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Milk (Regulation of Supply) Act, 1994.

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Legislation
Date
1994 (2000)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to make provision for the establishment of a National Milk Agency to regulate the supply of milk for liquid consumption throughout the state and to provide for the dissolution of the Dublin and Cork District Milk Boards and for other matters connected with the matters aforesaid.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Institution Hygiene/sanitary procedures Milk/dairy products Contract/agreement Registration Inspection
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

There shall be a body to be known as the National Milk Agency to regulate the supply of milk for liquid consumption in accordance with the provisions of this Act (sect. 2). Section 5 prohibits the sale or supply of heat-treated milk for liquid consumption in the State unless it is prepared from raw milk which: (a) has been purchased: (i) from a producer under a contract registered under this Act; or (ii) from a registered processor who purchased it from a producer under a registered contract; or (b) has been produced on a milk production holding and has been heat-treated by the producer, the producer being also a registered processor, unless the sale is exempt under this Act. The Agency shall, on the application of either party, register a contract for the supply of raw milk for heat treatment for liquid consumption made between a producer and a processor provided the requirements of section 6 are complied with. The Agency shall keep a register of contracts. Section 15 specifies powers of inspection and examinationof inspectors. (24 sections)

Full text
English
Website
www.bailii.org

References - Legislation

Amended by

Milk (Regulation of Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1995.

Legislation | Ireland | 1995 (2000)

Keyword: Institution, Milk/dairy products

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Milk (Regulation of Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1996.

Legislation | Ireland | 1996 (2000)

Keyword: Institution, Milk/dairy products

Source: FAO, FAOLEX