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Part IV.
Export of Fresh Meat, Offals, Dead Rabbits, and Dead Poultry.
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Export of fresh meat and offals.
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40.—(1) Subject to the exceptions mentioned in this section, all fresh meat and offals of animals exported from Saorstát Eireann shall comply with the following conditions (in this Act referred to as the general conditions of export), that is to say:—
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(a) such fresh meat and offals shall comply with the regulations as to the condition of fresh meat at time of export, and
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(b) such fresh meat and offals shall be accompanied by consignment certificates, and
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(c) such fresh meat and offals shall have applied thereto the marks prescribed by the regulations for the marking of fresh meat, and
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(d) such fresh meat and offals shall be conveyed in accordance with the regulations for the conveyance of fresh meat, and
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(e) if and when an order made by the Minister under this Part of this Act is in force prohibiting the export of carcases of animals under a certain weight, such fresh meat shall not include any carcases under that weight, and
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(f) if and when an order made by the Minister under this Part of this Act is in force prohibiting the export of any particular class of fresh meat or offals or of both fresh meat and offals, such fresh meat or offals shall not be of that class.
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(2) Subject to the exceptions mentioned in this section all beef and veal and offals of cattle exported from Saorstát Eireann shall, in addition to complying with the general conditions of export, comply with the following conditions (in this Act referred to as the particular conditions of export of beef) that is to say:—
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(a) such beef, veal and offals shall have been prepared and packed in registered cattle slaughtering premises in accordance with the regulations for the preparation of fresh meat and the regulations for the packing of fresh meat respectively, and
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(b) such beef, veal and offals shall be exported direct from the registered cattle slaughtering premises in which they were prepared and packed and shall be so exported by a person who is the holder of a beef exporter's licence granted in respect of such premises.
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(3) Subject to the exceptions mentioned in this section all pork and offals of pigs exported from Saorstát Eireann shall, in addition to complying with the general conditions of export, comply with the following conditions (in this Act referred to as the particular conditions of export of pork), that is to say:—
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(a) such pork and offals shall have been prepared and packed in registered pig slaughtering premises in accordance with the regulations for the preparation of fresh meat and the regulations for the packing of fresh meat respectively or, in the case of pork only, have been prepared in registered pig slaughtering premises in accordance with the regulations for the preparation of fresh meat and packed in registered crating premises in accordance with the regulations for the packing of fresh meat, and
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(b) such pork and offals shall be exported direct from the registered pig slaughtering premises in which they were packed and shall be so exported by a person who is the holder of a pork exporter's licence granted in respect of such premises or shall, in the case of pork packed in registered crating premises, be exported direct from such premises by the registered proprietor of such premises for and in the name of a person who is the holder of a pork exporter's licence granted in respect of the registered pig slaughtering premises in which such pork was prepared.
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(4) Subject to the exceptions mentioned in this section, all mutton, lamb and offals of sheep exported from Saorstát Eireann shall, in addition to complying with the general conditions of export, comply with the following conditions (in this Act referred to as the particular conditions of export of mutton and lamb) that is to say:—
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(a) such mutton, lamb and offals shall have been prepared and packed in registered sheep slaughtering premises in accordance with the regulations for the preparation of fresh meat and the regulations for the packing of fresh meat respectively or, in the case of mutton and lamb only, have been prepared in registered sheep slaughtering premises in accordance with the regulations for the preparation of fresh meat and packed in registered crating premises in accordance with the regulations for the packing of fresh meat, and
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(b) such mutton, lamb and offals, shall be exported direct from the registered sheep slaughtering premises in which they were packed and shall be so exported by a person who is the holder of a mutton exporter's licence granted in respect of such premises or shall, in the case of mutton or lamb packed in registered crating premises, be exported direct from such premises by the registered proprietor of such premises for and in the name of a person who is the holder of a mutton exporter's licence granted in respect of the registered sheep slaughtering premises in which such mutton or lamb was prepared.
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(5) Subject to the exceptions mentioned in this section, all horse-flesh and offals of horses exported from Saorstát Eireann shall, in addition to complying with the general conditions of export, comply with the following conditions (in this Act referred to as the particular conditions of export of horse-flesh) that is to say:—
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(a) such horse-flesh and offals shall have been prepared and packed in registered horse slaughtering premises in accordance with the regulations for the preparation of fresh meat and the regulations for the packing of fresh meat respectively, and
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(b) such horse-flesh and offals shall be exported direct from the registered horse slaughtering premises in which they were prepared and packed and shall be so exported by a person who is the holder of a horseflesh exporter's licence granted in respect of such premises.
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(6) Subject to the exceptions mentioned in this section all goat flesh and offals of goats exported from Saorstát Eireann shall, in addition to complying with the general conditions of export, comply with the following conditions (in this Act referred to as the particular conditions of export of goat-flesh), that is to say:—
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(a) such goat-flesh and offals shall have been prepared and packed in registered goat slaughtering premises in accordance with the regulations for the preparation of fresh meat and the regulations for the packing of fresh meat respectively, and
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(b) such goat-flesh and offals shall be exported direct from the registered goat slaughtering premises in which they were prepared and packed and shall be so exported by a person who is the holder of a goat-flesh exporter's licence granted in respect of such premises.
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(7) Every person who exports or attempts to export or causes to be exported—
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(a) any beef, veal, or offals of cattle which does or do not comply with all the general conditions of export and all the particular conditions of export of beef, or
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(b) any pork or offals of pigs which does or do not comply with all the general conditions of export and all the particular conditions of export of pork, or
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(c) any mutton, lamb, or offals of sheep which does or do not comply with all the general conditions of export and all the particular conditions of export of mutton and lamb, or
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(d) any horse-flesh or offals of horses which does or do not comply with all the general conditions of export and all the particular conditions of export of horse-flesh, or
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(e) any goat-flesh or offals of goats which does or do not comply with all the general conditions of export and all the particular conditions of export of goat-flesh,
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shall be guilty of an offence under this section.
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(8) Every person who shall carry by land or sea or air for reward any fresh meat or offals which are being or are intended to be exported in contravention of this section shall, if such carrying is done in the course of or for the purpose of the exportation of such fresh meat or offals, 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 fresh meat or offals was or were being exported in contravention of this section.
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(9) Every person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction thereof, in the case of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds and, in the case of a second or any subsequent offence, 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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(10) This section shall not apply to—
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(a) fresh meat exported in one lot or consignment which does not exceed in total gross weight twenty-eight pounds, or
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(b) fresh meat exported to Northern Ireland in one lot or consignment to which none of the marks prescribed by the regulations for the marking of fresh meat are applied, and which, in the case of beef or veal, does not exceed in total gross weight four and one-half hundredweights and does not include more than one carcase, and which, in the case of mutton or lamb, does not exceed in total gross weight one and one-half hundredweights and does not include more than two carcases, and which, in the case of pork, does not exceed in total gross weight two hundredweights and does not include more than one carcase, or
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(c) pork exported into Northern Ireland in one lot or consignment to which none of the marks prescribed by the regulations for the marking of fresh meat are applied and which does not exceed in total gross weight two tons and of which not more than eight carcases belong to any one person, or
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(d) pork exported and consigned to a bacon curer in Northern Ireland recognised by the Minister for the purpose, or
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(e) fresh meat exported in a package consigned and forwarded through Saorstát Eireann from a place outside Saorstát Eireann to another such place but not otherwise dealt with in Saorstát Eireann, or
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(f) fresh meat exported under and in accordance with a special licence granted under this Part of this Act.
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