The Agriculture Act 1986 (Commencement No. 6)Order 1998

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st April 1998—

(a) section 8(4) of the Agriculture Act 1986 (1986 c. 49);

(b) section 8(5) of that Act and the repeal consequential thereon; and

(c) section 8(6) of that Act and the repeals consequential thereon.

The above sections make a number of amendments to Schedule 1 to the Agricultural Marketing Act 1983 (1983 c. 3). The provisions amended relate to the determination and payment of remuneration and other payments payable to members, officers and servants of Food from Britain and to members of committees of Food from Britain. The effect of these amendments is:

(i) to enable all such payments to be made by Food From Britain without any requirement for the approval of the Ministers and of the Treasury; and

(ii) in the case of payments to Members of Food from Britain, to enable the payments to be made by Food from Britain instead of by the Ministers.