Agriculture Act 1993

The Agriculture Act 1993

Parliament of the United Kingdom
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.
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Text of statute as originally enacted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

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.

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

• "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.

External links

United Kingdom Legislation

• Text of the Agriculture Act 1993 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.