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Agricultural Marketing Act 1983 (repealed)
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· 1983-03-01
2014-07-18
Agricultural Marketing Act 1983 (repealed)
2008-04-06
Agricultural Marketing Act 1983 (repealed)
2004-07-22
Agricultural Marketing Act 1983 (repealed)
2003-05-23
Agricultural Marketing Act 1983 (repealed)
Changes on 2003-05-23
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- (2) The statement of accounts shall give a true and fair view of the state of Food from Britain’s affairs at the end of the financial year and of its income and expenditure in the financial year, and shall comply with any directions given by the Ministers with the consent of the Treasury as to the information to be contained in the statement or the manner in which it is to be presented or as to the methods and principles according to which the statement is to be prepared.
- (3) The statement of accounts shall be audited by persons to be appointed in respect of each financial year by the Ministers, and the auditors shall be furnished by Food from Britain with copies of the statement of accounts for any financial year not later than 30th June following the end of that year.
- (4) The auditors shall complete their audit and send the Ministers copies of the statement of accounts and of their report on the statement as soon as possible after the end of the financial year to which they relate and in any event not later than 30th September following the end of that year.
- (5) A person shall not be appointed auditor under this section unless he is eligible for appointment as a company auditor under section 25 of the Companies Act 1989.
- (3) The statement of accounts in respect of each financial year ending on or before 31st March 2003 shall be audited by persons to be appointed in respect of each such financial year by the Ministers, and the auditors so appointed shall be furnished by Food from Britain with copies of the statement of accounts for any financial year not later than 30th June following the end of that year.
- (4) The auditors appointed under subsection (3) shall complete their audit and send the Ministers copies of the statement of accounts and of their report on the statement as soon as possible after the end of the financial year to which they relate and in any event not later than 30th September following the end of that year.
- (5) A person shall not be appointed auditor under subsection (3) unless he is eligible for appointment as a company auditor under section 25 of the Companies Act 1989.
- (5A) Food from Britain shall send a copy of the statement of accounts prepared under subsection (1) in respect of each financial year ending on or after 31st March 2004 to the Comptroller and Auditor General as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the financial year to which the statement relates.
- (5B) The Comptroller and Auditor General shall examine, certify and report on each statement of accounts sent to him by Food from Britain under subsection (5A).
- (6) As soon as possible after the end of any financial year and in any event not later than 30th September following the end of that year Food from Britain shall prepare and submit to the Ministers a report of what has been done in the discharge of its functions in that year.
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## SCHEDULE 3
#### Food from Britain.
#### Functions of Food from Britain.
##### 3A
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[^c756177]: Words repealed (1.4.1998) by [1986 c. 49](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/49), [ss. 8(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/49/section/8/6), [24(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/49/section/24/5), [Sch. 4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/49/schedule/4); [S.I. 1998/879](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/879), [art. 2(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/879/article/2/c).
[^c756181]: [1967 c. 22](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/22).
[^key-5121a1fced1e6d57fa2516b22e2b3304]: S. 5(5A)(5B) inserted (23.5.2003) by [Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1326)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1326), [arts. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1326/article/1), [13(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1326/article/13/5)
[^key-250639cfcb9b1296129a7541832bba7c]: Words in s. 5(5) substituted (23.5.2003) by [Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1326)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1326), [arts. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1326/article/1), [13(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1326/article/13/4)
[^key-f3544f6c0019ad099d8f12e7d59be4e6]: Words in s. 5(3) inserted (23.5.2003) by [Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1326)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1326), [arts. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1326/article/1), [13(2)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1326/article/13/2/a)
[^key-9c16ed68da9e457645ca70ddfd49515a]: Word in s. 5(3) inserted (23.5.2003) by [Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1326)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1326), [arts. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1326/article/1), [13(2)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1326/article/13/2/b)
[^key-4478e55c296181edadfe9c2ef5c1d0c3]: Words in s. 5(3) inserted (23.5.2003) by [Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1326)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1326), [arts. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1326/article/1), [13(2)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1326/article/13/2/c)
[^key-57d9769661ec3442ebb4b10d88923608]: Words in s. 5(4) inserted (23.5.2003) by [Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1326)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1326), [arts. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1326/article/1), [13(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1326/article/13/3)
2002-03-27
Agricultural Marketing Act 1983 (repealed)
1983-03-01
Agricultural Marketing Act 1983 (repealed)
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