No. 56/1931:

DAIRY PRODUCE (BUTTER RETURNS) REGULATIONS, 1931.

DAIRY PRODUCE (BUTTER RETURNS) REGULATIONS, 1931.

WHEREAS it is enacted by subsection (1) of section 8 of the Dairy Produce Act, 1931 (No. 29 of 1931), that the Minister for Agriculture may by Order make regulations in regard to any matter or thing referred to in the said Act as prescribed, or as being or to be prescribed;

AND WHEREAS these regulations relate to matters and things referred to in the said Act as prescribed.

NOW I, PATRICK HOGAN, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the Dairy Produce Act, 1931 (No. 29 of 1931), and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling do by this Order make the following regulations, that is to say—

1. These regulations may be cited as the Dairy Produce (Butter Returns) Regulations, 1931.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1923 (No. 46 of 1923), applies to the interpretation of these regulations in like manner as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of the Oireachtas.

3. In these regulations the expression "the Act" means the Dairy Produce Act, 1931 (No. 29 of 1931).

4. For the purposes of the following provisions of the Act, that is to say, paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 4, paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 4, and paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 4, each of the following periods shall be a prescribed period, namely—

(a) the period between the 1st day and the 15th day of every month, both days inclusive, and

(b) the period between the 16th day and the last day of every month, both days inclusive.

5. For the purposes of the following provisions of the Act, that is to say, paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 4, paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 4, and paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 4, a return in the form set out at No. 1 in the Schedule hereto and containing the particulars asked for or otherwise indicated in such form in relation to the date specified in the returns notice requiring such return to be made shall be a prescribed return.

6. For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 4 of the Act, each of the following returns shall be a prescribed return, that is to say—

(a) a return in the form set out at No. 2 in the Schedule hereto and containing the particulars asked for or otherwise indicated in such form in relation to the prescribed period to which such return relates;

(b) a return in the form set out at No. 3 in the Schedule hereto and containing the particulars asked for or otherwise indicated in such form in relation to the prescribed period to which such return relates;

(c) a return in the form set out at No. 4 in the Schedule hereto and containing the particulars asked for or otherwise indicated in such form in relation to the prescribed period to which such return relates;

(d) a return in the form set out at No. 5 in the Schedule hereto and containing the particulars asked for or otherwise indicated in such form in relation to the prescribed period to which such return relates.

7. For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 4 of the Act, a return under the said paragraph shall be in the form set out at No. 4 in the Schedule hereto and shall contain the particulars asked for or otherwise indicated in such form in relation to the prescribed period to which such return relates.

8. For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 4 of the Act, a return under the said paragraph shall be in the form set out at No. 5 in the Schedule hereto and shall contain the particulars asked for or otherwise indicated in such form in relation to the prescribed period to which such return relates.

Given under my Seal of Office this 28th

day of August, 1931.

P. HOGAN,

Minister for Agriculture.

SCHEDULE.

No. 1.

DAIRY PRODUCE ACT, 1931 .

I (WE) HEREBY DECLARE that the information contained in this Return is complete and correct to the best of my (our) knowledge and belief. The total quantity of Butter held in stock by me (us) on.............................. was..................cwts., and the total quantity of Butter stored for other persons on the same date was..................cwts. The addresses at which Butter was so held in stock (together with the amount held at each address) and the names and addresses of persons for whom Butter was so stored (together with the amount stored for each such person) are set forth hereunder.

Signed ............................................................ ........................................

Principal Address ............................................................ ........................

Date.............................................

P.T.O for names and addresses of persons for whom Butter was stored.

No. 2.

DAIRY PRODUCE ACT, 1931 .

RETURN IN RESPECT OF BUTTER ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSALS AND BALANCES.

Period from ................................... to ................................ 19 ............

Name of Creamery .......................................... Reg. No. C ...................

I (WE) HEREBY DECLARE that the information contained in this Return is complete and correct to the best of my (our) knowledge and belief.

* In the case of a creamery from which butter is sent to a store owned by the same proprietor, under such conditions that the manager of the creamery is not responsible for the subsequent disposal of the butter, the quantity sent to such store should be shown under "Other Disposals," and any butter received therefrom should be shown under "Other Acquisitions." The address of the store should be given.

No. 3.

DAIRY PRODUCE ACT, 1931 .

RETURN IN RESPECT OF BUTTER ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSALS AND BALANCES.

Period from .................................................. to ................................... 19 ......

Address of Butter Factory ................................................ Reg. No. F ................

I (WE) HEREBY DECLARE that the information contained in this Return is complete and correct to the best of my (our) knowledge and belief.

*In the case of a factory from which butter is sent to a store owned by the same proprietor, the quantities held in such store at the beginning and end of the period should not be shown on this Form but on Form D.P. 33. The quantity sent from the factory to the store should be shown under "Other Disposals," and any butter received from the store should be shown under "Other Acquisitions." The address of the store should be given.

FORM D.P. 33.

No. 4.

DAIRY PRODUCE ACT, 1931 .

RETURN IN RESPECT OF BUTTER ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSALS AND BALANCES.

Period from.......................................to......................................................19......

Name of Trader............................................................ ........................................

Principal Address............................................................ ......................................

I (WE) HEREBY DECLARE that the information contained in this Return is complete and correct to the best of my (our) knowledge and belief.

Signed ............................................................ ............................................................ ...........

Date ............................................................ ............................................................ ..............

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*In the case of merchants who also own manufacturing premises, the quantities in Stock at such premises are not to be shown on this Form. A separate Form (Form D.P. 31 or Form D.P. 32, as the case may be) is to be used in respect of each manufacturing premises.

FORM D.P.34.

No. 5.

DAIRY PRODUCE ACT, 1931 .

Return in respect of period from............................................to................................ 19...........

of Butter warehoused by............................................................ ..............................................

at ............................................................ ............................................................ .................

The quantity warehoused AT END OF PERIOD was held for the persons whose names and addresses, together with the amount held for each, are given on the enclosed list.

I (WE) HEREBY DECLARE that the information contained in this Return is complete and correct to the best of my (our) knowledge and belief.

Signed.............................................

Date................................................

FORM D.P. 34.

ENCLOSURE

DAIRY PRODUCE ACT, 1931 .

Amount of Butter held on................................................by.................................................in Warehouse, at............................................................ ...................................................... for the following persons viz.:—