Series
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Land Improvement Division and predecessor:...
Catalogue reference: MAF 315
What's it about?
MAF 315
This series includes files dealing with all aspects of the creation and implementation of the Farm Improvement Scheme, including drafting and interpretation of the Agriculture Act 1957, and the scheme's relationship with other schemes such as the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MAF 315
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Land Improvement Division and predecessor: Registered Files: Farm Improvement Scheme (FIS Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1955-1972
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series includes files dealing with all aspects of the creation and implementation of the Farm Improvement Scheme, including drafting and interpretation of the Agriculture Act 1957, and the scheme's relationship with other schemes such as the Horticultural Improvement Scheme, its application to different types of farmer, farm buildings and equipment, its cost, and the analysis of statistical and other returns. Papers include draft copies of the FIS rulings; agenda, minutes and papers of various committees; and revisions of regional and divisional office instructions.
Some files have pre-1957 papers re-registered from the LI file series: MAF 238
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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 were re-registered into the BU file series; see
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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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FIS 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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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109 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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1957 to 1969
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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 Farm Improvement Scheme was given statutory authority by s12 of the Agriculture Act 1957. Under this the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food paid grants of one-third of the approved cost of providing or improving permanent fixed equipment and of making long-term improvements to agricultural land. Farmers could elect to have their grant based on the actual cost reasonably incurred, the standard costs for certain work, or a combination of both.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10715/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: MAF
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Land Improvement Division and predecessor: Registered Files: Farm Improvement Scheme (FIS Series)