Agricultural and Fishery Products (Regulation of Export) Act, 1947 (Export of Poultry and Rabbits) Order, 1950.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: —(1) This Order may be cited as the Agricultural and Fishery Products (Regulation of Export) Act, 1947 (Export of Poultry and Rabbits) Order, 1950.
(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1951.
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paragraphs: —In this Order—
the expression " the Act " means the Agricultural and Fishery Products (Regulation of Export) Act, 1947 (No. 18 of 1947) ;
the word "inspector"; means a person appointed by the Minister to be an inspector for the purposes of this Order or any Part of this Order ;
the expression " the Minister " means the Minister for Agriculture ;
the word " poultry " includes domestic fowls, turkeys, geese and ducks;
the word " rabbit " means a dead rabbit and includes a Belgian hare.
PART II LIVE POULTRY
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paragraphs: No person shall export any live poultry unless—
(a) such live poultry are exported under and in accordance with a licence in that behalf issued by the Minister under the Act, and
(b) the licence is, prior to exportation, delivered to the proper officer of Customs and Excise.
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paragraphs: —(1) Any person may apply to the Minister for a licence to export live poultry.
(2) Every application for a licence shall—
(a) be in writing,
(b) contain such particulars as the Minister may require, and
(c) be sent to the Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Dublin.
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paragraphs: —(1) Whenever the Minister issues a licence to export live poultry he may attach to the licence any one or more of the following conditions :—
(a) that the premises in which live poultry are kept prior to packing for export are suitable for the purpose and are in a condition of cleanliness and order ;
(b) that the said premises shall be cleaned and disinfected thoroughly after the packing of each consignment of poultry ;
(c) that such measures as may be directed by an inspector for preventing the introduction or spread of disease shall be carried out at the said premises ;
(d) that the live poultry to which the licence relates shall be healthy and of good quality, and shall be consigned in clean and suitable crates ;
(e) that such live poultry shall be exported within a specified time or during a specified period;
(f) that such live poultry shall be exported at a specified port or place or by a specified route;
(g) that such live poultry shall be exported to a specified port or place ;
(h) that such live poultry shall be consigned to a specified consignee ;
(i) that such live poultry shall be carried in crates of the type and specification approved by the Minister and notified to the holder of the licence ;
(j) such other conditions as the Minister thinks fit.
(2) Where conditions are attached to a licence the licensee shall comply with them.
(3) A licence which was granted under the Emergency Powers (Export of Live Poultry) Order, 1941 (S.R. & O., No. 533 of 1941 , and which was in force immediately before the making of this Order, shall be deemed for the purposes of this Part of this Order to have been granted under the Act.
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paragraphs: —(1) The Minister may grant a permit to any person to export live poultry.
(2) The Minister may attach conditions to a permit under this Article and the holder of the permit shall comply with such conditions.
(3) Article 3 of this Order shall not apply in respect of any export under and in accordance with a permit under this Article.
PART III DEAD POULTRY AND RABBITS
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paragraphs: Each of the following shall be a licensed commodity for the purposes of this Order :—
(a) dead poultry ;
(b) unskinned rabbits ;
(c) skinned rabbits ;
(d) any article of food wholly or partly manufactured or derived from the flesh of poultry ; and
(e) any article of food wholly or partly manufactured or derived from the flesh of rabbits.
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paragraphs: —(1) No person shall export a licensed commodity except under and in accordance with a licence in that behalf issued by the Minister under the Act.
(2) A licence shall relate to one licensed commodity only and to one set of premises only, but two or more licences in respect of different licensed commodities granted to the same person may relate to the same set of premises.
(3) Any person may apply to the Minister for one or more than one licence.
(4) Every application for a licence shall—
(a) be in writing,
(b) specify the particular set of premises to which the applicant desires the licence to relate and such other particulars as the Minister may require, and
(c) be sent to the Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Dublin.
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paragraphs: —(1) Where an application for a licence to export a licensed commodity is made the Minister shall not grant the licence unless and until he is satisfied that the following conditions are complied with :—
(a) that the premises and the equipment therein are suitable for the preparation for export of the licensed commodity in respect of which the licence is sought, and
(b) that the premises and the said equipment are in a condition of cleanliness and order.
(2) The Minister may attach to any licence any one or more of the following conditions:—
(a) that the licensed commodity authorised to be exported by the licence shall be exported within a specified time ;
(b) that such licensed commodity shall be exported at a specified port or place or by a specified route ;
(c) that such licensed commodity shall be exported to a specified port or place ;
(d) that such licensed commodity shall be exported by a specified person ;
(e) that such licensed commodity shall be consigned to a specified consignee ;
(f) that such licensed commodity shall be exported in accordance with the directions of such person as may be specified in that behalf in the licence ;
(g) that the licensee shall employ a person to act as his agent for the purpose of the exportation of such licensed commodity and shall enter into an agreement with such person for that purpose ;
(h) such other conditions as the Minister thinks fit.
(3) Where conditions are attached to a licence the licensee shall comply with them.
(4) Unless sooner revoked a licence to export a licensed commodity shall—
(a) in the case of a licence to export dead poultry issued to an exporter who, in the opinion of the Minister, exports dead poultry during the winter season only—expire on the 31st day of January in the next following year, and
(b) in any other case—expire on the 31st day of December next following the date on which the licence was granted.
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paragraphs: No person shall export a licensed commodity unless—
(a) the commodity has been prepared and packed on the premises to which the licence to export that commodity relates, and
(b) the requirements—