VI. QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Juz, 1900. 
The term “Inspector” means the inspector (if any) to whom a district is assigned, 
or if he is absent, or there is no such inspector then any inspector appointed under the 
provisions of “ The Slaughtering Act of 1898” ; 
The term ‘‘ Owner of stock” means the owner whether jointly or severally of the 
stock, or the authorised agent or superintendent of the owner, or the drover or person 
in charge of the stock. 
Unlicensed slaughter-house. 
2. Any person who establishes or keeps an unlicensed slaughter-house is guilty 
of an offence against these Regulations. 
Illegal slaughter. 
3. No person shall slaughter at any place other than at a licensed slaughter-house 
any stock the flesh of which is intended to be used for meat. 
Licensing Court. 
4. Subject to these Regulations, the Licensing Court may license slaughter-houses 
established or proposed to be established within a district. 
Application. 
5. Hvery person who desires to obtain a license or the renewal of a license for a 
slaughter-house shall make an application therefor in writing in the form in the First 
Schedule hereto or to the like effect. 
Time Sor applying. 
6. Every application shall be addressed to the Licensing Court of the district 
within which the slaughter-house is or is proposed to be established, shall be lodged 
with the proper Clerk of Petty Sessions, and shall be accompanied by the license fee 
hereinafter prescribed. Applications for licenses shall be so lodged on or before the 
fourteenth day of December, March, June, and September in each year. Rarer 
for the renewal of licenses shall be so lodged on or before the fourteenth day of December 
in each year. 
Duty of clerk of petty sessions. 
7. Upon the receipt of every such application, the clerk of petty sessions shall 
forthwith forward a copy of the same to the local authority of the district and also to 
the inspector. : 
Representatives of local authority. 
8. The local authority of the district may make to the Licensing Court such 
representations, in writing or otherwise, with respect to every such application, as the 
local authority thinks fit. 
Report of inspector. 
___9. It shall be the duty of the inspector, upon the receipt of every such copy of an 
application, to inspect the premises in respect of which a license or the renewal of @ 
license is applied for, and to report thereon to the Licensing Court. He shall either 
make such report in writing under his hand, or, if directed so to do by the chief 
inspector, shall personally attend at the sittings of the Licensing Court, and there 
orally report to the Court upon the same. 
The hearing. 
10. The Licensing Court shall sit for the hearing and determination of all 
applications for licenses on the first ‘!'uesday in the months of J anuary, April, July, 
and October in every year. : 
The Licensing Court shall sit for the hearing and determination of all applica- 
tions for the renewal of licenses on the first Tuesday in the month of January in 
every year. 
After considering the report of the inspector and the representations, if any, of 
the local authority of the district, the Court may, subject to these Regulations— 
(1) Grant the application; or ’ 
(2) Adjourn the application for the purpose of the execution by the applicant 
of such works as in the opinion of the Licensing Court are necessary t 
render the premises suitable and proper for the slaughter of stock ; or 
(3) Refuse the application. 
