Agricultural Research Act 1956 (repealed 19.11.1998) (1956 c. 28)

1 Provision for agricultural research.

(1) Without prejudice to any powers of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or of the Secretary of State, the Agricultural Research Council shall be charged, . . . with the organisation and development of agricultural research, and may in particular establish or develop institutions or departments of institutions, and make grants, for investigation and research relating to the advancement of agriculture.

[F3] Words repealed by Science and Technology Act 1965 (c. 4), s. 2(4), Sch. 4

(2)–(7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F4] S. 1(2)–(7) repealed by Science and Technology Act 1965 (c. 4), Sch. 4

2 Short title, commencement and extent.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Research Act, 1956.

(2) This Act shall come into force on the first day of April, nineteen hundred and fifty-six.

(3) Without prejudice to any powers conferred on the Agricultural Research Council by their charter as for the time being in force, subsection (1) of section one of this Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland.