Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935

Regulations for the marking of bacon by licensees.

62.—(1) The Minister may by order make regulations (in this Part of this Act referred to as regulations for the marking of bacon by licensees) prescribing the marks to be applied by licensees to bacon, which has been examined and certified by a veterinary examiner under this Part of this Act, for the purposes of indicating all or any of the following matters, that is to say:—

(a) the premises in which such bacon was produced;

(b) that such bacon was produced in Saorstát Eireann;

(c) any other matter which, in the opinion of the Minister, should be indicated on such bacon.

(2) Regulations made under this section may prescribe the manner in which the marks prescribed thereby are to be applied to the bacon to which they are applicable.

(3) 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.

(4) For the purpose of so much of this section as relates to the indication by marks of the premises in which bacon was produced, the Minister may assign to every licensed premises a distinctive mark and may, by the regulations made under this section, require any such mark assigned to particular licensed premises to be used as the mark for indicating that bacon was produced in such licensed premises.

(5) The application of a mark prescribed by regulations made under this section to 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.

(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.

(7) Before making on or after the date of the establishment of the Bacon Marketing Board, any regulations for the marking of bacon by licensees the Minister shall consult the Bacon Marketing Board.

Grading of Bacon Produced in Licensed Premises.