Dairy Produce (Price Stabilisation) Act, 1935

PART VI.

Restriction on the Exportation of Butter and Milk Products.

Prohibition of exportation of butter and milk products.

31.—(1) The Minister may, whenever and so often as he thinks it expedient so to do, by order prohibit the exportation from Saorstát Eireann (either generally or to any particular country or countries) on or after a specified date of all or any of the following substances, that is to say:—

(a) butter or any particular classes or class (defined in any manner which the Minister shall think proper) of butter, or

(b) all or any particular kinds or kind of milk product.

(2) The Minister may at any time by order revoke, either wholly or in respect of one or more specified substances, an order made by him under the next preceding sub-section of this section.

(3) Whenever and so long as the exportation from Saorstát Eireann of any substance is prohibited by an order made under this section, it shall not be lawful for any person to export from Saorstát Eireann any of such substance save under and in accordance with a licence in that behalf granted under this Part of this Act.

(4) Every person who exports from Saorstát Eireann any substance in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds.

(5) The foregoing provisions of this section shall have effect as though they were included in the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876, and the provisions of that Act, as amended or extended by any subsequent Act, shall apply and have effect accordingly.