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Man,, 1900.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. ¥. 
Department of Agriculture, 
Brisbane, 25th May, 1899. 
- Hs Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive’Council, has, in 
| take grutsuance of the provisions of “The Slaughtering Act of 1898,” been pleased to 
he following Regulations. 
J. V. CHATAWAY. 
REGULATIONS UNDER “THH SLAUGHTERING ACT OF 1898.” 
Definitions. 
aie as herein otherwise provided, in these Regulations the terms used have 
lings respectively assigned to them by “‘ The Slaughtering Act of 1898.” 
& term ‘* Stock” means and includes cattle, sheep, and swine ; 
there . term “Licensing Court” means a Police Magistrate or if he is absent or 
Sessions no Police Magistrate, then any two justices sitting in a Court of Petty 
Popo 8 having jurisdiction in the district within which a slaughter-house is or is 
Sed to be established ; 
Oe he term “Inspector” means the inspector (if any) to whom a district is assigned, 
Boris; is absent, or there is no such inspector then any inspector appointed under the 
lons of “ The Slaughtering Act of 1898”; — 
Stock, pe term “ Owner of stock”’ means the owner whether jointly or severaily of the 
aa the authorised agent or superintendent of the owner, or the drover or person 
arge of the stock. 
Unlicensed slaughter-house. 
a Bean person who establishes or keeps an unlicensed slaughter-house is guilty 
| €nce against these Regulations. 
| Itlegat slaughter. 
| any i No Renan shall slaughter at any place other than at a licensed slaughter-house 
ock the flesh of which is intended to be used fur meat. 
Licensing Court. 7 
esta Subject to these Regulations, the Licensing Court may license slaughter-houses 
‘shed or proposed to be established within a district. 
Application. 
dann every person who desires to obtain a license or the renewal of a license fora 
che er-house shall make an application therefor in writing in the form in the First 
We hereto or to the like effect. 
6 Time for applying. 
Within Every application shall be addressed to the Licensing Court of the district 
wit fyrbich the slaughter-house is or is proposed to be established, shall be lodged 
dereinat proper Clerk of Petty Sessions, and shall be accompanied by the license fee 
fourtes ter prescribed. Applications for licenses shall be so lodged on or before the 
{or the oth day of December, March, June, and September in each year. Applications 
: chy of licenses shall be so lodged on or before the fourteenth day of December 
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r Duty of clerk of petty sesstons. 
fon - Upon the receipt of every such application, the clerk of petty sessions shall 
With : ae 
thePinspe jorward a copy of the same to the local authority of the district and also to 
Ctor, 
8 Representatives of local authority. 
‘eres, The local authority of the district may make to the Licensing Court such 
local anuttions, in writing or otherwise, with respect to every such application, as the 
Uthority thinks fit. 
4 9 Report of inspector. 
‘Mica shall be the duty of the inspector, upon the a of every such copy of an 
licen, On, to inspect the premises in respect of which a icense or the renewal of a 
make 18 applied for, and to report thereon to the Licensing Court. He shall either 
Ing sa report in writing under his hand, or, if directed so to do by the chief 
ny ly %r, shall personally attend at the sittings of the Licensing Court, and there 
Teport to the Court upon the same. 
