§ 58. Mr. Hollisasked the Minister of Food by what authority the instruction that a person wishing to fatten a pig must register it at the Post Office is described in leaflet L.L.P. of his Department as a regulation.
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food (Dr. Edith Summer-skill)Under article 2 of the Livestock (Restriction on Slaughtering) Order, 1947, no pig may be killed for human consumption except under a licence. It is our practice only to grant a slaughtering licence to a person who has registered his pig at a Food Office. The leaflet L.L.P. is issued for the information of domestic pig keepers and sets out the procedure subject to which a licence is granted.
§ 59. Mr. Hollisasked the Minister of Food by what authority it is stated in form D.L.P. (A) of his Department that a person making a false statement when registering a pig is liable to three months' imprisonment, a fine of £100, or both.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe authority is paragraph (2) of Regulation 82 and paragraph (1) of Regulation 92 of the Defence Regulations.