Agricultural Produce (Eggs) Act, 1924

Licences to export eggs.

5.—(1) The Minister may, upon the application of any person in the prescribed form and manner and upon payment by that person of the fees specified in the Schedule to this Act, grant to such person a licence to export the consignment of eggs specified in the licence to such consignee (if any), by such route (if any), and subject to such conditions as are stated in the licence.

(2) A licence granted under this section shall operate to authorise the person to whom the same is granted to export in accordance with the terms of the licence, the consignment of eggs specified therein.

(3) The Minister may at any time before a consignment of eggs specified in a licence is actually exported, revoke the licence relating to such consignment.

(4) If any person to whom a licence has been granted under this section contravenes any of the terms or conditions contained in such licence, or if any person falsely represents by means of a mark on the consignment or otherwise that any consignment of eggs is being exported pursuant to any such licence he shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds.

(5) There shall be paid to the Minister by every person to whom a licence is granted, the fees specified in the Schedule to this Act.