Agriculture Act 1970

7 Other functions of Authority as to improvement of marketing of eggs

(1) The Authority—

(a) may devise and disseminate, or otherwise encourage the adoption of, new, improved or standardised arrangements for, or procedures or forms for use in connection with, the production, marketing or preparation for marketing of eggs ;

(b) if it appears to them that a scheme with respect to any matter would improve the marketing of eggs, whether by the improvement of quality standards or otherwise, may prepare such a scheme and bring it into operation for any persons prepared to take part in it;

(c) may give advice and information to the Central Council for Agricultural and Horticultural Co-operation—

(i) on matters relating to the commercial and technical aspects of the marketing of eggs ; and

(ii) for the purpose of assisting the Council in deciding whether to make grants in aid of co-operative activities in the marketing of eggs.

(2) The Ministers may, after consultation with the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity, direct that any agreement specified in the direction, being an agreement submitted to them in draft into which the Authority propose to enter in connection with a scheme made by virtue of subsection (1)(b) of this section, shall be an agreement to which Part I of the [1956 c. 68.] Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1956 does not apply.