AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (MEAT REGULATION AND PIG INDUSTRY) ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1962 - SECT 12 Regulations as to production, etc., of pig products and marking of consignments.

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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (MEAT REGULATION AND PIG INDUSTRY) ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1962 - SECT 12

Regulations as to production, etc., of pig products and marking of consignments.

12.(1) The Ministry may for the purposes of making more efficient the
production, curing, processing, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of
pig products and of improving their quality make such regulations as appear to
the Ministry to be necessary:

(a)for imposing requirements as to the manner in which and the conditions
under which pigs are collected, handled, driven, transported, penned and
weighed;

(b)for requiring the inspection of pigs before and after slaughter;

(c)for imposing standards for buildings and equipment and for securing their
maintenance in a sound and hygienic condition;

(d)for securing proper standards for the slaughtering, dressing, chilling and
butchering of pigs;

(e)for securing that the processing, manufacture and storage of such
pig products as are specified in the regulations are carried out in a hygienic
manner;

(f)for imposing requirements as to the method by which bacon is cured and
smoked and as to the quality and grading of bacon;

(g)for imposing requirements as to the manner in which pigs, bacon and
pig products or any description thereof are to be graded, marked, packed,
stored, adapted for sale or transported.

(2) Regulations made under paragraph (g) shall not be made so as to interfere
with the lawful use by any person of a particular mark or brand for the
purposes of his trade or business.

(3) Before making any regulations under sub-section (1) the Ministry shall
consult such body or bodies of persons as appear to the Ministry to represent
licensed bacon curers and shall, where it considers it necessary, consult
representatives of any other persons who appear to the Ministry to be directly
affected by such regulations.

(4) All consignments of bacon or pig products produced in Northern Ireland
shall be clearly marked so as to indicate the identity of the curer or
producer.

General provisions as to licences, permits and registration of premises.

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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (MEAT REGULATION AND PIG INDUSTRY) ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1962 - SECT 12