Cap. 447 Art. 9Operational fund.

(1) Producer organisations setting up an operational fund may apply to the Director, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, for financial assistance.

(2) The operational fund referred to in subarticle (1) may be applied, by producer organisations, for the financing of market withdrawals only where the operational programme has been approved by the Director in accordance with article 8(2).

(3) The Minister may make regulations establishing the conditions under which products covered by an operational programme may be withdrawn from the market, and the manner in which products so withdrawn may be disposed of.