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Exemptions.
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6.—(1) Where, on an application being made to him in that behalf, the Minister is satisfied that because of—
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(a) a difficulty in obtaining or providing any appliance, equipment, machine or machinery,
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(b) an inability to or a difficulty in recruiting or training staff,
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(c) the holding of stocks of containers or of labels or other documents,
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(d) any other consideration which in the particular circumstances of the case is relevant,
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it would be unreasonable to require the applicant to comply with all or any of the requirements of this Act without being given a period within which to prepare for such compliance, then subject to subsection (2) of this section he may grant to the applicant an exemption under this section.
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(2) An exemption under this section shall be given by the Minister in writing and shall remain in force for such period as shall be specified therein provided that a period so specified shall not end on any day which is later than the 31st day of December, 1985.
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(3) An exemption under this section may—
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(a) be expressed to relate to any package made up or imported by the applicant or to packages so made up or imported which are of a specified class or description,
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(b) be granted subject to such conditions (if any) as the Minister shall specify therein when granting the exemption.
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(4) The following provisions shall apply in relation to an exemption granted under this section:
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(a) in case the exemption is granted subject to a condition, if the condition is not complied with the exemption shall upon such non-compliance cease to have effect, and
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(b) for so long as the exemption remains in force this Act shall, as regards any package which is a package to which the exemption relates, be construed and have effect subject to the terms of the exemption.
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