Slaughter of Animals, Act, 1935

• Permanent Page URL

Applications for slaughter licences.

20.—(1) Any person who has attained the age of eighteen years may apply, in the prescribed form and manner, to the sanitary authority for an area in which this Act has effect (whether such area is co-terminous with or is part only of the functional area of such sanitary authority) and in which such person resides or carries on business or is employed, for a slaughter licence.

(2) Every application under this section shall be accompanied by the prescribed evidence of the age of the applicant and by the prescribed fee.

(3) Every person who, in or in relation to an application, by himself or any other person, for a slaughter licence makes any statement which is to his knowledge false or misleading in any material respect shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding ten pounds.