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Restriction on the consigning of bacon from licensed premises.
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66.—(1) All bacon consigned on or after the appointed day from any licensed premises to any place, whether within or without Saorstát Eireann, shall comply with the following conditions, that is to say:—
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(a) such bacon shall comply with regulations (if any) as to the condition of bacon at time of consignment, and unless it is packed in hermetically sealed containers, with regulations (if any) for the packing of bacon, and
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(b) such bacon shall have applied thereto the marks prescribed by regulations for the marking of bacon by veterinary examiners, and
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(c) such bacon shall have applied thereto the marks prescribed by regulations (if any) for the marking of bacon by licensees, and
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(d) if a bacon (grade mark) order is for the time being in force, such bacon shall have applied thereto the grade mark appointed by such order in respect of bacon of the grade to which the bacon so being consigned belongs, and
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(e) such bacon shall unless it is packed in hermetically sealed containers be conveyed in accordance with regulations (if any) for the conveyance of bacon, and
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(f) if a bacon (consignment certificates) order is for the time being in force, such bacon shall be accompanied by consignment certificates.
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(2) Every person who consigns or attempts to consign bacon in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this section.
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(3) Every person who shall carry by land or sea or air for reward any bacon which is being consigned in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this section, unless such person proves that he did not know and could not reasonably have known that such bacon was being consigned in contravention of this section.
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(4) Every person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction thereof, in the case of a first offence under this section, to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds and, in the case of a second or any subsequent offence under this section, to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds or, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
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