2Functions of Committee.
1
The functions of the Committee shall be to provide services and facilities intended to benefit persons engaged in the production of pigs or to increase, encourage or make more profitable the production of pigs or to secure improvements in the quality of pigs and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing,—
a
to promote or provide schemes for the production and distribution of high quality breeding stock and services and facilities for progeny testing, performance testing and artificial insemination of pigs;
b
to promote or undertake investigations, research and education in connection with the production of pigs generally;
c
to give such financial assistance as the Committee may think fit to other persons to meet expenditure incurred or likely to be incurred by those persons in providing any services or facilities mentioned in this subsection.
2
The Committee shall make recommendations to the Ministry as to the amount of the levy to be paid underF2 section 5, and in making such recommendations shall have regard to the expenses incurred, or likely to be incurred, in carrying out their functions under subsection (1).