Pigs and Bacon (Amendment) Act, 1961

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Preparation, packing and conveyance of bacon for exportation by or on behalf of the Commission.

24.—(1) The Commission may, with the consent of the Minister, provide by regulations for—

(a) the method and manner of preparing bacon sold to it under section 23 of this Act,

(b) the method and manner of packing bacon sold to it under the said section 23 including the materials and packages to be used for the packing,

(c) the method and manner of marking bacon sold to it under the said section 23, the method and manner of marking the materials and packages used for the packing, the marks to be applied and the matters to be indicated by the marks,

(d) the cleanliness and sterilisation of the materials and packages,

(e) the classification and grading of the contents of the packages,

(f) the means of conveyance and handling of bacon sold to it under the said section 23 during transit from the premises of the vendors to the premises of the Commission or to the ship, vehicle or other conveyance in which it is transported out of the State, and

(g) the fittings, ventilation and cleanliness of ships, vehicles and other conveyances in which bacon sold to it under the said section 23 is transported out of the State.

(2) A person who contravenes a provision of regulations under this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof in the case of a first offence to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds and in the case of a second or any subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds.

(3) Regulations under section 45 or section 46 of the Principal Act shall not apply in relation to bacon in relation to which regulations under this section apply and section 66 of that Act shall not, in so far as it relates to regulations under the said sections 45 and 46, apply in relation to bacon in relation to which regulations under this section apply.

(4) An offence under this section may be prosecuted by the Commission.