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AGRICULTURE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1970

AGRICULTURE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1970 -
LONG TITLE

An Act to enable provision to be made for agricultural training; to
amend or repeal certain enactments relating to noxious weeds,
diseases of bees and animals, agricultural marketing, seeds and loans
for agricultural and fishery development; to make further provision
in connection with the dehorning of cattle; and for purposes
connected with the matters aforesaid.
[9th July 1970]
S.1 inserts s.5(2A)(2B) in 1949 c.2 (NI). S.2 rep. by 1977 NI 1
art.8 sch.2. S.3 rep. by 1980 NI 7 art.5(c). Ss.4, 5 amend ss.3B,
6A of 1958 c.13 (NI). S.6 rep. by 1975 NI 3 art.11 sch. S.7
amends ss.1, 3, 6, 16, 22 of 1962 c.13 (NI). Ss.8, 9 amend ss.
5, 7, 8, 17, 19, 24 of 1964 c.13 (NI). S.10 amends ss.1, 2 of
1965 c.22 (NI). S.11 amends ss.6, 7 of 1968 c.21 (NI)

Prohibition of exposure for sale, etc., of cattle recently dehorned.

AGRICULTURE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1970 -
SECT 12

12.(1) Cattle bearing unhealed wounds which appear to have resulted
from the removal of their horns shall not be

(a)exposed for sale in any market or fair or sale-yard or other
public or private place where animals are commonly offered or
exposed for sale; or

(b)brought to any slaughter-house.

(2) If subsection (1) is contravened with respect to any cattle,
the owner of the cattle shall be guilty of an offence and shall
be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding #50 or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.

(3) In this section

"cattle" means bulls, cows, bullocks, heifers, calves, steers or
oxen;

"slaughter-house" means any building, premises or place used in
connection with the business of killing animals for the purpose of
the flesh being used for human consumption.

S.13 rep. by SLR 1976

AGRICULTURE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1970 -
SECT 14
Short title and commencement.

14.(1) This Act may be cited as the Agriculture (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1970.

(2)(3)(4) Commencement