Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935

Applications for curing licences and curing and slaughtering licences.

21.—(1) Any person may apply to the Minister for either—

(a) a licence (in this Act referred to as a curing licence) to carry on in specified premises the business of curing bacon from the carcases of pigs other than pigs slaughtered in such premises, or

(b) a licence (in this Act referred to as a curing and slaughtering licence) to carry on in specified premises the business of curing bacon and also the business of slaughtering pigs.

(2) Every application for a licence shall—

(a) be made in the prescribed form and contain the prescribed particulars, and

(b) relate to one set of premises only.

(3) Where—

(a) premises are used exclusively for the business of slaughtering pigs; and

(b) other premises situate within one mile from such first-mentioned premises are used for the manufacture of bacon from the carcases of pigs slaughtered at such first-mentioned premises;

both such premises shall be deemed for the purposes of the immediately preceding sub-section to be one set of premises.

(4) In making regulations in relation to any matter or thing referred to in this section as prescribed, different regulations may be made in respect of applications for different kinds of licences.

(5) Where an application is made under this section for a licence, the Minister shall cause the premises to which the application relates to be inspected by an inspector.