the board following the annual allocation of TRQ Allowances and are due by 30 June 2010.
• Applications for General Quota Allowance for the 2009/2010 Quota Year close 15 April 2010.

Please direct any enquiries by telephone to Mary Malone on (04) 474 0838.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of January 2010.

D. HARRISON, Quota Manager, New Zealand Meat Board.

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