HC Deb 05 May 1913 vol 52 c1644
8. Mr. PATRICK WHITE

asked the President of the Board of Agriculture upon what Sub-section of Section 22 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894, does he rely for authority to exercise the powers which he is at present enforcing with regard to the detention of Irish animals?

Mr. RUNCIMAN

By the Order to which the hon. Member refers, the Board are exercising powers vested in them by Sub-sections (7), (17), (20), (24), (25), (27), (28), (35), and (37), of Section 22 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894.