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Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and...
Catalogue reference: MAF 210
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MAF 210
This series contains papers of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food dealing with the Merchandise Marks Acts 1887 to 1953, the standing committee set up under these acts, marking orders made in...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MAF 210
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Commercial Control and Food Standards Divisions: Registered Files, Merchandise Marks Acts (MM Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1939-1968
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains papers of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food dealing with the Merchandise Marks Acts 1887 to 1953, the standing committee set up under these acts, marking orders made in respect of agricultural, horticultural and fisheries produce and food, consumer protection and enforcement work.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For further records relating to Merchandise Marks Acts see BT 24
Board of Trade files on the Merchandise Marks Acts are in BT 215
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Some files in the MM series will 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)
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MM file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Food Standards and Hygiene Division, 1955-1958
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Food Standards, Hygiene and Slaughterhouse Policy Division, 1958-1964
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Food Standards, Science and Safety Division, 1964-1970
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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44 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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1927 to 1968
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Board of Trade was the lead department with regard to the Merchandise Marks Acts, 1927-1953, but the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (and later the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) had responsibilities when it was a matter of food packaging or description. These acts were superseded by the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 and the MM file series was closed.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10610/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: MAF
Records created or inherited by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments,...
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Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Commercial Control and Food Standards Divisions: Registered Files, Merchandise Marks Acts (MM Series)