The Horticultural Development Council (Amendment) Order 1990

Amendment of the Horticultural Development Council Order 1986

3.  In article 2(1) of the principal Order–

(a) there shall be inserted before the definition of “the Council” the following definition:

““compost” means any growing medium used in the production of mushrooms;”;

(b) there shall be substituted for the definition of “grower” the following definition:

““grower” means a mushroom grower or a person who grows horticultural produce other than mushrooms for sale, whose sales of such produce (excluding Value Added Tax and the cost of haulage and packing materials, and in those cases where the produce is prepared for market in rateable packhouses costs associated with such preparation) were not less than £25000 during his relevant accounting year;”;

(c) there shall be inserted after the definition of “the Ministers” the following definition:

• ““mushroom grower” means a person who purchases mushroom spawn for use in compost whose purchases of such spawn exceeded 700 litres–

  (i)

  during the period of 12 months ending on 30th September 1989; or

  (ii)

  thereafter during any relevant accounting year;”;

(d) there shall be substituted for the definition of “relevant accounting year” the following definition:

• ““relevant accounting year” means:–

  (a)

  in the case of a grower, other than a mushroom grower, in respect of the levy period specified in column (1) of part A of the table in paragraph (2) of this article, the accounting year specified in respect thereof in column (2) of that part, and

  (b)

  in the case of a mushroom grower in respect of the levy period specified in column (1) of part B of the table in paragraph (2) of this article, the accounting year specified in respect thereof in column (2) of that part.”.