Milk and Dairies Act, 1935

PART V.

Prevention of Disease Likely to be Caused by Infected Milk.

Diseases to which Part V applies.

40.—(1) This Part of this Act applies to—

(a) each of the following diseases, that is to say, tuberculosis, typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, diphtheria, membranous croup and scarlatina, and

(b) every other disease which may from time to time be declared by an order for the time being in force made under this section to be a disease to which this Part of this Act applies.

(2) The Minister may from time to time by order made under this, section—

(a) declare any disease (being a disease which in the opinion of the Minister is likely to be caused by infected or contaminated milk) to be a disease to which this Part of this Act applies;

(b) revoke any order previously made by him under this section.

(3) Every order under this section shall be made with the concurrence of the Minister for Agriculture.

(4) Every order made under this section shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after such order is made, and if a resolution annulling such order is passed by either House of the Oireachtas within the next subsequent twenty-one days on which that House has sat after such order is so laid before it such order shall be annulled accordingly, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under such order.