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Panels of large, medium, and small curers.
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76.—(1) The Minister shall, in every election year as soon as may be after the qualifying date, do the following things, that is to say:—
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(a) if there are any persons who were on such date large curers, prepare a panel (in this Part of this Act referred to as a panel of large curers) of the names of such persons;
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(b) if there are any persons who were on such date medium curers, prepare a panel (in this Part of this Act referred to as a panel of medium curers) of the names of such persons;
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(c) if there are any persons who were on such date small curers, prepare a panel (in this Part of this Act referred to as a panel of small curers) of the names of such persons.
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(2) For the purposes of this section—
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(a) the expression “the qualifying date” means—
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(i) in relation to the election year 1935, the seventh day after the commencement of this Part of this Act, and
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(ii) in relation to any other election year, the 1st day of October in such year;
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(b) the expression “the relevant period” means—
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(i) in relation to the election year 1935, the year 1934;
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(ii) in relation to any other election year, the period of twelve months ending on the 31st day of August in such year;
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(c) a person shall be deemed to have been a large curer on the qualifying date in any election year if—
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(i) he was the holder of a licence on such date, and
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(ii) there was produced during the relevant period, at all the premises in respect of which he was licensed on such date, more than seventy-seven thousand hundredweights of bacon;
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(d) a person shall be deemed to have been a medium curer on the qualifying date in any election year if—
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(i) he was the holder of a licence on such date, and
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(ii) there was produced during the relevant period, at all the premises in respect of which he was licensed on such date, not less than thirty-three thousand hundredweights of bacon nor more than seventy-seven thousand hundredweights of bacon;
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(e) a person shall be deemed to have been a small curer on the qualifying date in any election year if—
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(i) he was the holder of a licence on such date, and
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(ii) there was produced, during the relevant period, at all the premises in respect of which he was licensed on such date, less than thirty-three thousand hundredweights of bacon.
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(3) Any person may inspect any panel prepared under this section at such time and place as the Minister may appoint.
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