The Agriculture Act 1993 (c 37) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act ended the Milk Marketing Board and the Potato Marketing Scheme.
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| Long title | An Act to make provision about milk marketing; to make provision about potato marketing; to provide for the payment of grants in connection with the marketing of certain commodities; to terminate national price support arrangements for wool and potatoes; to provide for the publication of an annual report on matters relevant to price support; to amend the Industrial Organisation and Development Act 1947 in relation to agriculture; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 1993 c 37 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 27 July 1993 |
| Commencement | 4 August 1993 |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
It then terminated the national price support arrangements for wool and potatoes and amended the Industrial Organisation and Development Act 1947.
Commissioners of Inland Revenue v Aberdeen Milk Company Ltd[1] was decided under this Act.[2]
References
edit- "Agriculture Act 1993". Halsbury's Statutes of England and Wales. Fourth Edition. 2008 Reissue. LexisNexis. Volume 1(2). Page 581 et seq.
- "Agriculture Act 1993". Current Law Statutes Annotated 1993. Sweet & Maxwell. London. W Green. Edinburgh. 1994. Volume 3. Chapter 37.
- ^ [1999] STC 787; (2001) 73 Tax Cas 563
- ^ As to this case, see "Milking Failure" (2000) 144 Taxation 313; and Aberdeen Milk Co Ltd v IR Commrs, Taxes: The Weekly Tax News 451.
External links
editUnited Kingdom Legislation
edit- Text of the Agriculture Act 1993 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.