Dairy Produce (Price Stabilisation) Act, 1935

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Special provisions for the Kerry cattle Area.

20.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Part of this Act, the Minister may by order make special regulations in relation to the levy under this Part of this Act on non-creamery butter manufactured in the Kerry cattle area or at any place situate outside that area but not more than five miles from the nearest point on the boundary of the said area, and the Minister may, by such regulations, do all or any of the following things, that is to say:—

(a) fix special rates of levy in respect of such butter;

(b) prescribe the method of calculating the amount of the butter in the hands of any one person to which such special rates of levy will apply;

(c) restrict such special rates of levy to butter acquired through or from dealers specially authorised in that behalf by the Minister;

(d) fix the date on which all or any such special rates of levy shall come into force;

(e) make such further or other provisions as the Minister shall think proper for securing to butter manufactured as aforesaid the full benefit of such special rates of levy.

(2) No regulation made under this section shall be void, in whole or in part, merely because it is inconsistent with any provision contained in this Part of this Act.