S.I. No. 52/1978 - Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935 (Part II) (No. 6) Regulations, 1978.

S.I. No. 52 of 1978.

PIGS AND BACON ACT, 1935 (PART II) (NO. 6) REGULATIONS, 1978.

I, JAMES GIBBONS, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 8 and 28 (1) of the Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935 (No. 24 of 1935) (as amended by section 6 (a) of the Agricultural Produce (Meat) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1954 (No. 33 of 1954)) and the Agriculture (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 31 of 1977 ), hereby make the following regulations, with respect to which pursuant to section 6 (b) of the said Agricultural Produce (Meat) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1954 , a draft has been laid before each House of the Oireachtas and a resolution approving of the draft has been passed by each such House:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935 (Part II) (No. 6) Regulations, 1978.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 6th day of March, 1978.

3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.

4. For the purposes of section 28 (1) of the Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935 (No. 24 of 1935), the prescribed sum shall be 25 new pence.

5. The Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935 (Part II) (No. 5) Regulations, 1976 ( S.I. No. 105 of 1976 ), are hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 3rd day of March, 1978.

JAMES GIBBONS,

Minister for Agriculture.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations increase as from 6th March 1978 the fees payable by bacon curers for veterinary examination of pigs in accordance with the Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935 .