# The Potato Industry Development Council Order 1997, Introduction: Introductory text


INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Approved by both Houses of ParliamentMade 10th February 1997
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 14 of and Schedule 2 to the Industrial Organisation and Development Act 1947 and now vested in them, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation with the organisations appearing to them to be representative of substantial numbers of persons carrying on business in the industry and with the organisations representative of persons employed in the industry appearing to them to be appropriate, being satisfied that the establishment of a development council for the industry is desired by a substantial number of persons engaged in the industry, and having satisfied themselves that the incidence of the charges as between different classes of undertakings in the industry will be in accordance with a fair principle, hereby make the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament—

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/266/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/potato-industry-development-council-order-1997/introduction
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