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into operation on the 1st June, 1964, but the licences
will not become valid before 1st October, 1964. A
dealers licence granted on or before 31st December, 1965,
will remain in force renewable for the same 5 year
periods as other dealers' licences. The half-hour
"methylene blue" test is prescribed for "Untreated" milk
whether it is sold under a dealer's or a producer's licence;
(ii) until 31st December, 1964, the provisions of the Regulations
about the labelling of "Untreated" milk will be
deemed to be satisfied if the milk is labelled "Tuberculin
Tested Milk"; any milk so labelled will be required to
comply with the conditions applicable to the sale of milk
under the special designation "Untreated". This provision
is designed to enable stocks of containers bearing
the words "Tuberculin Tested Milk" to be used up;
(iii) no changes have been made in the conditions applicable
to licences to use the special designations "Pasteurised"
and "Sterilised", but they do provide that from 29th
September, 1963, until 31st December, 1964, milk which
has been pasteurised under licence in accordance with
the Regulations may be sold as either "Pasteurised Milk"
or "Tuberculin Tested Milk (Pasteurised)". Licences
to use the special designations issued under the Regulations
of 1960 and in force immediately before 1st October,
1964, are continued in force as though they were
granted under the new Regulations;
(iv) in general, producers' licences continue to be valid for 5
year periods from the date of issue but the Regulations
provide that the Minister may issue a non-renewable
producers' licence for a temporary purpose valid for one
month;
(v) the licensing authority is specifically permitted to
authorise the use of the words "Farm Cartoned" as an
alternative, where appropriate, to "Farm Bottled".
No milk processing plants are located in the Borough and all
licences granted were in relation to milk obtained in pre-packed
form for sale to the general public. The following licences had
been granted and were in force on the 31st December, 1964: —
Licences In Operation
issued 31.12.64
Distribution of Sterilised Milk 4 94
„ „ Pasteurised Milk 4 69
„ „ Tuberculin Tested — 44