Levy board explained

In the United Kingdom, a levy board is a statutory body funded by a compulsory levy on business activities from within a specific industry.

These include:

• the Horserace Betting Levy Board, often simply known as the Levy Board
• the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
• the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board

Past levy bodies have included:

• the British Potato Council (formerly the Potato Marketing Board)
• the Home-Grown Cereals Authority
  • the Horticulture Development Council the Meat and Livestock Commission
• the Milk Development Council

all of which were replaced by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.