CONTROL OF THE SALE OF EGGS REGULATIONS

CONTROL OF THE SALE OF EGGS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 117.17

CONTROL OF THE SALE OF EGGS REGULATIONS

24th November, 1973

LEGAL NOTICE 111 of 1973, as amended by Legal Notice 409 of 2007

and Act V of 2007.

The title of these regulations is the Control of the Sale of

Eggs Regulations.

In

these

regulations,

unless

the

context

otherwise

requires -

"Director" means the Director of Trade and includes any officer

in the Department of Trade authorised by him to act on his behalf;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for Trade;

"person" includes a body of persons;

"producer" means any person who owns or has under his control

any premises wherein there are at least one thousand layers;

"to sell" includes to consign to any person or to supply by way of

compensation or otherwise.

No producer shall sell any eggs except to -

(a) wholesalers or retailers;

(b) hotels and/or catering establishments;

(c) hospitals;

(d) holders of a special permit issued by the Director.

(1) The Director may, in his discretion, refuse the grant of

a special permit or, in granting it, impose such conditions as he may

deem proper, in either case without assigning any reason therefor.

(2) The Director may, in his discretion, at any time revoke or

modify any special permit previously granted by him, without

assigning any reason for the revocation or modification.

(3) Any person who feels himself aggrieved by any decision of

the Director under this regulation may appeal therefrom to the

Administrative Review Tribunal established in terms of article 5 of

the Administrative Justice Act, and the provision of this Act shall

apply to such an appeal.

(1) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with

any of these regulations or any of the conditions imposed in a

s p e c i a l p e r m i t s h a l l b e g u i l t y o f a n o ff e n c e a g a i n s t t h e s e

regulations.

(2) Offences against these regulations shall be deemed to be

contraventions.

(3) The provisions of the Criminal Code relating to criminal

proceedings shall apply in respect of proceedings for offences

CONTROL OF THE SALE OF EGGS

against these regulations.

(4) Any person guilty of an offence against these regulations

shall be liable -

(a) on a first conviction, to a fine (multa) of not less than

two hundred and thirty-two euros and ninety-four

cents (232.94) but not exceeding four hundred and

sixty-five euros and eighty-seven cents (465.87);

(b) on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine (multa)

of not less than four hundred and sixty-five euros and

eighty-seven cents (465.87) but not exceeding one

thousand and one hundred and sixty-four euros and

sixty-nine cents (1,164.69).