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Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and...
Catalogue reference: MAF 119
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MAF 119
Papers of the Fertilisers and Seeds Division concerning the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act 1926, the Seeds Acts, the Food and Drugs Acts, the Merchandise Marks Acts and other general legislation dealing with quality and yield improvement. It...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MAF 119
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Fertilisers and Seeds Division and successors: Registered Files: Grassland and Crop Improvement (CCB Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940-1972
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers of the Fertilisers and Seeds Division concerning the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act 1926, the Seeds Acts, the Food and Drugs Acts, the Merchandise Marks Acts and other general legislation dealing with quality and yield improvement. It also includes material on the Special Committee on Qualitative Control of Seeds, Air Ministry seeds contracts and the wild white clover scheme.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Files in the CCB series may also be found in:
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- CCB file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 106 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1941
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10519/
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