S.I. No. 73/1961:

DAIRY PRODUCE MARKETING ACT, 1961 (NOMINATIONS AND BALLOTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1961.

DAIRY PRODUCE MARKETING ACT, 1961 (NOMINATIONS AND BALLOTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1961.

I, PATRICK SMITH, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 12 of the Dairy Produce Marketing Act, 1961 (No. 1 of 1961), hereby make the following Regulations :

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Dairy Produce Marketing Act, 1961 (Nominations and Ballots) (Amendment) Regulations, 1961.

2. Notwithstanding anything contained in Regulation 13 of or the Schedule to the Dairy Produce Marketing Act, 1961 (Nominations and Ballots) Regulations, 1961 ( S.I. No. 49 of 1961 ), a declaration of identity in relation to a ballot paper in Form No. 7 in the Schedule to those Regulations in relation to any ballot under section 9 of the Dairy Produce Marketing Act, 1961 (No. 1 of 1961), held in the year 1961 shall be in the form set out in the Schedule to these Regulations, shall be printed on the back of the ballot paper, shall contain the name and address of the society completing the ballot paper and shall be signed by--

(1) the chairman of the society, the secretary of the society and two members of the committee of management of the society, or

(2) the chairman of the society and three members of the committee of management of the society, or

(3) the secretary of the society and three members of the committee of management of the society,

and the descriptions of the persons signing the declaration pursuant to this Regulation shall be stated thereon.

SCHEDULE.

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Form of declaration of identity of a society casting a vote.

The society named below hereby declares that it is the society whose vote is marked on this Ballot Paper and that it is the registered proprietor of a creamery or a cream-separating station situate in the area specified on the Ballot Paper.

Name of Society............................................................ ...................................................

Address of Society............................................................ ...............................................

Signature and descriptions of persons signing this declaration...............................

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Instructions for completing the above Form.

1. All the information requested on the Form must be given. Failure to complete the Form fully may invalidate the vote.

2. This Form must be signed by--

(1) the chairman, the secretary and two members of the committee of management of the society named in it, or

(2) the chairman and three members of the committee of management of the society named in it, or

(3) the secretary and three members of the committee of management of the society named in it,

and the descriptions of the persons signing it must be stated on the Form.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 7th day of April, 1961.

PATRICK SMITH,

Minister for Agriculture.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations prescribe a revised form of declaration of identity to be used by any society casting a vote in any ballot held in the year 1961, under Section 9 of the Dairy Produce Marketing Act, 1961 , for the nomination of a member of An Bord Bainne.