Lieut.-Colonel MURRAYasked the Minister of Agriculture if he will state 1536W the Regulations that at present govern the introduction into and movement in Great Britain of Irish store cattle?
§ Sir R. SANDERSStore cattle brought from Ireland to Great Britain are required to be landed only at approved landing places, where each cargo has to be detained for at least 10 hours for rest and examination by veterinary inspectors of the Ministry. All cattle must be marked before landing. No cattle may be removed from the landing place except with a licence of the Ministry's inspector, and then only to
Provision is made for the slaughter of any of the animals during the period of detention, if required. To facilitate marketing, the cattle may, en route from the landing place to the market, be temporarily kept in authorised lairs or enclosures under the control of the local authority for a period not exceeding 72 hours whilst awaiting exposure for sale.
- (a) A market or part of a market authorised by the local authority for the sale of Irish animals, from which they can only be moved by licence of the local authority's inspector to private premises for six days' detention: or
- (b) private premises, i.e., any premises other than a market, fair-ground or sale yard, where the cattle must be detained for six days.