Agriculture (Artificial Insemination) Act 1946
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1946 c. 29 |
Agriculture (Artificial Insemination) Act, 1946
(9 & 10 Geo. 6.) CHAPTER 29.
An Act to enable the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Secretary of State to make contributions and establish centres for the purposes of research as to the practice of artificial insemination of livestock; to provide for the payment of grants out of moneys provided by Parliament in respect of initial losses incurred in the operation of certain centres for the artificial insemination of cattle; and for purposes connected therewith.
[6th March 1946]
Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 Power of Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and Secretary of State to make contributions and establish centers for the purposes of research as to the artificial insemination of livestock.
(1) With a view to developing and improving the breeding of livestock, including poultry and bees, by the practice of artificial insemination, the Minister may—
(a ) contribute towards any expenditure incurred, with his approval, by any society or person in the conduct of research or experiment in matters affecting that practice;
(b ) establish and operate such centres providing services of artificial insemination for any such livestock as aforesaid as he thinks fit for the purposes of such research and experiment.
(2) Any expenses incurred by the Minister under this section, to such amount as may be sanctioned by the Treasury, shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament, and any fees or other sums received by the Minister in respect of the operations of any centre established under this section shall be paid into the Exchequer.
2 Power to make grants in respect of certain artificial insemination centers for cattle.
(1) For the purpose of encouraging the establishment and maintenance of centres providing services of artificial insemination for cattle in Great Britain (hereinafter in this Act referred to as ‘cattle insemination centres’), the Minister may, with the approval of the Treasury, make grants in accordance with the following provisions of this Act in respect of losses incurred in the operation of such centres during the period prescribed by this Act.
(2) Grants may be paid under this section in respect of any cattle insemination centre in respect of which a licence is for the time being in force, being a centre which is owned and controlled—
(a ) by the board administering any milk marketing scheme in force under the Agricultural Marketing Acts, 1931 to 1933; or
(b ) by any farmers' co-operative society, cattle breeders' society or other association (whether incorporated or not) of breeders or owners of cattle, or cattle of any description, which carries on business for the mutual benefit of such breeders or owners in Great Britain or any area therein:
Provided that no grant shall be paid under this section in respect of any such centre unless the Minister is satisfied that, subject to such exceptions as may be required in the interests of health, efficiency and breeding considerations, the services provided by the centre are available without discrimination in respect of all cattle within the area in which its operations are conducted.
(3) Any sums required for the payment of grants under this section shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament.
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