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MARKETING OF EGGS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1957 - SECT 17

Powers of officers for carrying Act into execution.

17.(1) Any officer of the Ministry acting in the execution of this Act shall,
without prejudice to any other provisions of this Act, have power

Paras.(a)(b) rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/23 reg.13

(c)to enter, at all reasonable times, any premises registered under section
ten and to examine and take, for the purpose of examination, samples of eggs
found on such premises;

(d)to examine eggs at any place at which they are offered for sale, or at
which the officer has reason to believe that they are offered for sale, to
take samples of those eggs and to remove eggs for examination from any such
place;

Para.(e) rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/23 reg.13

(f)to take stock and inspect any records kept at any premises entered by him
under this section.

(2) If the Ministry has reason to believe that ... the preserving,
cold-storage, chemical-storage or pickling of eggs, or the preparation of
liquid egg, by way of trade or for purposes of gain is carried on upon any
premises not registered for that purpose under section ten, the Ministry may
specially authorise any of its officers to enter the premises, and in such
case the officer shall on production on demand of his special authority have
the like powers of entry, inspection or taking samples as if the premises were
registered ... under section ten.

(3) An officer of the Ministry, if authorised by the Ministry in that behalf
and on production on demand of his authority, may at any time during the hours
when the premises are open for business enter any premises, if he has
reasonable ground to believe that eggs are kept in cold-storage or
chemical-storage or that liquid egg is prepared therein, or that the
provisions of section twelve or section thirteen are being contravened, and
may search for and inspect and take for the purpose of examination samples of
eggs in the premises, and may require any person whom he finds in or about the
premises to give such information as may reasonably be demanded of him by the
officer for the purpose of enabling him to carry out his duties under
this Act, and a person shall not wilfully withhold any information which such
officer is empowered to require of him.

Subs.(4) rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/23 reg.13


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