Pigs and Bacon Act, 1937

Freight allowance.

56.—(1) The Board may, whenever and so often as it thinks fit, make an order—

(a) dividing Saorstát Eireann into such and so many areas (in this Part of this Act referred to as sale areas) as the Board thinks fit; and

(b) in respect of each sale area, fixing the sum which is to be the freight allowance in respect of each non-factory-purchased pig or carcase of a non-factory-purchased pig sold in such area;

and different sums may be fixed in respect of different sale areas.

(2) The Board may at any time by order under this sub-section amend or revoke an order made under this section (including this sub-section).

(3) In this Part of this Act the expression “the freight allowance” means in relation to a non-factory-purchased pig or the carcase of a non-factory-purchased pig sold in a particular sale area the sum for the time being fixed by an order under this section as the freight allowance in respect of any such pig or any such carcase sold in such area.

(4) Any order made by the Board under section 141 of the Principal Act and in force at the date of the passing of this Act shall be deemed to be made under this section and may be amended or revoked by an order under this section, and until so revoked and subject to any such amendment shall continue in force.