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MARKETING OF POTATOES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1964 - SECT 3

Inspection of potatoes being sent out of Northern Ireland.

3.(1) A person shall not either by himself or by any servant or agent of his
send or attempt to send any potatoes out of Northern Ireland unless

(a)the potatoes have been presented to an authorised officer for inspection at
such convenient place and at such convenient time as the Ministry may from
time to time appoint;

(b)the potatoes have been inspected [by sample or otherwise] by an authorised
officer and a certificate has been issued by him to the effect that the
potatoes have been inspected by him, are of the prescribed standard of quality
and have been graded, packed and labelled in the prescribed manner; and

(c)the potatoes are, for the period during which they remain in Northern
Ireland after being inspected under paragraph (b), accompanied by the
certificate issued under that paragraph.

(2) A certificate of an authorised officer for the purposes of subsection (1)
shall be valid for such period as shall be specified therein but an authorised
officer may inspect [by sample or otherwise] any potatoes previously inspected
under subsection (1) and may cancel any certificate relating to such potatoes
if he is satisfied that the quality, grading, packing or labelling of the
potatoes [does not] conform to the prescribed standards.

(3) There shall be payable to the Ministry, in respect of an inspection of
potatoes for the purposes of this section, a fee of such amount, calculated in
such manner and payable at such time and by such person as may, with the
approval of the Ministry of Finance, be prescribed.


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