Agricultural Marketing Act 1958

41 Extension of application of certain schemes for regulation of marketing of milk in Scotland

(1) Where in any scheme made by the Minister of Food under Defence Regulations and in force on the thirty-first day of May, nineteen hundred and forty-nine, for the regulation of the marketing of milk in any area in Scotland provision is made for the administration of the scheme by the board administering a scheme under this Act for some other area, the Secretary of State may, if he is satisfied that that board and at least two-thirds of the registered producers in the first-mentioned area assent, by order provide that the scheme under this Act shall, subject to such modifications as may be specified in the order, apply to the first-mentioned area as if that area had been comprised in the scheme under this Act.

(2) Before any order is made under the foregoing subsection, a draft thereof shall be laid before each House of Parliament and the order shall not be made until the draft has been approved by resolution of each House.

There shall be laid before each House of Parliament with any draft order a statement of the evidence on which the Secretary of State is satisfied as to the assent of two-thirds of the registered producers.

(3) An order made under subsection (1) of this section may be varied or revoked by a subsequent order made in the like manner and subject to the like consent and conditions as the original order.