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Date(s)
- 1968 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.029 cubic metres (1 box, 39 volumes)
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Name of creator
Administrative history
The Agriculture Act 1967 aimed to establish a Meat and Livestock Commission, making provisions for the livestock and livestock product industries; it also created a scheme to encouraged individuals to give up uncommercial holdings. Section 45 of the Act gave the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State for Wales the power to establish a Rural Development Board to assist in the development of hills and uplands. A Local Public Inquiry was held in 1968 to hear objections to the draft Wales Rural Development Order which envisaged the designation of a substantial area in mid Wales as under the control of a Board. The Inquiry was held by Sir Ben Bowen Thomas. William Mars-Jones, Q. C. (1915-1999), acted as Leading Counsel for the Ministry of Agriculture. The Development Board for Rural Wales was eventually created in 1977, under the Development of Rural Wales Act 1976.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mr. R.W. Soden, Lowood, Llandre, Bow Street, Dyfed, in July 1982
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of the Local Public Inquiry on the draft Wales Rural Development Order, 1968, annotated by W. L. Mars-Jones.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..
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Accruals are not expected.
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Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright regulations apply.
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Language and script notes
English.
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Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1992, p. 60, at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.
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Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
June 2003
Language(s)
- English
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Archivist's note
Compiled by Seri Crawley for the ANW project. The following source was consulted in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries 1983; Agriculture Act 1967.