Dairy Produce Act, 1924

Meaning and use of word “creamery.”

42.—(1) From and after the commencement of Part III . of this Act the word “creamery” shall mean premises registered in the register of creameries or in respect of which a licence under this section has been granted and is in force.

(2) The Minister may if and when during three years from the passing of this Act the special circumstances of the case justify him in so doing, grant to the registered proprietor of any particular premises registered in the register of manufacturing exporters a licence to use the word “creamery” in relation to such premises, and any such licence may be granted subject to such conditions and for such time (not extending beyond three years from the passing of this Act) and may be revoked, as and when the Minister thinks proper.

(3) Any person who, after the expiration of a date to be prescribed, and without having a subsisting licence in that behalf granted under this section, uses in connection with any premises in Saorstát Eireann which are used for the manufacture of or wholesale dealing in butter, cheese, margarine, margarine cheese, or milk-blended butter and are not registered in the register of creameries any name or description stating, implying or suggesting, that such premises are a creamery or are registered in the register of creameries shall be guilty of an offence under this section, and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof, in the case of a first offence, to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds, and, in the case of a second or any subsequent offence, to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds.