No. 285/1940:

SHEEP (REGULATION OF EXPORT) ORDER, 1940.

SHEEP (REGULATION OF EXPORT) ORDER, 1940.

I, SÉAMAS O RÍAIN, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the Agricultural Products (Regulation of Export) Acts, 1933 and 1935 (as adapted in consequence of the enactment of the Constitution), and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling, do hereby order as follows, that is to say :—

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Sheep (Regulation of Export) Order, 1940.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 21st day of September, 1940.

2. In this Order—

the expression " the Minister " means the Minister for Agriculture ;

the expression " the United Kingdom " means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937) applies to this Order.

4.—(1) The Minister may issue, to such persons, at such times and in such numbers as he shall think proper, permits (in this Order referred to as export permits) authorising the export of sheep to the United Kingdom.

(2) Every export permit shall be in such form as the Minister shall think proper, and shall be expressed and shall operate to authorise the export to the United Kingdom of a specified number of sheep either within a specified period or without any limit as to time.

5. Whenever any sheep are exported under an export permit or permits to the United Kingdom, the exporter of such sheep shall produce and deliver to the proper officer of customs and excise the said export permit or permits duly completed by him, and thereupon the said officer shall deal with the said export permit or permits in such manner as the Minister shall direct.

6.—(1) It shall not be lawful for any person to export any sheep to the United Kingdom save under and in accordance with an export permit and after due compliance with such of the provisions of this Order as are required to be complied with by the exporter.

(2) Every person who exports or attempts to export sheep to the United Kingdom in contravention of this Article shall be guilty of an offence under this Article and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding five pounds for every such sheep so exported or attempted to be exported.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 19th day of September, 1940.

(Signed) SÉAMAS O RIAIN,

Minister for Agriculture.