Catalogue description 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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Reference: MAF 210
Title: 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)
Description:

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.
Date: 1939-1968
Related material:

For further records relating to Merchandise Marks Acts see BT 24

Board of Trade files on the Merchandise Marks Acts are in BT 215
Separated material:

Some files in the MM series will also be found in MAF 36
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: MM file series
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

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
Physical description: 44 file(s)
Access conditions: Open
Accumulation dates: 1927 to 1968
Administrative / biographical background:

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 These acts were superseded by the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 and the MM file series was closed.

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