Agriculture Act 1967 (Version in vigour from 2019-04-01 to )

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Agriculture Act 1967
Part I: Livestock and Meat Marketing

The Meat and Livestock Commission

1: The Meat and Livestock Commission.
1A: Commission’s duty to consult representative organisations.
2: The Consumers Committee, and other committees of the Commission.
3: Commission’s duties in connection with fatstock guaranteed prices and calf subsidies.
4: Commission’s functions in connection with Markets and Fairs (Weighing of Cattle) Acts.
5: Systems for classification of carcases.
6: Compulsory use of systems of classification of carcases.
7: Systems of classifying meat, and codes of practice for butchers.
8: Information as to retail meat prices.
9: Powers to meet future developments in livestock and livestock products industries.

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Financial

13: Levy on industries to meet Commission’s expenses.
14: Levy: registration, returns and records.
15: Ministers’ contributions to Commission’s expenses.
16: Payments for scientific research.
17: Collection of statutory levies by Commission.
18: Commission’s reserve fund.
19: Commission’s annual report and accounts.

Supplemental

20: Directions to Commission by Ministers.
21: Inquiries by Commission.
22: Dissolution of Pig Industry Development Authority.
23: Power of entry.
24: Disclosure of information.
25: Interpretation of Part I.

PART II: FARM STRUCTURE AND FARM IMPROVEMENTS, AND PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT

Farm Structure

26: Grants for amalgamations and boundary adjustments.
27: Grants for individuals relinquishing occupation of uncommercial units.
28: Loans to assist amalgamations and boundary adjustments.
29: Promotion of amalgamations and boundary adjustments by Minister.
30: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Promotion of agricultural investment

31: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33: Supplements to improvement and water supply grants.
34: Power to vary rates, and extend scope, of grants for agricultural investment.

Supplemental

35: General provisions for schemes under Part II.: A scheme under section 26 or section 27 of this Act—
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37: Recovery of grant and revocation of approval.
38: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39: Provisions relating to Northern Ireland.
40: Interpretation of Part II.

Part III: Hill Land

General

41: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Special measures for certain areas

45: Rural Development Boards.
46: Functions of Rural Development Boards.
47: Boards’ powers of giving financial assistance.
48: Promotion of amalgamations and boundary adjustments by Rural Development Boards.
48: Promotion of amalgamations and boundary adjustments by Rural Development Boards.
49: Control of sale of certain land.
50: Control of sale of certain land: exceptions and supplemental provisions.
51: Schemes for co-ordinated amalgamations and reshaping of agricultural units.
52: Control of afforestation.
53: Boards’ annual reports and accounts.
54: Directions to Boards by appropriate Minister.
55: Powers of entry and of obtaining information.
56: Application of Part III to Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

Supplemental

57: Interpretation of Part III.

Part IV Co-operative Activities

58: The Central Council for Agricultural and Horticultural Co-operation.
59: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60: Directions to Council by Ministers.
61: Grants for purposes connected with co-operative activities.
62: Supplemental.

Part V Miscellaneous

63: Financial assistance for certain bodies making agricultural loans

64: Grants towards fulfilling guarantees of bank loans to agriculture or horticulture businesses.

65: Grants for keeping farm business records.
66: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67: Sick pay for agricultural workers.

68: Application of capital money in payment of improvement rentcharges.
69: False statements to obtain grants, etc.

70: Guaranteed prices: minor amendments as respects powers of entry and offences.

Part VI Supplemental and General

71: Offences by bodies corporate.
72: Application to Northern Ireland.

73: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74: Expenses and receipts of Ministers.

75: Short title, interpretation, repeals and commencement.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1
The Meat and Livestock Commission

Part I: Functions
Part II The Commission
Part IIA: Classes of Persons for Purposes of Section 1A
Part III: The Commission’s Committees

SCHEDULE 2 Section 9.
Supplementary provisions with respect to Development Schemes

Procedure for making development schemes
Confirmation of development scheme by order
Coming into force of development scheme
Proceedings questioning validity of a development scheme
Ministers’ powers to revoke or direct variation of a development scheme

SCHEDULE 3 Sections 26, 28, 29 and 48.
Conditions applying to Amalgamated Agricultural Units

Duration of conditions, and incorporation in leases, tenancies, etc.
Registration of conditions
Condition restricting transfers without Minister’s consent
Condition restricting non-agricultural use without Minister’s consent
Condition requiring giving of information
Powers of Minister on giving consent
Breach of condition
Supplementary

SCHEDULE 4
SCHEDULE 5 Section 45.
Rural Development Boards

Part I: Procedure for Establishing a Board
Part II: Constitution and Procedure of Boards

SCHEDULE 6
. . .
SCHEDULE 7 Section 75.
Repeals

Agriculture Act 1967

1967 c.22

An Act to establish a Meat and Livestock Commission and make other provision for the livestock and livestock products industries, to amend the Agriculture (Calf Subsidies) Act 1952 and make new provision with respect to the supervision...

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