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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (MEAT REGULATION AND PIG INDUSTRY) ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1962 - SECT 16

Power of entry, inspection, etc.

16.(1) An authorised officer shall for the purposes of this Act have power

(a)to enter, at all reasonable times, any premises registered under this Act,
or in respect of which an application for registration under this Act has been
made, or premises owned, occupied or used or which that officer has reason to
believe are owned, occupied or used by any person... for the slaughter of
animals meat from which is, intended for sending [out of Northern Ireland] [or
the preparation, treatment, storing, processing or packing of such meat]...;
and

(b)to enter at all reasonable times any premises owned, occupied or used by a
licensed bacon curer for the purposes of his business as a bacon curer and any
premises owned, occupied or used or which that officer has reason to believe
are owned, occupied or used by any person for producing, curing, processing,
manufacturing, marketing or distributing pig products; and

(c)to inspect any animals, meat or pig products ([and any] materials used in
[connection with the processing of meat or] the production of pig products) [,
or any equipment,] found on any premises entered under paragraph (a) or
paragraph (b), to take without payment, for the purpose of inspection, and to
inspect [or cause to be inspected or tested], reasonable samples of such meat
or pig products [or materials] and to grade or weigh any animals, meat or
pig products so found; and

(d)to enter, at all reasonable times, the premises of any person engaged in
the business of carrying goods for reward, any pier, quay, wharf, jetty, dock,
dock premises or airport and any ship, boat, railway wagon, aircraft, motor
lorry, cart or other vessel, vehicle or container used for the conveyance of
goods and to inspect and to retain, remove or open for the purpose of
inspection any packages or consignments found therein which contain, or which
that officer has reason to suspect contain, meat or pig products.

(2) Where any package or consignment is inspected by an authorised officer
under paragraph (d) of sub-section (1), the package or consignment shall be
marked or labelled by the officer to that effect and such mark or label shall
be deemed to be a sufficient notification to the consignor and consignee that
the package or consignment has been so inspected.

(3) Where an inspection under paragraph (d) of sub-section (1) is made whilst
the package or consignment is in transit and the Ministry or an authorised
officer is satisfied that it does not conform to the requirements of this Act
or regulations made thereunder, the Ministry or the officer may direct that
the package or consignment shall be returned to the consignor at the place
from which it was consigned or, if the Ministry or officer approves, at such
place as the consignor may elect and thereupon the carrier or the consignor,
as the case may require, shall, at the expense of the consignor, proceed to
execute such direction with all reasonable speed.

(4) An authorised officer acting, in the exercise of the powers conferred by
this section, on the premises of, or used by, any carrier shall conform to
such reasonable requirements of such carrier as are necessary to prevent the
working of the traffic thereat being obstructed or interfered with and a
carrier shall not be liable for or on account of any loss or damage arising
from the exercise by an authorised officer of the powers conferred by this
section.

(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorising anything to be
done to the prejudice of any powers of a carrier to secure payment of freight
charges in respect of any consignment carried by him.

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