The Scottish Milk Marketing Board (Dissolution) Order 2003

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 534

AGRICULTURE

The Scottish Milk Marketing Board (Dissolution) Order 2003

Made

5th November 2003

Coming into force

15th December 2003

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14(5) of the Agriculture Act 1993(1) and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having been given notice by the Scottish Milk Marketing Board(2) (“the Board”) that it has wound up its affairs, after consultation with the Board and being satisfied that the Board has carried out its remaining functions as set out in regulation 4(1) of the Scottish Milk Marketing Board (Residual Functions) Regulations 1994(3), hereby make the following Order:

(1)

1993 c. 37. Section 24(2)(b) defines “the appropriate authority”, in the case of a milk marketing board whose area is in Scotland, as the Secretary of State. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

(2)

The Scottish Milk Marketing Board was established under the Scottish Milk Marketing Scheme (Consolidation) Approval Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1806), as amended by S.I. 1991/1735 and 1992/3142.

(3)

S.I. 1994/2591.