Agricultural Produce (Eggs) Act, 1924

PART II.

REGISTRATION OF PREMISES.

Registration of premises.

7.—(1) The Minister shall cause to be kept—

(a) a register (to be called and known as the Register of Exporters) of all premises in Saorstát Eireann in which the business of testing, grading, and packing eggs for export is carried on; and

(b) a register (to be called and known as the Register of Preservers) of all premises in Saorstát Eireann in which the business of preserving eggs (whether by cold storing, pickling, or otherwise), but not the business or any part of the business of testing, grading, and packing eggs for export, is carried on.

(2) There shall be entered in the said registers in respect of all premises registered therein respectively the following particulars:—

(a) the full name and description of the person (in this Act referred to as the registered proprietor) carrying on in such premises the business in respect of which the same are registered; and

(b) a description of the situation of the premises (in this Act referred to as the registered premises) sufficient to identify the same and the limits and extent thereof.

(3) The Minister shall, before registering any premises in the register of exporters, be satisfied that—

(a) the premises are structurally suited for carrying on the business of testing, grading, and packing eggs for export, and are sufficiently provided with equipment, fittings, and appliances suitable for that business; and

(b) the premises, and the equipment, fittings, and appliances thereof are in a state of cleanliness and good repair; and

(c) the premises contain adequate and suitable accommodation for the carrying on, in accordance with this Act and regulations made thereunder, of the business of testing, grading, and packing eggs, and for the proper storage of a quantity of packages and packing materials sufficient to supply for such period as may be prescribed, not exceeding twenty-eight days, the ordinary requirements of the said business as carried on in the premises; and

(d) the premises are properly equipped with the prescribed appliances and requisites for testing, grading, and packing eggs, and for marking eggs and the packages in which they are packed for export; and

(e) the quantity of eggs tested, graded, and packed upon the premises during each week (commencing at noon on Sunday) on which any eggs are tested, graded, or packed on the premises is not less than the prescribed minimum quantity.