§ Mr. David Atkinsonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many of the officials for whom he is responsible have the power to enter premises, subject to statutory conditions; and if, in each case, he will indicate the statutory authority under which such power is exercised.
§ Mr. Peter Walker[pursuant to his reply, 25 October 1979, c. 280]: The statutory authorities under which officials of my Department in England and Wales have the power to enter premises and the number of officials who are authorised to exercise such powers are given in the attached schedule. Many of the officials are authorised under more than one of the statutory authorities listed. They have been included in the numbers against each of the relevant headings.
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MAFF OFFICIALS WITH POWER OF ENTRY TO PREMISES Statutory Authority Number of Officials 1. Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932. Mink (Keeping) Regulations 1975 59 2. Diseases of Fish Act 1937 8 3. Sea Fishing Industry Act 1933 S.4 (6) as substituted by Sea Fish Industry Act 1938 s 38 29 4. Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1941. The Foul Brood Disease of Bees Order 1967 2 (a) 5. Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1943 335 6. Hill Farming Act 1946 and Livestock Rearing Act 1951. Control of Rams Regulations 1952 2 7. Agriculture Act 1947. Pests Act 1954 59 8. Agricultural Wages Act 1948 26 9. Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 45 10. Diseases of Animals Act 1950 612
11. Food and Drugs Act 1955 506 12. Agriculture Act 1957 (a) The Potatoes (Protection of Guarantees) Order 1959 16 (b) The Fat Sheep (Protection of Guarantees) Order 1976 19 13. Horse Breeding Act 1958 24 14. Weeds Act 1959 (b) 15. Radioactive Substances Act 1960 9 16. Water Resources Act 1963 40 17. Agriculture and Horticulture Act 1964 (As amended by Paragraph 3 of the Grading of Horticultural Produce (Amendment) Regulations 1973) 129 18. Emergency Laws (Re-enactments and Repeals) Act 1964 16 19. Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 67 20. Forestry Act 1967 100 21. Plant Health Act 1967 219 22. Slaughter of Poultry Act 1967 389 23. Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 389 24. Medicines Act 1968 156 25. Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972 596 26. European Communities Act 1972 (a) Eggs (Marketing Standards) Regulations 1973 as amended by SI 1248 of 1978 39 (b) The Beef Premiums (Protection of Payments) Order 1978 24 (c) The Common Agricultural Policy (Agricultural Produce) (Protection of Community Arrangements) (No. 2) Order 1973 37 (d) The Common Agricultural Policy (Protection of Community Arrangements) Regulations 1973 37 (e) The Common Agricultural Polcy (Wine) Regulations 1979 16 (f) Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances Regulations 1975 (b) (g) Non-Marketing of Milk and Milk Products and the Dairy Herd Conversion Premium Regulations 1977 (b) (h) The Dairy Herd Conversion Premium Regulations 1973 (b) 27. Slaughterhouses Act 1974 318 28. Dumping at Sea Act 1974 22 29. Diseases of Animals Act 1975 596 30. Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 3 31. Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 632 (a) In addition extra short-term bees officers are appointed as required each year. (b) The power to enter premises is authorised only as and when necessary.