Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. III applied (30.1.2004) by Hereford Markets Act 2003 (c. iv), ss. 1, 3(2)
C2Pt. III applied (2.10.2004) by Ipswich Market Act 2004 (c. iii), ss. 1, 6
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(2)A market authority in whose market cattle, sheep or swine are sold shall, unless there is in force an order of the Minister declaring that the circumstances are such as to render compliance with this subsection unnecessary—
(a)provide to that Minister’s satisfaction one or more weighing machines adapted for weighing such animals; and
(b)appoint officers to attend to the weighing of such animals.
A weighing machine provided under this subsection shall for the purposes of section 1 of the M1Markets and Fairs (Weighing of Cattle) Act 1926, be deemed to have been provided for the purpose of complying with the provisions of the principal Act referred to in that Act of 1926.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 57(1) repealed by Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16, SIF 53:1, 2), ss. 52, 54, 59(4), Sch. 2 para. 7, Sch. 5
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