Bacon Export Subsidy (No. 1) Order, 1959.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: This Order may be cited as the Bacon Export Subsidy (No. 1) Order, 1959.
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paragraphs: This Order shall apply only to bacon exported by a Licensee which was produced on the premises to which the Licensee's licence relates. For the purpose of this Order the bacon to which the Order applies shall be divided into Four Classes—
Class I shall mean bacon (other than bacon exported as ships' stores) of the quality and description defined in Article 3 hereof as being of Grade " A " standard.
Class II shall mean pre-packaged bacon, that is, bacon packaged in lots weighing not more than 5 lb. marketed in a condition suitable for sale direct to the consumer without further processing, slicing or cutting and derived from the carcases of Grade " A " pigs as defined in (i) the Pigs and Bacon Acts, 1935 to 1940 (Pigs and Bacon Commission) Regulations (No. 2) Order, 1955, as amended by the Pigs and Bacon Acts, 1935 to 1940 (Pigs and Bacon Commission) Regulations (Amendment) (No. 1) Order, 1956, in the case of bacon pigs slaughtered at licensed premises on or before 30th June, 1958, and (ii) the Pigs and Bacon Acts, 1935 to 1956 (Pigs and Bacon Commission) Grading (No. 1) Order, 1958 ( S.I. No. 144 of 1958 ) in the case of bacon pigs slaughtered at licensed premises on or after 1st July, 1958.
Class III shall mean bacon exported as ships' stores, of the quality and description defined in Article 3 hereof as being of Grade " A " standard.
Class IV shall mean all other bacon not falling within Class I, or Class II or Class III.
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paragraphs: In this Order bacon of Grade " A " standard means—
(a) Wiltshire sides cut and trimmed according to good trade practice, of an ex-factory net weight of not less than 46 lb. and not more than 65 lb. in the case of bacon produced from pigs slaughtered at licensed premises on or before the 30th June, 1958, and not less than 49 lb. and not more than 65 lb. in the case of bacon produced from pigs slaughtered at licensed premises on or after 1st July, 1958, of a quality and in a condition suitable for the best retail trade and conforming to the following measurements of the exterior back fat including rind, viz :—
Point of
Measurement
Maximum
Measurement
(i) Where the back fat is widest on the shoulder
2 inches.
(ii) At the top of the muscle which curves out over the loin into the fat.
1 and 3/16 inches.
(iii) The centre of the middle (that is, midway between points i and ii) and for two and three-quarter inches on either side of the point of measurement 7
1 and 3/16 inches.
Minimum
Measurement
(iv) The centre of the middle (that is, midway between points i and ii) and for two and three-quarter inches on either side of the point of measurement.
(a) In the case of bacon produced from pigs slaughtered at licensed premises on or before the 30th June, 1958 : ¾ inch.
(b) In the case of bacon produced from pigs slaughtered at licensed premises on or after 1st July, 1958 : 5/8 inch.
(b) Backs, Middles, Shoulderless Sides and Spencers (Gammonless Sides) cut and trimmed according to good trade practice, of a quality and in a condition suitable for the best retail trade and derived from the carcases of Grade " A " pigs as defined in (i) the Pigs and Bacon Acts, 1935 to 1940 (Pigs and Bacon Commission) Regulations(No. 2) Order, 1955, as amended by the Pigs and Bacon Acts, 1935 to 1940 (Pigs and Bacon Commission) Regulations (Amendment) (No. 1) Order, 1956, in the case of bacon pigs slaughtered at licensed premises on or before 30th June, 1958, and (ii) the Pigs and Bacon Acts, 1935 to 1956 (Pigs and Bacon Commission) Grading (No. 1) Order, 1958, in the case of bacon pigs slaughtered at licensed premises on or after 1st July, 1958.
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paragraphs: Subject as hereinafter provided every Licensee who exports bacon of any Class to which this Order applies shall be paid a subsidy at the rate hereinafter specified appropriate to bacon of such Class.
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paragraphs: (a) In respect of Class I bacon exported during any period specified in the first column of the schedule to this Order the rate of subsidy shall be as set out in the second column of the schedule opposite the mention of the period.