S.I. No. 394/1980 - Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935 (Part II) (No. 7) Regulations, 1980.

S.I. No. 394 of 1980.

PIGS AND BACON ACT, 1935 (PART II) (NO. 7) REGULATIONS, 1980.

I, RAY MAC SHARRY, 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 and Fisheries (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 down 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. 7) Regulations, 1980.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1981.

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 0.01 new pence.

5. The Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935 (Part II) (No. 6) Regulations, 1978 ( S.I. No. 52 of 1978 ), are hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 19th day of December, 1980.

RAY MAC SHARRY,

Minister for Agriculture.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations reduce as from 1 January 1981 the fee payable by bacon curers for veterinary examination of pigs in accordance with the Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935 .