The Horticultural Development Council (Amendment) Order 2003

The Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales, acting concurrently, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 to 4, 6, 8(1) and 14(2) of the Industrial Organisation and Development Act 19471, and now vested in them2, and with the consent of the Scottish Ministers3, and after consultation, in accordance with section 8(1) of the said Act, with the Horticultural Development Council and with organisations appearing to them to be representative of substantial numbers of persons carrying on business in the horticultural industry and with such organisations representative of persons employed in that industry as appear to them to be appropriate, and having satisfied themselves (as required by section 4(3) of the said Act) that the incidence of charges as between different classes of undertakings in that industry will be in accordance with a fair principle, make the following Order a draft of which has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament—