1 May, 1900.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. v. 
Department of Agriculture, 
Brisbane, 25th May, 1899. 
H's Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive’Council, has, in 
4 pursuance of the provisions of ‘‘ Zhe Slaughtering Act of 1898,” been pleased to 
ake the following Regulations. 
J. V. CHATAWAY. 
REGULATIONS UNDER “THE SLAUGHTERING ACT OF 1898.” 
Definitions. 
1. Save as herein otherwise provided, in these Regulations the terms used. have 
the meanings respectively assigned to them by “The Slaughtering Act of 1898.” 
The term ‘‘ Stock ’’ means and includes cattle, sheep, and swine ; 
The term “Licensing Court” means a Police Magistrate or if he is absent or 
there is no Police Magistrate, then any two justices sitting in a Court of Petty 
ssions having jurisdiction in the district within which a slaughter-house is or is 
Proposed to be established ; 
_ The term “ Inspector” means the inspector (if any) to whom adistrict is assigned, 
or if he is absext, or there is no such inspector then any inspector appointed under the 
Provisions of “ Zhe Slaughtering Act of 1898” ; 
The term “ Owner of stock’’ means the owner whether jointly or severaily of the 
Stock, or the authorised agent or superintendent of the owner, or the drover or person 
MN 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 pares 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 
€stablished or proposed to be established within a district. 
Application. 
5. Every person who desires to obtain a license or the renewal of a license for a 
Slaughter-house shall make an ppeneacn therefor in writing in the form in the First 
Schedule hereto or to the like effect. 
Time for 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 
_ iereinafter prescribed. Applications for licenses shall be so lodged on or before the 
fourteenth ay of December, March, June, and September in each year. Applications 
for the renewal of licenses shall be so lodged on or before the fourteenth day of December 
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 
| fepresentations, 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 
pplication, to inspect the premises in respect of which a license or the renewal of a 
 Acense is applied for, and to report thereon to the Licensing Court. He shall either 
Nake such ee in writing under his hand, or, if directed so to do by the chief 
isos shall personally attend at the sittings of the Licensing Court, and there 
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| °rally report to the Court upon the same. 
