BOARD OF AGRICULTURE ACT 1889 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE ACT 1889 - LONG TITLE An Act for establishing a Board of Agriculture for Great Britain.{1} [12th August 1889] Powers and duties of Board. BOARD OF AGRICULTURE ACT 1889 - SECT 2 2.(1) There shall be transferred to the Board of Agriculture (c). . . all powers and duties vested in the Commissioners of Works under the Survey Act, 1870. BOARD OF AGRICULTURE ACT 1889 - SECT 14 Short title. 14. This Act may be cited as the Board of Agriculture Act, 1889.