HORTICULTURE ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1966 - SECT 12 Application for, issue, suspension and revocation of licences.

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HORTICULTURE ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1966 - SECT 12

Application for, issue, suspension and revocation of licences.

12.(1) Subject to subsection (2) and to the provisions of the Schedule, where
a person, in accordance with those provisions, makes application to
the Ministry for a licence authorising him to process horticultural produce to
which this Part applies, the Ministry shall issue such a licence to him; and

(a)the provisions of the Schedule shall apply to every licence under this
section; and

(b)in the application of those provisions for the purposes of this section,
"licence" shall mean a licence issued under this section.

(2) Without prejudice to paragraph 3 of the Schedule, the Ministry may refuse
to issue a licence under this section if the Ministry is not satisfied that

(a)the premises with respect to which application for the licence is made are
suitable, structurally and otherwise, for the purposes for which the licence
is sought, and are situated in such a position and have available to them such
services and facilities and generally comply with such standards (including
standards as to hygiene) as are appropriate to those purposes; and

(b)that the plant, equipment and utensils to be used in or in connection with
those premises are mechanically efficient and comply with standards such as
are referred to in paragraph (a).

(3) The conditions which may be specified in a licence issued under this
section include

(a)conditions specifying the descriptions of produce which may be processed;

(b)conditions with respect to the processing procedures to be followed; and

(c)conditions designed to ensure that the premises with respect to which the
licence is granted and the plant, equipment and utensils therein are
maintained in a sound and hygienic condition.

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HORTICULTURE ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1966 - SECT 12