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Prohibition of sending or receiving unmarked eggs.
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20.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, it shall not be lawful for any person to send or consign to or deliver at any premises registered in the register of preservers any eggs which at the time of such sending, consigning, or delivery are not marked in accordance with the general regulations for the marking of preserved eggs.
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(2) Subject to the provisions of this section, it shall not be lawful for the registered proprietor of premises registered in the register of preservers to accept on such premises delivery of any eggs which are not marked in accordance with the general regulations for the marking of preserved eggs or to receive into such premises any eggs not so marked.
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(3) If any person acts in contravention of this section he 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 six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
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(4) The Minister may by order made under this sub-section declare that the foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply in the case of eggs intended to be preserved by a particular process or processes specified in such order, and whenever any such order is made and is in force these provisions shall not apply to eggs intended to be preserved by the particular process or processes specified in such order.
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(5) An order under the foregoing sub-section may be revoked, amended, or varied by an order made by the Minister under this sub-section.
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