Abattoirs Act, 1988

PART I

Preliminary and General

Short title, commencement, construction and collective citation.

1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Abattoirs Act, 1988.

(2) This Act or any specified provision of this Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may, by order, appoint.

(3) The Slaughter of Animals Act, 1935 , and section 47 of this Act shall be construed together as one Act and may be cited together as the Slaughter of Animals Acts, 1935 and 1988.

(4) The Agricultural Produce (Fresh Meat) Acts, 1930 to 1938, and sections 43 and 48 of this Act shall be construed together as one Act and may be cited together as the Agricultural Produce (Fresh Meat) Acts, 1930 to 1988.

(5) The Milk and Dairies Acts, 1935 and 1956, and section 49 of this Act shall be construed together as one Act and may be cited together as the Milk and Dairies Acts, 1935 to 1988.

(6) The Pigs and Bacon Acts, 1935 to 1961, and sections 43 and 50 of this Act shall be construed together as one Act and may be cited together as the Pigs and Bacon Acts, 1935 to 1988.

(7) The Bovine Diseases (Levies) Act, 1979 , and section 51 of this Act shall be construed together as one Act and may be cited together as the Bovine Diseases (Levies) Acts, 1979 and 1988.

(8) The Córas Beostoic agus Feola Act, 1979 , and section 52 of this Act shall be construed together as one Act and may be cited together as the Córas Beostoic agus Feola Acts, 1979 and 1988.