Health Act 1947

Restrictions on sale, etc., of food by dealers in rags, etc.

62

62.—(1) It shall not be lawful for any person, who carries on the business of dealing in rags, bones, waste paper, secondhand clothes or other similar articles, to sell, barter or offer or keep for sale or barter any food in or from any premises, place or vehicle used by him in connection with his said business.

(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof, in the case of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding five pounds or, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds.

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Editorial Notes:

E1109

The Euro equivalent of £5 mentioned in subs. (2) is €6.35. This translates into a Class E fine, not greater than €500, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 8(2) and table ref. no. 6, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.

The Euro equivalent of £20 mentioned in subs. (2) is €25.40. This also translates into a Class E fine, not greater than €500, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 8(2) and table ref. no. 6, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.