Pigs and Bacon (Amendment) Act, 1939

Amendment of section 39 of the Act of 1937.

54.—(1) Section 39 (which relates to payments by Bacon Marketing Board to certain former curers) of the Act of 1937 shall on and after the transfer date have effect subject to the following modifications, that is to say:—

(a) references in the said section to the Chairman of the Bacon Marketing Board shall be construed as references to the Chairman of the Commission;

(b) references in the said section to the Bacon Marketing Board shall be construed as references to the Commission;

(c) the reference in sub-section (7) of the said section to the Bacon Marketing Fund shall be construed as a reference to the General Fund;

(d) no compensation shall be payable to any person under the said section unless an application therefor has been made to the Bacon Marketing Board before the transfer date.

(2) Where all or a majority of the arbitrators appointed to fix compensation under section 39 of the Act of 1937 have, before the passing of this Act, been unable or are, after the passing of this Act, unable to agree upon the amount of such compensation, the amount of such compensation shall be fixed by such one (not being, in case such appointment was made before the transfer date, the Chairman of the Bacon Marketing Board, or in case such appointment is made on or after the transfer date, the Chairman of the Commission) of the said arbitrators as the Minister may nominate, and the decision of the person so nominated shall be final and conclusive.