S.I. No. 52/1978 - Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935 (Part II) (No. 6) Regulations, 1978.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the

Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935

(Part II) (No. 6) Regulations, 1978.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 6th day of March, 1978.

3. The

Interpretation Act, 1937

(No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.

4. For the purposes of

section 28

(1) of the

Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935

(No. 24 of 1935), the prescribed sum shall be 25 new pence.

5. The

Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935

(Part II) (No. 5) Regulations, 1976 (

S.I. No. 105 of 1976

), are hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 3rd day of March, 1978.

JAMES GIBBONS,

Minister for Agriculture.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations increase as from 6th March 1978 the fees payable by bacon curers for veterinary examination of pigs in accordance with the

Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935

.

S.I. No. 52 of 1978.

PIGS AND BACON ACT, 1935 (PART II) (NO. 6) REGULATIONS, 1978.

I, JAMES GIBBONS, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

sections 8

and

28

(1) of the

Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935

(No. 24 of 1935) (as amended by

section 6

(a) of the

Agricultural Produce (Meat) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1954

(No. 33 of 1954)) and the Agriculture (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1977 (

S.I. No. 31 of 1977

), hereby make the following regulations, with respect to which pursuant to section 6 (b) of the said

Agricultural Produce (Meat) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1954

, a draft has been laid before each House of the Oireachtas and a resolution approving of the draft has been passed by each such House