Sheep Dipping Order, 1965.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: —(1) This Order may be cited as the Sheep Dipping Order, 1965.
(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1965.
2 Interpretation
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paragraphs: The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.
3 Definitions.
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paragraphs: In this Order—
" approved label " means a label approved by the Minister under this Order or which was at the date of the coming into operation of this Order approved by the Minister under any other Order for attaching to the outside of packages or containers of sheep dip, and when used in relation to particular sheep dip, means approved by the Minister for use on packages or containers of that particular sheep dip ;
" approved sheep dip " means sheep dip approved by the Minister under this Order or which was at the date of the coming into operation of this Order approved by the Minister under any other Order ;
" first dipping period " means the period beginning on the first day of July and terminating on the seventh day of August in any year ;
" inspector " includes a veterinary inspector ;
" the Minister " means the Minister for Agriculture ;
" second dipping period " means the period beginning on the first day of October and terminating on the thirtieth day of November in any year ;
" sheep " includes lambs ;
" sheep bath " means sheep dip diluted with sufficient water to make a bath suitable for dipping sheep ;
" sheep dip " means a substance or preparation which is a remedy for sheep scab and is used for the dipping of sheep.
4 Submission of sheep dip for approval by the Minister.
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paragraphs: —(1) Any person who manufactures sheep dip may apply to the Minister for his approval of the sheep dip.
(2) Every application to the Minister for his approval of a sheep dip shall be in such form and shall contain such particulars as the Minister may require and shall be accompanied by a sample of the sheep dip.
(3) Where an application is made to the Minister for approval of a sheep dip under this Article the Minister may as he thinks fit either approve or refuse to approve of the sheep dip.
5 Submission of label for sheep dip for the approval of the Minister.
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paragraphs: —(1) Any person who manufactures sheep dip, if he applies to the Minister for his approval of the sheep dip, may also apply to the Minister for his approval of a label for use on packages or containers of the sheep dip.
(2) An application for the Minister's approval of a label for packages or containers of a sheep dip shall be in such form as the Minister may require and shall be accompanied by a specimen of the label to which it relates.
(3) Application may be made by a manufacturer for the Minister's approval of any number of labels of different design for use in connection with any particular sheep dip.
(4) Where an application is made to the Minister for approval of a label under this Article the Minister may as he thinks fit either approve or refuse to approve such label.
6 Restriction on sale of sheep dip.
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paragraphs: —(1) It shall not be lawful for any person to sell sheep dip, unless it is approved sheep dip and is in a sealed package or container which is labelled with an approved label.
(2) If any person—
(a) knowingly marks (by attaching an approved label thereto or otherwise) any package or container which does not contain approved sheep dip in such manner as to indicate that the package or container contains approved sheep dip, or
(b) exposes for sale any package or container so marked which to his knowledge does not contain approved sheep dip,
such person shall be guilty of an offence against the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894.
7 Method of dipping sheep.
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paragraphs: —(1) Every person required by this Order to dip any sheep shall, when so required, cause the sheep to be totally immersed in a sheep bath of an approved sheep dip and shall cause all parts of the sheep except the head and ears to remain immersed in the sheep bath for a period which shall in no case be less than one minute.
(2) No dipping of any sheep shall be deemed to be dipping within the meaning of this Order unless the dipping is in accordance with the foregoing paragraph and the sheep so dipped, other than lambs of less than nine months, have been previously clipped in the year in which the dipping takes place.
8 Compulsory dipping of sheep.
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paragraphs: —(1) Save as otherwise provided by this Order, every person, who in any first or second dipping period has in his possession or under his charge any sheep (other than sheep which came into his possession or charge subsequent to being dipped in such dipping period in accordance with this Order), shall during such dipping period, cause the sheep to be dipped in accordance with this Order.