Agricultural Marketing Authority Act [Chapter 18:04].

“Designed agricultural products” are those products which the Minister, on the recommendation of the Authority, by Statutory Instrument, declares as such, pursuant to section 3. A specific procedure, involving product (growers) associations, set out in section 3, shall be followed. The Agricultural Marketing Authority is established under section 4 as a body corporate. The Authority shall generally advise the Minister on matters connected with the prices of any designated agricultural product, marketing guarantees and subsidies, and, in particular, and, where so directed by the Minister (financially) assist Marketing Boards (as defined in section 2) for purposes of their working capital and to lend such moneys to the Marketing Board concerned (sect. 17). Powers of the Authority are set out in the Schedule.