Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935

Panels of large, medium, and small curers.

76.—(1) The Minister shall, in every election year as soon as may be after the qualifying date, do the following things, that is to say:—

(a) if there are any persons who were on such date large curers, prepare a panel (in this Part of this Act referred to as a panel of large curers) of the names of such persons;

(b) if there are any persons who were on such date medium curers, prepare a panel (in this Part of this Act referred to as a panel of medium curers) of the names of such persons;

(c) if there are any persons who were on such date small curers, prepare a panel (in this Part of this Act referred to as a panel of small curers) of the names of such persons.

(2) For the purposes of this section—

(a) the expression “the qualifying date” means—

(i) in relation to the election year 1935, the seventh day after the commencement of this Part of this Act, and

(ii) in relation to any other election year, the 1st day of October in such year;

(b) the expression “the relevant period” means—

(i) in relation to the election year 1935, the year 1934;

(ii) in relation to any other election year, the period of twelve months ending on the 31st day of August in such year;

(c) a person shall be deemed to have been a large curer on the qualifying date in any election year if—

(i) he was the holder of a licence on such date, and

(ii) there was produced during the relevant period, at all the premises in respect of which he was licensed on such date, more than seventy-seven thousand hundredweights of bacon;

(d) a person shall be deemed to have been a medium curer on the qualifying date in any election year if—

(i) he was the holder of a licence on such date, and

(ii) there was produced during the relevant period, at all the premises in respect of which he was licensed on such date, not less than thirty-three thousand hundredweights of bacon nor more than seventy-seven thousand hundredweights of bacon;

(e) a person shall be deemed to have been a small curer on the qualifying date in any election year if—

(i) he was the holder of a licence on such date, and

(ii) there was produced, during the relevant period, at all the premises in respect of which he was licensed on such date, less than thirty-three thousand hundredweights of bacon.

(3) Any person may inspect any panel prepared under this section at such time and place as the Minister may appoint.