{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-marketing-act-1958/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-marketing-act-1958/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/6-7/47",
  "legislation_title": "Agricultural Marketing Act 1958",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-marketing-act-1958",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate the Agricultural Marketing Acts, 1931 to 1949 (other than the provisions thereof relating to the sale of eggs), and certain other enactments conferring powers on boards administering schemes under those Acts regulating the marketing of milk, with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act, 1949.\n[23rd July 1958]",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Certain functions of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under this Act now exercisable by that Minister and Secretary of State jointly (W.): S.I. 1969/388 and certain functions of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food transferred by S.I. 1978/272, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3Act: transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1Act: transfer of certain functions (21.11.2002) by S.I. 2002/2843, art. 3(4) (with transitional and saving provisions in art. 10)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act excluded (E.) (1.7.2009) by Marketing of Fresh Horticultural Produce Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1361), reg. 22(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act excluded (S.) (1.7.2009) by Marketing of Horticultural Produce (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/225), reg. 24(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act excluded (W.) (16.7.2009) by Marketing of Fresh Horticultural Produce (Wales) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1551), reg. 22(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Act excluded (N.I.) (25.6.2010) by The Marketing of Fresh Horticulture Produce Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/198), reg. 24(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Act excluded (S.) (10.10.2011) by The Bananas (Enforcement of Quality Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/325), reg. 21(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "Act excluded (E.W.) (11.5.2012) by The Quality Standards for Green Bananas (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/947), reg. 22(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C9",
      "text": "Act excluded (S.) (1.2.2013) by The Marketing of Bananas (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/349), reg. 21(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C10",
      "text": "Act excluded (N.I.) (29.3.2019) by The Marketing of Bananas Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/66), regs. 1, 22(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/6-7/47/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:12:49.866838+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}