APPENDIX IV 



MILK AND DAIRIES BILL 



Memorandum 



The main objects of this Bill are to provide for — 



(1) The more effective registration of dairies and dairymen; 



(2) The inspection of dairies and the examination of cows 



therein ; 



(3) The prohibition of the supply of milk from a dairy where 



such a supply has caused or would be likely to cause 

 infectious diseases, including tuberculosis ; 



(4) The prevention of the sale of tuberculous milk ; 



(5) The regulation of the importation of milk so as to prevent 



danger to public health arising therefrom ; 



(6) The issue of regulations for securing the supply of pure 



and wholesome milk ; 



(7) The establishment by local authorities in populous places 



of milk depots for the sale of milk specially prepared for 

 infants. 



The provisions as to registration supersede the provisions as to 

 the registration of dairies contained in the Contagious Diseases 

 (Animals) Acts and the orders made thereunder. 



The provisions as to the inspection of dairies and the prohi- 

 bition of the supply of milk reproduce with amendment section 4 

 of the Infectious Diseases Prevention Act, 1890, section 71 of the 

 Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and the model milk clauses 

 incorporated in many local Acts. 



The clause as to the prevention of the sale of tuberculous milk 

 is also taken from the model milk clauses, but the scope of the 

 enactment is somewhat extended. 



The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries will in connection with 

 this Bill issue an order under the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894, 

 dealing with the notification of tuberculosis in cattle and the in- 

 spection, examination, detention, isolation, and slaughter of tuber- 

 culous cattle, and the giving of compensation in appropriate cases. 



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