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Milk and Dairies Bill.
A Bill to make better provision with respect to the sale of milk
and the Regulation of Dairies.
The main objects of this Bill are to provide for—
(1.) The more effective registration of dairies and dairymen.
(2.) The inspection of dairies and the examination of cows
therein and the examination of milk.
(3.) The prohibition of the supply of milk from a dairy where
such a supply has caused or would be likqly to cause infectious
diseases, including tuberculosis.
(4.) The prevention of the sale of tuberculous milk.
(5.) The regulation of the importation of milk so as to prevent
danger to public health arising therefrom.
(6.) The issue of regulations for securing the supply of pure
and wholesome milk.
(7.) The establishment by local authorities in populous
places of milk depots for the sale of milk specially prepared for
infants.
The provisions as to registration supersede the provisions as to the
registration of dairies contained in the Contagious Diseases (Animals)
Acts and the orders made thereunder.
The provisions as to the inspection of dairies and the prohibition
of the supply of milk are based on the provisions of the Public Health
(Scotland) Act, 1897.
The clause as to the prohibition of the sale of tuberculous milk is
taken from the model milk clauses, which have been incorporated in
many local Acts, but the scope of the enactment is somewhat extended.
The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries have issued an order under
the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894, dealing with tuberculous cows, and
providing for the payment of compensation in cases of slaughter. The
Treasury are prepared, subject to the assent of Parliament, to sanction
the payment from the Exchequer of one half of the net amount paid
by way of compensation for a period of five years.