General Dealers (Ireland) Act, 1903

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General dealers to retain articles for seven days after having received them.

3.—(1) Every article purchased or received by a general dealer shall be kept by him in his shop, or other place where his ordinary business is carried on, for seven days from the date on which it was so purchased or received, unless in the meantime he shall, on giving twenty-fours hours previous notice to the licensing authority, have received from that authority permission to dispose of such article.

(2) Every general dealer shall attach to each article a ticket or label with the date of purchase or receipt written thereon.

(3) Every general dealer shall, when required so to do by a police constable, produce to him any such article before the expiration of the said period of seven days.

(4) If any general dealer fails to comply with any requirement of this section he shall be liable for each offence on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five pounds.