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slaughtering, then before the carcass has been cut through and while all
the viscera are still present so as to be identified.
The Veterinary Inspector shall not sign the certificate mentioned in
Section 3 unless he has either been present while the meat (offal) was
packed in the barrel (case, bale, &c.), or has taken precautions against
possible infringements by seeing that all meat or offal present in the
slaughtery and unfit for human food has been destroyed (by boiling,
cutting to pieces, by petroleum or otherwise). With regard to bacon,
he shall not sign the certificate unless he has been present at the
wrapping of the bales or in other reliable way has obtained security that
the bales contain only such bacon which has been passed as fit for
export.
The Veterinary Inspector shall not sign the certificates mentioned in
Sections 2 and 3 unless the meat has been found absolutely fit for human
food according to the instructions issued by the Minister of Agriculture
to the Inspectors.
Section 5.—The Minister of Agriculture will make arrangements for
the supply of the labels, lead seals, squeezers and printed schedules
mentioned in Sections 2 and 3.
Section 6.—Every person intending to export meat abroad shall send
to the Chief Constable of Police a notice in writing applying for
permission to do so. Such notice shall, when dealing with an alreadyexisting
business, state how many (1) horses, (2) cattle, (3) sheep,
(4) goats, and (5) swine have been slaughtered during the last year, and
shall, by the Chief Constable, be forwarded to the Minister of Agriculture,
who will inform the Chief Constable how far the application can be
granted. The Chief Constable shall at the same time communicate to
the Minister which Veterinary Surgeon he proposes the Minister to
authorise to carry on the control, and how it is proposed to fix the
remuneration for the control. The question of remuneration, which
shall be defrayed by the sender, shall be finally decided by the Minister
of Agriculture.
The Minister can at any time withdraw the authorisation as regards
both the slaughtery and the Veterinary Inspector. If necessary for the
control, several Veterinary Inspectors can be appointed within the same
Police District, in which case the Chief Constable shall decide which
slaughteries each Inspector shall control, and inform the Minister thereon.
The Veterinary Inspector shall have access to the slaughtery at any
time. The same power shall be vested in such Inspectors which the
Minister of Agriculture might send.