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Agriculture (Miscellaneous War Provisions) Act 1940 (repealed 5.11.1993) in Northern Ireland

3 & 4 Geo. 6 c. 14 · Enacted 21 March 1940 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Act repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1, Pt. II

Contents

  1. Part I: Wheat
  2. 1–7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. Part II: Oats, Rye, Barley and Ploughing
  4. 8–13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. Part IV: Miscellaneous and General
  6. 23–26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  7. 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  8. 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. 30Definitions.
  10. 31Application to Scotland.
  11. 32Application to Northern Ireland.
  12. 33Short title.
  13. Schedule FIRSTSchedule FIRST
  14. Schedule SECONDSchedule SECOND
  15. Schedule THIRDSchedule THIRD
  16. Schedule FOURTHSchedule FOURTH
  17. Schedule FIFTHSchedule FIFTH

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8–13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

23–26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

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30Definitions.

(1)

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(2)

For the purposes of this Part of this Act—

(a)

the expression “agricultural holding” means a holding within the meaning of the M1Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923;

(b)

the expression “the Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.

31Application to Scotland.

This Act shall apply to Scotland subject to the following modifications:—

(1)

In this Part of this Act—

(a)

for any reference to the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries there shall be substituted a reference to the Secretary of State;

(b)

for references to the M1Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923, and to a contract of tenancy within the meaning of that Act, there shall be respectively substituted references to the M2Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Acts, 1923 and 1931, and to a lease within the meaning of those Acts;

(c)

for any reference to the War Agricultural Executive Committee for a county or a county borough there shall be substituted a reference to the Agricultural Executive Committee for any area to which the Secretary of State has delegated any of his powers under regulations made under the M3Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, 1939;

(d)

for any reference to such a council as is mentioned in section twenty-one of the M4Land Settlement (Facilities) Act, 1919, there shall be substituted a reference to a local authority within the meaning of section twenty-two of the M5Land Settlement (Scotland) Act, 1919;

(e)

the expression “owner” has the like meaning as in the M6Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897,

2), (3)

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(4)

Part III of this Act shall not apply.

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32Application to Northern Ireland.

(1)

Part III of this Act and sections twenty-four, twenty-six and twenty-nine of this Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland and, in the application of the other provisions of this Act to Northern Ireland, the modifications hereafter specified in this section shall be made.

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33Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Agriculture (Miscellaneous War Provisions) Act, 1940.

Schedule FIRSTF1

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Schedule SECONDF1

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Schedule THIRDF1

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Schedule FOURTHF1

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Schedule FIFTHF1

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