The Horticultural Development Council (Amendment) Order 2000
This Order, which comes into force on 1st October 2000, further amends the Horticultural Development Council Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/1110) (“the principal Order”), by raising—to 15 pence (formerly 7 pence) per litre of spawn purchased for use in compost during his relevant accounting year the maximum rate of levy capable of being charged on any mushroom grower under article 9(1)(b) of the principal Order (article 2(a));to £50,000 (formerly £25,000) the monetary threshold (in terms of sales in the relevant accounting year) below which any other grower is exempt from the charge levied by the Horticultural Development Council under article 9(1)(a) of the principal Order (article 2(b)).