In this Part of this Act " agriculture or horticulture " includes everything included in the expression " agriculture " as defined in section 109(3) of the [1947 c. 48.] Agriculture Act 1947 or, as the case may be, in section 86(3) of the [1948 c. 45.] Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948.

In the last foregoing section " the Ministers " means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, and a scheme under that section may provide that functions under the scheme shall be exercisable by those Ministers separately; and subject to any such provision in a scheme, and except in subsection (9) of that section, that expression in that section shall mean those Ministers acting jointly.

In this Part of this Act, except the last foregoing section, " the Ministers " means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with agriculture in Scotland and Northern Ireland acting jointly.

This Part of this Act extends to Northern Ireland.