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Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1919

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

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Contents: 5 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 Substitution of Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries for Board of Agriculture and Fisheries.
  3. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  4. 11 Short title and extent.
  5. FIRST, SECOND SCHEDULES

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Title and introductory text

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1919 1919 c.91 An Act to provide for the constitution of a Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and of Councils and Committees in connection with agriculture, and to amend the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Acts 1889 to 1909. [23rd December 1919]

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1 Substitution of Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries for Board of Agriculture and Fisheries.

(1) . . ., and from and after the date of the first appointment any reference in any Act or document to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, or to the President of that Board, shall be construed as a reference to the Minister or the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, as the context may require. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) Upon and by virtue of the appointment of any person to be Minister the benefit of all deeds, contracts, bonds, securities, or things in action vested in his predecessor at the time of his predecessor ceasing to hold office shall be transferred to and vested in and enure for the benefit of the person so appointed, in the same manner as if he had been contracted with instead of his predecessor, and as if his name had been inserted in all such deeds, contracts, bonds, or securities instead of the name of his predecessor. For the purposes of this provision, the Board shall be deemed to be the predecessor of the person first appointed to be the Minister. (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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11 Short title and extent.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1919, and the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Acts 1889 to 1909, and this Act may be cited together as the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Acts 1889 to 1919. (2) This Act shall not extend to . . . Ireland.

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