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Board of Agriculture Act 1889
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2 Powers and duties of Board.U.K.
(1)There shall be transferred to the Board of Agriculture—
(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1
(b)the powers and duties of the Land Commissioners for England under the Acts mentioned in Part Two of the First Schedule to this Act or under any other Act, whether general, local and personal, or private; . . . F2
(c) . . . F2
(2)The Board of Agriculture shall also undertake the collection and preparation of statistics relating to agriculture, [F3the industry of fishing] . . . F4. and may also undertake the inspection of, and reporting on, any schools which are not public elementary schools, and in which technical instruction, practical or scientific, is given in any matter connected with agriculture [F3the industry of fishing] . . . . . . F4, and the aiding of any school which admits such inspection, and in the judgment of the Board is qualified to receive such aid and the aiding of any system of lectures or instruction connected with agriculture [F3the industry of fishing] . . . . . . F4, and the inspection of and reporting on any examinations in agriculture [F3the industry of fishing] . . . . . . F4
(3)The Board of Agriculture may also make or aid in making such inquiries, experiments, and research, and collect or aid in collecting such information as they may think important for the purpose of promoting agriculture [F3the industry of fishing] . . . . . . F4
Textual Amendments
F1S. 2(1)(a) repealed by Plant Health Act 1967 (c. 8), Sch.
F2S. 2(1)(c) and the preceding “and” repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 (c. 12), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. II
F3Words added by Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1903 (c. 31), s. 1(3)
F4Words repealed by Forestry Act 1967 (c. 10), Sch. 7 Pt. I
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C1Functions of Board of Agriculture under s. 2(3) now exercisable by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food concurrently with Secretary of State: Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1903 (c. 31), s. 1(1), Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1919 (c. 19), s. 1, S.I. 1955/554 (1955 I, p. 1200), art. 3(1) and S.I. 1978/272 art. 8(a)
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