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Provisions in relation to sheep kept on Curragh.
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3.—(1) Sheep shall not be kept or grazed on the Lands unless they are branded with the official brand and a brand used by the owner of the sheep.
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(2) As soon as may be after a sheep kept or grazed on the Lands has been sheared it shall be brought to the Maor for branding with the official brand and the owner of the sheep shall brand it with a brand used by him.
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(3) A person shall not use a brand for branding sheep kept or grazed on the Curragh if, in the opinion of the Maor, the brand is similar to the official brand.
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(4) At least three days before bringing sheep onto the Lands for the purpose of keeping or grazing them there, the owner of the sheep shall give notice of his intention to do so to the Maor and he shall give a description in writing of the brand used by him on the sheep to the Maor and, if at any time he proposes to use another brand on the sheep, at least three days before he commences to use the other brand, he shall give a description in writing of the brand to the Maor.
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(5) At least three days before removing from the Lands sheep kept there in accordance with the Curragh of Kildare Act, 1870, and the Act of 1961, the owner of the sheep shall give notice of his intention to do so to the Maor.
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(6) (a) The Maor may at any time request the owner of any sheep kept or grazed on the Lands to collect the sheep and allow the Maor to count them and inspect their brands.
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(b) A person shall comply with a request of the Maor under this subsection.
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(7) For the purposes of this Act, a lamb shall on the 1st day of September next after the date of its birth be deemed to be a sheep.
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