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Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and...
Catalogue reference: MAF 285
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MAF 285
This series is concerned with the disposal of requisitioned land under Part V of the Agriculture Act 1947, and includes material relating to methods of disposal of the individual pieces of land and buildings and the Land Settlement Association,...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MAF 285
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Land Use Divisions: Registered Files, Sale of Requisitioned Agricultural Land (SAL Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1947-1985
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series is concerned with the disposal of requisitioned land under Part V of the Agriculture Act 1947, and includes material relating to methods of disposal of the individual pieces of land and buildings and the Land Settlement Association, which managed small holdings on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
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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)
- SAL 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)
- 91 files and flat sheets
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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from 2007 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
from 1981 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Many files contain plans.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1954 onwards
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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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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During the Second World War land was requisitioned in order that it might be used to its full capacity to increase food production. After the termination of hostilities it was decided that some of this land should be retained for agricultural purposes, and under Part V of the Agriculture Act 1947 the Minister of Agriculture acquired powers to compel purchase of any requisitioned land which was not sold voluntarily to him, in order to maintain its full and efficient use for agriculture. It was then managed by the Agricultural Land Commission, set up under the Act, until it was decided that it was appropriate to dispose of the ministry's interest in it. During the 1950s, and in particular after the Crichel Down enquiry of 1954, it was government policy that land held by the ministry should be sold, and that forestry land should be transferred to the Forestry Commission.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10685/
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: Land Use Divisions: Registered Files, Sale of Requisitioned Agricultural Land (SAL Series)