7 1 Avert, 1900.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. v: 
‘ Department of Agriculture, 
i Brisbane, 25th May, 1899. 
Hes Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive’Council, has, in 
| take Pane of the provisions of ‘‘The Slaughtering Act of 1898,” been pleased to 
he following Regulations. 
J. V. CHATAWAY. 
REGULATIONS UNDER “THE SLAUGHTERING ACT OF 1898.” 
; Definitions. 
1 the l. Save as herein otherwise provided, in these Regulations the terms used have 
| “Meanings respectively assigned to them by “The Slaughtering Act of 1898.” 
e term ‘‘ Stock’ means and includes cattle, sheep, and swine; 
| fee term “Licensing Court” means a Police Magistrate or if he is absent or 
® is no Police Magistrate, then any two justices sitting in a Court of Petty 
tons having jurisdiction in the district within which a slaughter-house is or is 
| Mposed to be established ; 
or ee term “ Inspector” means the inspector (if any) to whom a district is assigned, 
mov; © 1s absent, or there is no such inspector then any inspector appointed under the 
Slons of “ The Slaughtering Act of 1898” ; 
| naj term ‘‘ Owner of stock’’ means the owner whether jointly or severaily of the 
ino? ct the authorised agent or superintendent of the owner, or the drover or person 
charge of the stock. 
Unlicensed slaughter-house. 
! ot 2. Any person who establishes or keeps an unlicensed slaughter-house is guilty 
| "offence against these Regulations. 
d Illegal slaughter. 
| tn 3. No person shall slaughter at any place other than at a licensed slaughter-house 
Y stock the flesh of which is intended to be used for meat. 
Licensing Court. 
{ est 4. Subject to these Regulations, the Licensing Court may license slaughter-houses 
| “‘ablished or proposed to be established within a district. 
Application. 
| ah 5. Every person who desires to obtain a license or the renewal of a license for a 
4 Byer ter-house shall make an application therefor in writing in the form in the First 
| “edule hereto or to the like effect. 
Time for applying. i 
: vithe: Every application shall be addressed to the Licensing Court of the district 
| with 4 which the slaughter-house is or is proposed to be established, shall be lodged 
the proper Clerk of Petty Sessions, and shall be accompanied by the license fee 
1 on natter perpen ne Applications for licenses shall be so lodged on or before the 
| fn teenth ay of December, March, June, and September in each year. Applications 
Tin ae renewal of licenses shall be so lodged on or before the fourteenth day of December 
| ch year. ‘ 
Duty of clerk of petty sessions. 
a font 7. Upon the receipt of every such application, the clerk of petty sessions shall 
1 the with forward a copy of the same to the local authority of the district and also to 
| Nspector. 
q Representatives of local authority. 
tp 8. The local authority of the district may make to the Licensing Court such 
 {ttesentations, in writing or otherwise, with respect to every such application, as the 
al authority thinks fit. 
Report of inspector. - 
Dole, It shall be the duty of the inspector, upon the seen of every such copy of an 
lice ‘ation, to inspect the premises in respect of which a license or the renewal of a 
take 1s applied for, and to report thereon to the Licensing Court. He shall either 
iy © SUch report in writing under his hand, or, if directed so to do by the chief 
; ang phos shall personally attend at the sittings of the Licensing Court, and there 
Y report to the Court upon the same. 
