S.I. No. 303/1936 - The Slaughter of Animals (Slaughter Licence) Regulations, 1936.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1936. No. 303.

THE SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS (SLAUGHTER LICENCE) REGULATIONS, 1936.

ARRANGEMENT OF ARTICLES.

1. Citation.

2. Interpretation.

3. Meaning of "The Act."

4. Form of application.

5. Manner of application.

6. Prescribed fee.

7. Form of licence.

8. Duties of issuing officer.

9. Keeping of applications.

10. Register of licences.

11. Keeping of particulars of revocations, disqualifications and suspensions.

12. Powers of inspection and investigation.

13. Furnishing of information by sanitary authority.

SCHEDULE.

PRESCRIBED FORMS.

The Minister for Local Government and Public Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Part III of the Slaughter of Animals Act, 1935 , and of all other powers conferred on him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations, that is to say :—

1 Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Slaughter of Animals (Slaughter Licence) Regulations, 1936.

2 Interpretation

2. The Interpretation Act, 1923 , shall apply for the purpose of the interpretation of these Regulations in the same manner in which it applies for the purpose of the interpretation of an Act of the Oireachtas.

3 Meaning of "the Act."

3. In these Regulations the expression " the Act " means the Slaughter of Animals Act, 1935 .

4 Form of application

4. An application for the grant of a slaughter licence shall be made to a sanitary authority in the form (Form S.L. 1) set out in the Schedule to these Regulations, and shall be accompanied by the particulars and declaration indicated in the said form.

5 Manner of application

5. An application by any person to a sanitary authority for slaughter licence shall be made by such person either—

(a) by delivering it to such sanitary authority, or

(b) by sending it by post in a prepaid envelope addressed to such sanitary authority.

6 Prescribed fee

6. The prescribed fee for the issue of a slaughter licence shall be five shillings.

7 Form of licence

7. Every slaughter licence shall be in the form (Form S.L. 2) set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

8 Duties of issuing officer

8. Whenever a slaughter licence is granted by a sanitary authority to any person on an application under these Regulations, the officer of such authority by whom such slaughter licence is issued to such person shall complete the portion of the application expressed to be completed by him.

9 Keeping of applications

9.—(1) Every application to a sanitary authority for a slaughter licence shall be retained by such sanitary authority for purposes of record.

(2) The applications retained by a sanitary authority under this Article shall be kept in alphabetical order according to the names of the applicants.

10 Register of licences

10. A sanitary authority shall establish and keep a register of slaughter licences granted by them in the form (Form S.L. 3) set forth in the Schedule to these Regulations, and shall make in such register the entries indicated on the said form.

11 Keeping of particulars of revocations, disqualifications and suspensions

11.—(1) When a sanitary authority receives a notification of a revocation or of a revocation and disqualification made by a court under section 28 of the act either directly from such court or from the Minister, such notification shall be retained by the sanitary authority for purposes of record.

(2) The notifications retained by a sanitary authority under this Article shall be kept in alphabetical order according to the names of the holders of the slaughter licences to which such notifications relate.

(3) A copy of a resolution of a sanitary authority revoking or suspending a slaughter licence shall be attached to the application for such slaughter licence and retained by such sanitary authority for purposes of record.

12 Powers of inspection and investigation

12. A sanitary authority shall, at the request of a member of the Gárda Síochána or of a duly authorised officer of the Minister who wishes to inspect the register of slaughter licences kept by such sanitary authority under these Regulations, or any of the documents retained by such sanitary authority under these Regulations, admit such member or officer to the offices of such sanitary authority at any time while such offices are open for business, and shall there submit to such member or officer such register and documents and shall permit such member or officer to inspect such register and documents when so submitted.

13 Furnishing of information by sanitary authority

13.—(1) A sanitary authority shall furnish to any other sanitary authority or to a member of the Gárda Síochána or to a duly authorised officer of the Minister any information in relation to any slaughter licence issued by such sanitary authority which such other sanitary authority, member or officer shall require, and the sanitary authority shall also upon payment of a charge, subject to the provisions of this Article in relation to payment of a charge therefor, supply the like information to any other person who may show that he has a reasonable cause for requiring the same to be supplied to him.

(2) A sanitary authority may make a charge for the furnishing of information under this Article to any person other than a sanitary authority, a member of the Gárda Síochána, or a duly authorised officer of the Minister, but such charge shall not exceed one shilling for every slaughter licence in relation to which information is so furnished.

SCHEDULE.

PRESCRIBED FORMS.

Article 4.

FORM S.L. 1.

SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS ACT, 1935 .

NAME OF SANITARY AUTHORITY.......................................................

APPLICATION FOR A SLAUGHTER LICENCE.

SECTION A.—PARTICULARS TO BE FURNISHED BY APPLICANT.

1. Surname ............................................................ .....

2. Full Christian Names ............................................................ .....................................

3. Address within area of above-named Sanitary Authority where applicant

(a) ordinarily resides ............................................................ ............................................................ ...............

............................................................ ............................................................ .......................

or

(b) carries on business ............................................................ ............................................................ ...........

............................................................ ............................................................ ...................

or

(c) is employed ............................................................ ............................................................ ........................

............................................................ ............................................................ ................................

Note.—To be eligible for a slaughter licence an applicant must reside in or carry on business in or be employed in the Sanitary District.

4. Age on last birthday.................................................. (the..............................day of........................................... )

SECTION B.—APPLICATION.

To the being the Sanitary Authority of the District I hereby apply for a slaughter licence commencing on the day of 19 , and I declare that the particulars furnished in Section A of this application are correct. I send with this application the prescribed fee of five shillings.

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Signature of Applicant.

Date.......................................

SECTION C.—RECORDS.

(To be completed for purposes of record by the Officer who issues the licence.)

1. Serial Number of licence issued............................................................ .......................................................

2. Date of issue of licence............................................................ ............................................................ .........

3. Date of expiry of period of validity............................................................ .................................................

4. Observations (if any)............................................................ ............................................................ ..............

............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................................

............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................................

Initials of Issuing Officer........................

Article 7.

FORM S.L. 2.

Serial No................

SAORSTÁT EIREANN.

SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS ACT, 1935 .

Name of Sanitary Authority......................................................

SLAUGHTER LICENCE.

The person named above, is hereby licensed during the above-mentioned period of validity to slaughter any animal in a slaughter-house.

This licence is issued by way of renewal of the licence issued to the above-named licensee on the...............day of...................................................19...... (Serial No................). ¹

Signature of Issuing Officer.......................................

²............................................................ ........

NOTES: ¹ Strike out if licence is not issued by way of renewal.

² Except in the case of a licence issued by way of renewal of a previously issued licence this date must be the date of the commencement of the period of validity.

GENERAL NOTE: This licence is valid in all sanitary districts.

Article 10

FORM S.L. 3.

REGISTER OF SLAUGHTER LICENSES.

NOTES.

(a) Where the licence is revoked during the period of validity " R " should be inserted in this column.

Where a revocation is annulled on appeal the " R " should be struck out in red ink, and a reference to the order made on appeal inserted in Column 9.

(b) Where the licence is suspended during the period of validity " S " should be inserted in this column, followed by the date when the period of suspension will expire.

Where a suspension is annulled on appeal the " S " should be struck out in red ink. Where the period of suspension is altered on appeal the date should be altered in red ink. In either case a reference to the order made on appeal should be inserted in Column 9.

(c) Where during the period of validity the holder of the license is disqualified " D " should be inserted in this column, followed by the date when the period of disqualification will expire.

Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health this 28th day of October, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty-six.

(Signed),

SEÁN T. O'CEALLAIGH,

Minister for Local Government and Public Health.