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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Requirement must specify purposes for which information may be processed

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Version Superseded: 17/10/2023

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Point in time view as at 11/11/2020.

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Agriculture Act 2020, Cross Heading: Requirement must specify purposes for which information may be processed is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 30 October 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

Requirement must specify purposes for which information may be processedE+W

12(1)This paragraph applies to a requirement imposed under paragraph 10(1) or (2).E+W

(2)The requirement must specify the purposes for which the information may be processed.

(3)Each purpose specified must be in, or covered by, the list of purposes in sub-paragraph (4).

(4)The list of purposes is as follows—

(a)helping persons in agri-food supply chains to—

(i)increase productivity,

(ii)manage risks (including, but not limited to, financial risks, non-financial trading risks, climatic risks, and risks of or from disease or pollution), or

(iii)manage market volatility;

(b)promoting transparency or fairness in agri-food supply chains;

(c)promoting the health, welfare or traceability of creatures of a kind kept for the production of food, drink, fibres or leathers;

(d)promoting the health or quality of plants, fungi or soil;

(e)minimising adverse environmental effects of activities connected with agri-food supply chains;

(f)minimising waste arising from activities connected with agri-food supply chains;

(g)monitoring, or analysing, markets connected with agri-food supply chains.

(5)For the meaning of “agri-food supply chain” (and “person in” such a chain) see paragraph 11.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 5 para. 12 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes and otherwise at 11.1.2021, see s. 57(1)(b)(c)(6)

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