Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935

Provisions in relation to other Acts.

72.—(1) Save as otherwise provided by this section, the powers conferred on the Minister by this Part of this Act shall be and be exercised without prejudice to—

(a) the exercise by the Minister of the powers conferred on him by the Diseases of Animals (Ireland) Acts, 1894 to 1934, the Agricultural Produce (Fresh Meat) Acts, 1930 and 1931, or the Agricultural Produce (Regulation of Export) Act, 1933 (No. 26 of 1933), as amended by any subsequent enactment, or

(b) to the exercise by the Minister for Local Government and Public Health of the powers conferred on him by the Public Health (Regulation as to Food) Act, 1907, or

(c) to the exercise by local slaughter-house authorities of their statutory powers in relation to the inspection of slaughter-houses, or

(d) to the exercise by local sanitary authorities of their powers in relation to slaughter-houses or in relation to articles intended for the food of man conferred on them by the Public Health Acts, 1878 to 1931, or conferred on them by any local or personal Act.

(2) Premises licensed as curing and slaughtering premises under this Part of this Act shall, so long as they continue to be so licensed, be exempt from the obligation to be registered or to be licensed under any other enactment relating to the registration or the licensing of slaughter-houses and shall also be exempt from all statutory provisions (including orders, regulations, rules and bye-laws) applicable to slaughter-houses in consequence of such registration or licensing.

(3) Section 50 of the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1854 , shall not apply in respect of premises licensed under this Part of this Act as curing and slaughtering premises.

(4) Nothing in this Part of this Act shall be construed as limiting or affecting the operation of the Control of Manufactures Acts, 1932 and 1934.