Agricultural and Rural Industries Act 1914 (No. 16 of 1993)

c i e AT 1 of 1914 THE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL INDUSTRIES ACT 1914 The Agricultural and Rural Industries Act 1914 Index c AT 1 of 1914 Page 3 c i e THE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL INDUSTRIES ACT 1914 Index Section Page 1 Short title .......................................................................................................................... 5 2 Definitions........................................................................................................................ 5 3 ??? ...................................................................................................................................... 5 4 Duties and powers of Department ............................................................................... 6 5 [Repealed] ........................................................................................................................ 7 6 [Repealed] ........................................................................................................................ 7 7 [Repealed] ........................................................................................................................ 7 8 [Repealed] ........................................................................................................................ 7 9 [Repealed] ........................................................................................................................ 7 10 Crown reservations ........................................................................................................ 7 SCHEDULE 9 ENDNOTES 11 TABLE OF LEGISLATION HISTORY 11 TABLE OF RENUMBERED PROVISIONS 11 TABLE OF ENDNOTE REFERENCES 11 The Agricultural and Rural Industries Act 1914 Section 1 c AT 1 of 1914 Page 5 c i e THE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL INDUSTRIES ACT 1914 Received Royal Assent: 2 June 1915 Promulgated: 5 July 1915 Commenced: 5 July 1915 AN ACT to provide for the constitution of a Board of Agriculture for the Isle of Man, and for other purposes. Preamble Whereas it is considered desirable to make provision for promoting the interests of agriculture, forestry, horticulture, and rural industries in this Island, and for providing additional funds for the purpose of advertising. 1 Short title This Act may be cited as ‘The Agricultural and Rural Industries Act, 1914’. 2 Definitions In this Act, if not inconsistent with the context, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereinafter, respectively, assigned to them (that is to say): “Noble’s Trustees” [Repealed]1 “The Board” [Repealed]2 “the Department” means the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture.3 “Northern Agricultural Society” and “Southern Agricultural Society” [Repealed]4 3 ??? (1) and (2) [Repealed]5 (3) and (4) [Repealed]6 (5) [Repealed]7 Section 4 The Agricultural and Rural Industries Act 1914 Page 6 AT 1 of 1914 c (6) [Repealed]8 (7) [Repealed]9 (8) to (17) [Repealed]10 4 Duties and powers of Department (1) The Department shall be charged with the general duty of promoting the interests of agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and rural industries in the Isle of Man, and shall also exercise and perform any powers and duties which may be conferred on or transferred to them, and shall submit an annual report of their proceedings to the Governor, which report shall be laid before Tynwald. (2) The Department may undertake the collection and preparation of statistics relating to agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and rural industries, and may make or aid in making such inquiries, experiments, and research, and collection, or aid in collecting such information relating thereto as they think advisable.11 (3) It shall be the duty of the Department to promote, aid, and develop instruction in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and rural industries.12 (4) The Department shall take such steps as they think proper for the promotion and development of agricultural organization and co operation.13 (5) The Department may provide and maintain an experimental farm or farms.14 (6) The Department shall take such steps as it thinks proper to further education in agricultural and rural industries.15 (7) For the avoidance of doubt — (a) the Department has the power to sell any land purchased with the money provided under the Memorandum of Agreement set out in the Schedule to this Act; and (b) that Memorandum shall not be construed as creating a trust in respect of that money and accordingly, the land referred to in paragraph (a) and the proceeds of any sale of that land are free of any trust.16 The Agricultural and Rural Industries Act 1914 Section 5 c AT 1 of 1914 Page 7 5 [Repealed]17 6 [Repealed]18 7 [Repealed]19 8 [Repealed]20 9 [Repealed]21 10 Crown reservations Nothing in this Act shall affect prejudicially any estate, right, power, privilege, or exemption of the King’s Most Excellent Majesty. The Agricultural and Rural Industries Act 1914 Schedule c AT 1 of 1914 Page 9 SCHEDULE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made this eleventh day of April, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, between Thomas Kneen, Alexander Hill, Robert Clucas, and Llewellyn Stanley Kneale, surviving trustees under the will of Henry Bloom Noble, late of Villa Marina, in the borough of Douglas, Esquire, deceased, (hereinafter called ‘Noble’s Trustees’) of the one part; and His Excellency The Right Honourable George Fitz-Roy Henry, Baron Raglan, C.B., Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Man (hereinafter called ‘The Lieutenant-Governor’) of the other part. Whereas under the will of the said Henry Bloom Noble, probate whereof was granted on the tenth day of June, 1903, and in the events which have happened Noble’s Trustees hold certain moneys upon trust for such charitable uses or purposes as Noble’s Trustees in their absolute and uncontrolled discretion think fit. And whereas Noble’s Trustees have agreed with the Lieutenant-Governor to grant out of the said trust moneys the sum of twenty thousand pounds in order to further education in agriculture and rural industries: And whereas a Bill intituled ‘The Agriculture and Rural Industries Bill’ is about to be introduced by the Lieutenant-Governor into the Legislature: Now this Agreement witnesseth that Noble’s Trustees agree with the Lieutenant Governor that if the said Bill be passed by the Legislature in a form which Noble’s Trustees shall approve of and shall receive the Royal Assent, Noble’s Trustees shall, at the time fixed by the said Bill, pay to the Board of Agriculture to be established by the said Bill the sum of twenty thousand pounds for the purposes hereinbefore named. In witness whereof the parties hereto have subscribed their names this the day, month, and year first before written. Signed by Noble’s Trustees T KNEEN. in presence of ALEX. HILL. Alfred H. Tyson, ROBERT CLUCAS. 52, Atholl St., Douglas. Ll. KNEALE. Signed by the Lieutenant Governor in presence of B.E. Sargeaunt, RAGLAN. Treasurer of the Isle of Man. The Agricultural and Rural Industries Act 1914 Endnotes c AT 1 of 1914 Page 11 ENDNOTES Table of Legislation History Legislation Year and No Commencement Table of Renumbered Provisions Original Current Table of Endnote References 1 Definition of ‘Noble’s Trustees’ repealed by Agricultural (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 Sch. 2 Definition of ‘The Board’ repealed by GC121/86. 3 Definition of ‘the Department’ inserted by GC121/86 and amended by SD155/10 Sch 3. 4 Definition of ‘Northern Agricultural Society’ and ‘Southern Agricultural Society’ repealed by Agricultural (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 Sch. 5 Subss (1) and (2) repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1983 Sch 2. 6 Subss (3) and (4) repealed by Agricultural and Rural Industries Acts Amendment Act 1923 Sch. 7 Subs (5) repealed by Agricultural and Rural Industries Acts Amendment Act 1927 Sch. 8 Subs (6) repealed by Isle of Man Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1946 Sch. 9 Subs (7) repealed by Agricultural and Rural Industries Acts Amendment Act 1927 Sch. 10 Subss (8) to (17) repealed by Isle of Man Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1946 Sch. 11 Subs (2) amended by GC121/86. 12 Subs (3) amended by GC121/86. 13 Subs (4) amended by GC121/86. 14 Subs (5) amended by GC121/86 and by Agricultural (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 s 2(1)(a)(i). 15 Subs (6) added by Agricultural (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 s 2(1)(a)(ii). 16 Subs (7) added by Agricultural (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 s 2(1)(a)(ii). Endnotes The Agricultural and Rural Industries Act 1914 Page 12 AT 1 of 1914 c 17 S 5 repealed by Isle of Man Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1946 Sch. 18 S 6 spent - repealed by Agricultural (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 s 2(1)(b) and Sch.. 19 S 7 repealed by Agricultural (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 s 2(1)(c) and Sch. 20 S 8 repealed by Isle of Man Publicity Act 1951 Sch. 21 S 9 repealed by Agricultural (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 s 2(1)(c) and Sch.