S.I. No. 152/1963 - The Pigs and Bacon Acts 1935 To 1961 (Pigs and Bacon Commission) Grading (No. 4) Order, 1963.

S.I. No. 152 of 1963.

THE PIGS AND BACON ACTS 1935 TO 1961 (PIGS AND BACON COMMISSION) GRADING (NO. 4) ORDER, 1963.

WHEREAS Section 62 (1) of the Pigs and Bacon Act, 1937 (No. 23 of 1937) provides that the Board may whenever and so often as it thinks fit, by Order require any Licensee who purchases any pig or carcase of a pig, to make, sign and deliver to the Vendor a Certificate containing the names and addresses of the Vendor and the Purchaser and such particulars in relation to such pig or carcase as may be specified in such Order:

AND WHEREAS by virtue of sub-section (1) of Section 22 of the Act of 1939 (No. 35 of 1939), the several powers and duties under the Acts of 1935 and 1937 which were formerly exercised or performed or capable of being exercised or performed by the Bacon Marketing Board and the Pigs marketing Board respectively have been transferred to and are now vested in the Pigs and Bacon Commission:

AND WHEREAS the Commission is of the opinion that it is necessary to amend the said Order:

NOW THEREFORE the Pigs and Bacon Commission (hereinafter referred to as "the Commission") in exercise of the powers vested in it under the said Sections hereby orders as follows:—

1. This Order may be cited as The Pigs and Bacon Acts, 1935 to 1961 (Pigs and Bacon Commission) Grading (No. 4) Order, 1963.

2. In this Order the "Grading (No. 1) Order, 1962" means The Pigs and Bacon Acts, 1935 to 1961 (Pigs and Bacon Commission) Grading (No. 1) Order, 1962 and words and expressions used in this Order shall where the context so admits have the same meaning as in the Grading (No. 1) Order, 1962.

3. Paragraph 6 of the Grading (No. 1) Order, 1962 is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof the following paragraph shall be substituted

" Every Licensee shall at the time of grading of a carcase of .a ` Bacon Pig ' weighing not less than 1 cwt. 0 qr. 15 lb. and not more than 1 cwt. 2 qrs. 7 lb. clearly mark the grade of such carcase:—

(a) In indelible ink on the sides of the carcase or

(b) By such other means and in such other manner as may be approved by the Commission.

Every such mark shall remain on the carcase:—

(1) In the case of a carcase for use in the production of bacon, until the carcase leaves the licensed premises.

(2) In the case of a carcase, which, or part of which, is found and certified under Section 58 of the Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935 , to be unfit for human consumption, until such carcase, or such part thereof, is treated or surrendered in accordance with that Section, or

(3) In the case of any other carcase, until immediately before its use for a purpose other than the production of bacon."

4. This Order shall come into force on the 12th day of August, 1963.

GIVEN under the Seal of the Pigs and Bacon

Commission this 7th day of August, 1963.

The Seal of the Commission was affixed in the presence of:—

G. M. CLARKE,

Authorised Member.

JOHN FINAN,

Authorised Officer.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order makes provision for marking Grade on carcases not less than ¢l. 0. 15 and not more than ¢l. 2. 7.