Agricultural Marketing Act 1983

4 Contributions by marketing organisations

(1) Without prejudice to section 6(2) below, any body to which this section applies may make contributions by way of grant or loan to Food from Britain of such amount as it thinks fit towards the expenses incurred or to be incurred by Food from Britain in connection with any of its functions other than the transferred functions.

(2) This section applies to the following bodies, namely—

(a) any board established under a scheme made (whether before or after the coming into force of this section) under Part I of the [1958 c. 47.] Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 or the [1964 c. 13 (N.I.).] Agricultural Marketing Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 or the [S.I. 1982/1080 (N.I. 12).] Agricultural Marketing (Northern Ireland) Order 1982;

(b) the Eggs Authority established under Part I of the [1970 c. 40.] Agriculture Act 1970;

(c) the Home-Grown Cereals Authority established under Part I of the [1965 c. 14.] Cereals Marketing Act 1965 ;

(d) the Meat and Livestock Commission established under Part I of the [1967 c. 22.] Agriculture Act 1967 ;

(e) the Livestock Marketing Commission for Northern Ireland established under the [1967 c. 21 (N.I.).] Livestock Marketing Commission Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 ;

(f) the Apple and Pear Development Council established under the [S.I. 1966/1579.] Apple and Pear Development Council Order 1966; and

(g) the Scottish Seed Potato Development Council established under the [S.I. 1981/1767 (S. 183).] Scottish Seed Potato Development Council Order 1981.

(3) The functions of any body to which this section applies for the purposes of which any person or class of persons is or may be required to make contributions (whether by way of levy or otherwise) to the body shall include the function conferred on the body by subsection (1) above and the provisions of any enactment or other instrument relating to such contributions shall have effect accordingly.