1993 No. 1184

AGRICULTUREGUARANTEED PRICES AND ASSURED MARKETS

The British Wool (Guaranteed Prices) (Revocation) Order 1993

Approved by both Houses of Parliament

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Secretary of State for Wales, and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 1, 11, 35(3) and 36(3) of the Agriculture Act 19571, and now vested in them2, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, with the consent of the Treasury and after consultation in accordance with section 9(1) of that Act with such bodies of persons as appear to them to represent the interests of producers of wool, hereby make the following Order:—

Title and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the British Wool (Guaranteed Prices) (Revocation) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 1st May 1993.

Revocation of Wool Guarantee2

1

Subject to paragraph (2) below, The British Wool (Guaranteed Prices) Order 19553 and the British Wool (Guaranteed Prices) (Amendment) Order 19764 are hereby revoked.

2

Notwithstanding their revocation by paragraph (1) above, the Orders mentioned in that paragraph shall continue to have effect, on and after the date on which this Order comes into force, in relation to any period before that date.

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 29th April 1993.

John Selwyn GummerMinister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Hector MonroParliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office
David HuntSecretary of State for Wales
Patrick MayhewSecretary of State for Northern Ireland

We consent

Gregory KnightTim KirkhopeTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes the British Wool (Guaranteed Prices) Order 1955, S.I.1955/487, as amended by S.I.1976/602, which provided for the payment to wool producers of guaranteed prices for wool under the Agriculture Act 1957. Article 2(2) of the Order provides that S.I.1955/487 and 1976/602 remain in force in relation to any period before the date on which they were revoked.