Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Sheep and Livestock Subsidies Division:...

MAF 457

1976-1992

This series contains registered files (SGS Series) of the Sheep and Liverstock Subsidies Division and documents the setting up and administration of the Red Meat Slaughterhouse Industry Scheme.

The files selected for preservation cover the background relating to the setting up of the scheme, liaison between the Department of Industry and MAFF regarding the financing of the scheme and reasons for the extension of the scheme.

See also: MAF 74 MAF 88 MAF 282 MAF 380

SGS Series

Public Record(s)

English

13 file(s)

Open

From 2007 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The records were held by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) until 2001, when the department was renamed as the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Series opened in 1976

This series is accruing

These files were selected according to The National Archives Acquisition and Disposition Strategy 3.2.2

In 1973 following accession to the EEC, the Meat and Fatstock Group was reorganised into three divisions: Beef Division, Pigs and Bacon Division and Sheep and Livestock Subsidies Division. In 1975 the directorate was renamed Meat, Poultry and Eggs with the three divisions being Pig and Poultry Products Division, Beef Division and Sheep and Livestock Subsidies Division. In 1985 the series came under the control of the Beef Division Branch A.

Red Meat Slaughterhouse Industry Scheme

The Red Meat Slaughterhouse Industry Scheme. was set up under Section 8 of the Industries Act 1972, to assist improvements to slaughterhouses. The Scheme was administered jointly by the Department of Industry, who were responsible for the financial provision, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF). Slaughterhouse operators had two years in which to submit their applications for assistance and projects had to be completed within four years of commencement of the scheme. The provision of this assistance under the Industry Act also enabled participants to apply for whatever assistance might be available from EEC funds (FEOGA grants).

In July 1978 it was agreed that the Scheme should be extended by two years and the minimum project costs reduced as the uptake of the Scheme had been lower than expected. Final closing date for applications to the scheme was 30 November 1980 with projects to be completed by 30 November 1982.