Introductory text

Whereas the Potato Marketing Board duly submitted to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State concerned with agriculture in Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales (hereinafter called “the Ministers”) certain amendments of the Potato Marketing Scheme 1955^f1, in accordance with sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) of paragraph 1 of the First Schedule to the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958^f2 (hereinafter called “the 1958 Act”);

And whereas the Ministers caused notice of those amendments to be published in accordance with section 2(1) of the 1958 Act as applied to amendments by paragraph 1(4) of the First Schedule thereto;

And whereas, in order to meet an objection duly made to those amendments by a person affected thereby, the Ministers proposed to modify those amendments;

And whereas the Ministers gave notice of their proposed modifications to the Potato Marketing Board;

And whereas the Potato Marketing Board, within four weeks after that notice had been so given, notified the Ministers that they assented to those modifications;

And whereas the Ministers are satisfied that those amendments as so modified will conduce to the more efficient operation of the Potato Marketing Scheme;

And whereas those amendments as so modified are set out in the Schedule hereto;