# Agriculture Act 1947, Section 8: Interpretation of Part I.


(1) In this Part of this Act the expression “the Ministers” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State concerned with agriculture in Scotland and Northern Ireland, acting jointly . . .
(2) Reference in this Part of this Act to the provision of guaranteed prices for producers shall include references to the provision of payments to them (whether by reference to acreage or otherwise) in respect of produce mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act, as an alternative to the provision of guaranteed prices.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/10-11/48/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-act-1947/section-8
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