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Regulations for the marking of carcases and bacon by veterinary examiners.
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54.—(1) The Minister may by order make regulations (in this Part of this Act referred to as regulations for the marking of carcases) prescribing the mark to be applied to carcases which have been examined and certified by a veterinary examiner in licensed premises for the purpose of indicating that such carcases have been examined and certified by a veterinary examiner in accordance with this Part of this Act and regulations made thereunder.
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(2) The Minister may by order make regulations (in this Act referred to as regulations for the marking of bacon by veterinary examiners) prescribing the mark to be applied to bacon which has been examined and certified by a veterinary examiner in licensed premises for the purpose of indicating that such bacon has been examined and certified by a veterinary examiner in accordance with this Part of this Act and regulations made there under.
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(3) Regulations made under this section may prescribe the manner in which the marks prescribed thereby are to be applied to the carcases or the bacon (as the case may be) to which they are applicable.
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(4) Regulations made under this section shall prescribe the design of the instruments to be used for applying to bacon the marks prescribed by such regulations.
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(5) The application of a mark prescribed by regulations made under this section to any carcase or any bacon in any circumstances in which such application of such mark is not authorised by or is not in accordance with this Part of this Act shall be taken to be a false trade description within the meaning of the Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887 to 1931, and those Acts, including the penal provisions thereof, shall apply accordingly.
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(6) In this section the word “mark” includes any word, letter, figure, or design, or any combination of words, letters, figures, and designs, or any of them.
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