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PART III.
Restrictions on the Export and Consignation (Including Export) of Eggs.
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Restriction on export of eggs.
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30.—(1) It shall not be lawful for any person to export eggs unless the eggs are exported—
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(a) by a registered wholesaler direct from the registered wholesaler's premises on which they were packed; or
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(b) by parcel post; or
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(c) in a consignment the total gross weight of which does not exceed the maximum weight for the time being allowed to be sent by parcel post; or
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(d) for the purpose of incubation in quantities not exceeding the prescribed maximum and contained in packages marked in the prescribed manner; or
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(e) in a package consigned and forwarded through Ireland from any place outside Ireland to any other such place but not otherwise dealt with in Ireland; or
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(f) by being transported by a farmer or his servants from Ireland into Northern Ireland in the course of his business as a farmer; or
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(g) under and in accordance with an export licence granted by the Minister under this Part of this Act.
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(2) Every person who exports or attempts to export eggs in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this sub-section.
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(3) Every person who shall carry by any means any eggs which are being or are intended to be exported in contravention of this section shall, if such carrying is done in the course or for the purpose of the exportation of such eggs, be guilty of an offence under this sub-section, unless such person proves that he did not know and could not reasonably have known that such eggs were being exported in contravention of this section.
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(4) Every person guilty of an offence under any sub-section of this section shall be liable on summary conviction thereof, in the case of a first such offence, to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds or, in the case of a second or any subsequent such offence, to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
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