Agricultural Produce (Eggs) Act, 1930
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Restriction on use of prescribed marks. |
10.—(1) A mark prescribed or assigned under section 15 of the Principal Act for the purpose of indicating the premises on which eggs were packed shall be used and shall be placed on eggs or packages of eggs by the following persons only, that is to say, the registered proprietor for the time being of the registered premises for or to which such mark is prescribed or assigned or some person employed by such proprietor for that purpose, and it shall not be lawful for any other person to use such mark or to place such mark on any eggs or packages of eggs. | |
(2) A mark prescribed under section 15 of the Principal Act to be placed on packages of eggs for the purpose of indicating that such eggs were produced in Saorstát Eireann shall be used and shall be placed on packages of eggs by the following persons only, that is to say, the registered proprietor for the time being of premises registered in the register of exporters or some person employed by such proprietor for that purpose and it shall not be lawful for any other person to use such mark or to place such mark on any packages of eggs. | ||
(3) Every person who uses or places on any eggs or packages of eggs in contravention of this section any mark prescribed or assigned under section 15 of the Principal Act shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof, in the case of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding ten pounds and, in the case of a second or any subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. |