§ 65. Sir J. Mellorasked the Minister of Agriculture what steps were taken by him with regard to pigs in purported pursuance of the Improvement of Live Stock (Licensing of Bulls) Act, 1931, before the said Act was applied to pigs on 24th October, 1949, by S.I., 1949, No. 1895; and what redress he proposes for persons affected by such unlawful exercise of power.
Mr. T. WilliamsThe steps taken under the Improvement of Live Stock (Licensing of Boars) (England and Wales) Regulations, 1945, were to require all boars over six months old since 1st April, 1946, in England and Wales to be licensed. Statutory Instrument 1949, No. 1895 was made to remove any doubt whether the application to pigs of the Live Stock (Licensing of Bulls) Act, 1931, was effective by virtue of the 1945 Regulations, but I am not prepared to agree that action taken under those Regulations was unlawful, and I do not propose to take any action in respect thereof.