Milk (Regulation of Supply and Price) (Amendment) Act, 1952
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Grant of licences by Dublin District Milk Board and restriction on purchase of milk. |
6.—(1) In this section— | |
“the Board” means the Dublin District Milk Board established under section 8 of the Act of 1936; | ||
“registered retailer” means a person for the time being registered in the register of retailers kept by the Board; | ||
“registered wholesaler” means a person for the time being registered in the register of wholesalers kept by the Board; | ||
“creamery” means premises for the time being registered in the register of creameries kept under the Dairy Produce Act, 1924 (No. 58 of 1924); | ||
“registered proprietor”, in relation to a creamery, means the registered proprietor of that creamery for the purposes of the Dairy Produce Act, 1924 . | ||
(2) A registered retailer or a registered wholesaler shall not purchase milk from the registered proprietor of a creamery save under and in accordance with a licence in that behalf granted to him under this section. | ||
(3) A licence may be granted under this section at any time to any registered retailer or registered wholesaler either— | ||
(a) permitting him to purchase during a specified period a specified daily, weekly, monthly or other periodical quantity of milk from a specified registered proprietor of a creamery, or | ||
(b) permitting him to purchase on a specified occasion a specified quantity of milk from a specified registered proprietor of a creamery. | ||
(4) A licence under this section may be granted in the name and on behalf of the Board by an officer of the Board authorised in that behalf by the Board. | ||
(5) Every licence under this section shall be signed by the officer of the Board by whom it is granted and such signature shall be a sufficient authentication of such licence. | ||
(6) A licence granted under the Emergency Powers (Dublin District Milk Board) Order, 1943 (S.R. & O., No. 406 of 1943), and in force on the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be a licence under this section. | ||
(7) A licence under this section may be granted with and subject to such conditions as shall be expressed therein and the licensee shall comply with such conditions. | ||
(8) A licence under this section may be revoked at any time by the Board by notice in writing signed on behalf of the Board by an officer of the Board authorised in that behalf by the Board. | ||
(9) If any person contravenes (whether by act or omission) a provision of this section, he shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to the penalties mentioned in the Schedule to the Act of 1936. |