Clean Wool Act, 1947. Pays/Territoire Irlande Type du document Législation Date 1947 (2000) Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to make provision for improving the cleanliness of raw wool. Sujet Bétail Mot clé Sous-produits animaux Normes Inspection Aire géographique Îles de l'Océan Atlantique, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Atlantique Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Nord Résumé A person who shears sheep shall, before or during the act of shearing, separate from the flECe all wool on which a prohibited substance is present. "Prohibited substance" means a substance which: (a) is, or contains, tar, pitch or paint incapable of being removed by scouring, or (b) is, or contains, a substance to which this ion applies, or (c) is, daggings. Section 5 prohibits dealings in wool on which prohibited substance is present. The Minister may by order prohibit the use of any specified substance in branding sheep generally or in branding sheep of a specified breed (sect. 6). No person shall manufacture any sheep dip, whether it is or is not approved sheep dip within the meaning of the Sheep Dipping Order, which contains colouring matter (not being an ingredient essential for remedying or preventing sheep scab or any other external parasitic disease of sheep) and which, when applied in any manner to sheep, imparts a stain or colour to the wool (sect. 7). Section 8 prohibits dealings in such sheep-dip. Remaining provisions deal with powers of authorized officers, expenses, and prescribe offences. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.bailii.org