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Production periods and quotas.
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98.—(1) The Board shall, not later than one month after the date of the establishment of the Board, or such subsequent date (if any) as the Minister may appoint, hold a meeting and at such meeting make an order (in this Part of this Act referred to as a production order)—
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(a) appointing a period (beginning on a day not later than one month after the date on which such order is made) to be the first production period for the purposes of this Part of this Act, and
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(b) appointing a specified quantity of bacon to be the production quota in respect of the first production period.
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(2) The Board shall, not later than one week before the end of a production period, hold a meeting and at such meeting make an order (in this Part of this Act also referred to as a production order)—
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(a) appointing a period (beginning at the expiration of the said production period) to be the next production period for the purposes of this Part of this Act, and
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(b) appointing a specified quantity of bacon to be the production quota in respect of the said next production period.
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(3) If at any time the provisions of sub-section (2) of this section are not complied with, the Board may, with the consent of the Minister, make, at a meeting to be held on such date as the Minister may appoint, a production order, and the period to be appointed by such order as the production period for the purposes of this Part of this Act shall be a period beginning on such date as the Minister may direct.
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(4) In making a production order the Board shall have regard to the following matters, namely:—
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(a) the capacity of the markets (both home and export) for bacon;
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(b) the quantity of bacon which the Board anticipates is required to be placed in cold storage against future requirements;
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(c) the stock of bacon on hands;
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(d) the supply of pigs likely to be available;
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(e) such other matters as the Board considers relevant.
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(5) The Pigs Marketing Board may make recommendations to the Board in relation to the production period and the production quota to be appointed by any production order, and the Board shall in making such order consider any such recommendations.
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(6) Every production order shall be published in the Iris Oifigiúil as soon as may be after it is made.
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