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Subsidiary boards.
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13.—(1) The Board shall by order made with the consent of the Minister establish a subsidiary board for meat and livestock and shall authorise it to exercise any function on behalf of the Board, including a function in respect of levy, relating to meat and livestock.
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(2) The Board shall, on the direction of the Minister and may, with the consent of the Minister by order set up subsidiary boards for other functions of the Board and, to the extent that the Minister may specify, authorise any such subsidiary board to exercise any function, including a function in respect of levy, on behalf of the Board.
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(3) An authorisation under subsection (1) or (2) shall be subject to such conditions as the Minister, or the Board with the consent of the Minister, may specify and shall be without prejudice to the right of the Board to exercise the specified functions itself.
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(4) The Board shall, on the direction of the Minister, and may with the consent of the Minister by order revoke or amend an order made by it under any provision of this section.
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(5) Without prejudice to subsection (1) of this section the Board may, out of funds at its disposal (including the proceeds of a levy pursuant to this Act), advance money to a subsidiary board for the purposes of the functions which it is authorised to exercise under this section.
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