PART III.

Supply of Eggs to Licensed Poultry Hatcheries.

Approved egg supply farms.

12. —(1) Save as provided for under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 11 of this Act, no person other than the owner of an approved egg supply farm shall supply eggs to a licensed poultry hatchery.

(2) The owner of an approved egg supply farm shall not supply to a licensed poultry hatchery any eggs except eggs which have been produced at that farm.

(3) Every person who contravenes subsection (1) or subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding ten pounds.

13. —(1) The Minister may, in his absolute discretion, approve or refuse to approve an egg supply farm.

(2) The Minister may from time to time attach to his approval of an egg supply farm such conditions as he thinks proper, and may revoke or amend any condition.

(3) Where the owner of an approved egg supply farm does not comply with a condition attached to the Minister's approval, he shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding ten pounds.

14. —(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, withdraw his approval of an egg supply farm.

(2) The Minister shall give notice of his intention to withdraw his approval to the owner of the egg supply farm and shall, if representations are made to him, within seven days, by the owner, consider such representations.

Provisional permits for egg supply farms.

15. —(1) Save as provided for under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 11 of this Act, no person other than the holder of a provisional permit shall, before the commencement of section 12 of this Act, supply eggs to a licensed poultry hatchery.

(2) The holder of a provisional permit shall not supply to a licensed poultry hatchery any eggs except eggs which have been produced at the egg supply farm to which the permit relates.

(3) Every person who contravenes subsection (1) or subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding ten pounds.

16. —(1) The Minister, at any time before the commencement of section 12 of this Act, may, in his absolute discretion, grant or refuse to grant to a person a provisional permit for an egg supply farm.

(2) The Minister may from time to time attach to a provisional permit such conditions as he thinks proper, and may revoke or amend any condition.

(3) Where the holder of a provisional permit does not comply with a condition attached to the permit, he shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding ten pounds.

17. —A provisional permit shall cease to be in force on the commencement of section 12 of this Act.

18. —(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, revoke a provisional permit.

(2) The Minister shall give notice of his intention to revoke a provisional permit to the holder thereof and shall, if representations are made to him within seven days, by the holder, consider such representations.