Introductory Text
PART I Eggs
Preliminary
1.Interpretation of Part I
Constitution and functions of Eggs Authority
2.Constitution of Eggs Authority
3.Functions of Authority as to market support
4.Functions of Authority as to market intelligence
5.Functions of Authority as to research and development
6.Functions of Authority as to quality control
7.Other functions of Authority as to improvement of marketing of eggs
8.Functions of Authority as to advertising etc.
9.Conferment of additional functions on Authority
10.Functions of Authority to include power to make certain payments to other persons
11.Functions of Authority in connection with guaranteed prices
Financial provisions as to Eggs Authority
12.Contributions, etc. by Minister
13.Provision for levy
14.Method of raising levy
15.Levy by deduction
16.Levy by scheme
17.Reserve funds of Authority
18.Borrowing powers of Authority
Supplementary provisions as to Eggs Authority
19.Powers of Ministers with respect to Authority
20.Reports and accounts of Authority
21.Disclosure of information
22.Prosecution of offences
Provisions as to guaranteed prices and Egg Marketing Board
23.Amendments as to guaranteed prices
24.Revocation of scheme establishing British Egg Marketing Board
Consumer protection
25.Power to regulate retail sales of eggs
Assistance in sea transport of eggs
26.Assistance for certain transport of eggs by sea
General provision
27.Supplementary provisions as to schemes and orders under Part I
PART II Capital and other Grants
28.Interpretation of Part II
29.Farm capital grants
30.Supplementary provisions as to farm capital grants
31.Amendments as to grants for horticultural improvements
32.Amendments as to grants in connection with alterations of farm structure
33.Miscellaneous amendments relating to amalgamations
34.New provision as to standard costs, etc. for certain grants
35.Termination of grants under Hill Farming Act 1946 s. 1
36.Amendment of Agriculture (Ploughing Grants) Act 1952
PART III Smallholdings in England and Wales
Preliminary
37.Interpretation of Part III
Reorganisation of smallholdings
38.Smallholdings authorities
39.General aim of statutory smallholdings
40.Reorganisation of smallholdings estates
41.Approval by Minister of proposals for reorganisation
42.Subsequent reviews and proposals for further reorganisation
43.Submission and approval of proposals otherwise than in connection with reviews
Management of smallholdings
44.Letting of smallholdings
45.Rent to be charged for smallholdings
46.Equipment of smallholdings
47.General powers of management
48.Acquisition of land for purposes of smallholdings
49.Surplus land held for purposes of smallholdings
Financial aid for smallholdings
50.Grants in respect of certain amalgamations, etc.
51.Increase of certain capital grants
52.Contributions under previous enactments
53.Loans and guarantees by smallholdings authorities
Additional powers of Minister in relation to smallholdings
54.Land held by Minister for purposes of smallholdings
55.Acquisition of land by Minister for purposes of smallholdings
56.Default powers of Minister
General and supplementary provisions
57.County borough councils
58.Accounts and records of smallholdings authorities
59.Annual reports
60.Cottage holdings
61.Special classes of land
62.Provisions as to Wales (including Monmouthshire)
63.Provisions as to regulations
64.Transitional provisions and amendments
65.Commencement and extent of Part III
PART IV Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs
Preliminary
66.Interpretation of Part IV
67.Enforcement authorities and appointment of inspectors and analysts
Obligations relating to material sold and prepared for sale
68.Duty of seller to give statutory statement
69.Marking of material prepared for sale
70.Use of names or expressions with prescribed meanings
71.Particulars to be given of certain attributes if claimed to be present
72.Warranty of fitness of feeding stuff
73.Deleterious ingredients in feeding stuff
74.Limits of variation
Sampling and analysis
75.Purchaser's right to have sample taken and analysed
76.Inspector's power to enter premises and take samples
77.Division of samples and analysis by agricultural analyst
78.Further analysis by Government Chemist
79.Supplementary provisions relating to samples and analysis
Prosecutions under Part IV
80.Institution of prosecutions
81.Offences due to fault of other person
82.Defence of mistake, accident, etc.
Supplementary provisions
83.Exercise of powers by inspectors
84.Regulations
85.Exemption for certain sales
86.Modifications of Part IV in application to Northern Ireland
87.Commencement of Part IV, savings and amendments
PART V Flood Warning Systems in England and Wales
88.Provision of flood warning systems
89.Grants towards cost of flood warning system
90.Contributions by internal drainage boards
91.Supplementary provision and interpretation and extent of Part V
PART VI Flood Warning Systems in Scotland
92.Provision of flood warning systems
93.Combinations of local authorities
94.Arrangements with other bodies
95.Acquisition of land
96.Powers of entry on land
97.Grants towards cost of flood warning system
98.Extent of Part VI
PART VII Miscellaneous provisions
99.Agricultural tied cottages
100.Further provisions as to recovery of possession of redundant farmhouses in England and Wales
101.Further provisions as to recovery of possession of redundant farmhouses in Scotland
102.Registration of notices relating to conditions applied to Scottish cottages under Hill Farming Act 1946 s. 10
103.National Agricultural Advisory Service
104.Financing of agricultural training
105.Amendments of Diseases of Animals Act 1950
106.Eradication of brucellosis
107.Provision for improving marketing of home-grown maize
108.Corn returns
109.Powers of Parliament of Northern Ireland as to injurious weeds
PART VIII General
110.Offences by bodies corporate
111.Expenses and receipts
112.Saving for powers of Parliament of Northern Ireland
113.Short title, construction of references and repeals
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
Provisions as to Eggs Authority
1.The Authority shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession...
2.(1) It shall be within the capacity of the Authority...
3.For the purposes of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1956,...
4.The validity of any proceedings of the Authority shall not...
5.(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a...
6.(1) A member of the Authority shall, if he is...
7.In the case of an equality of votes at any...
8.Subject to paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Schedule, the...
9.(1) The Authority may appoint a secretary and such other...
10.(1) The Authority may appoint such advisory committees as they...
11.The application of the seal of the Authority shall be...
12.In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House of...
SCHEDULE 2
S. 26 of Agriculture Act 1967 as Amended
SCHEDULE 3
Transitional Provisions for Part III
1.In this Schedule " the repeal" means the repeal by...
2.Any land which immediately before the commencement of Part III...
3.The repeal shall not affect the validity of any letting...
4.The repeal shall not affect the operation of any of...
5.The repeal, in so far as it relates to section...
6.The repeal, in so far as it relates to section...
7.The repeal shall not affect any duty of the Minister...
8.The repeal shall not affect the operation of any regulations...
9.Without prejudice to the preceding provisions of this Schedule, in...
SCHEDULE 4
Enactments Amended
SCHEDULE 5
Repeals
PART I
Repeals of enactments relating to capital grants
PART II
Repeals consequential on s. 35
PART III
Repeals of enactments relating to smallholdings
PART IV
Repeals consequential on s. 108
PART V
Miscellaneous repeals