[ S.L.117.24 BAKERS’ LICENCES SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 117.24 BAKERS’ LICENCES REGULATIONS 19th January, 1980 LEGAL NOTICE 2 of 1980, as amended by Legal Notice 409 of
- The title of these regulations is the Bakers’ Licences Regulations. Title.
- In requires - Interpretation. these regulations, unless the context otherwise "bread seller" means a person who sells, distributes or delivers bread to the public; "baker" means a person who produces or manufactures bread for sale to the public, or who employs or makes any arrangements with any other person to produce or manufacture bread for such sale; "licence" means a licence issued under these regulations, and "licensed" shall be construed accordingly; "Minister" means the Minister responsible for trade and includes, to the extent of the authority given, any person authorised by the Minister in that behalf for any purpose of these regulations. 3.
(1)No person shall act as a baker or as a bread seller unless he is in possession of a licence issued by the Minister authorising him so to act. Licences.
(2)No baker shall produce or manufacture any bread which is not of the type which he is licensed under these regulations to produce or manufacture; and no bread seller shall sell, distribute or deliver any bread which is not of the type which he is licensed under these regulations to sell, distribute or deliver.
(3)Any such licence shall remain valid for the period for which it is issued or renewed, or until it is withdrawn by the Min ister, wh ich ever is the earl ier dat e; and if no perio d is mentioned in the licence or in any renewal thereof it shall, unless it is earlier withdrawn as aforesaid, expire at the end of one year from its issue or renewal.
(4)The Minister may, in issuing such a licence, attach thereto any condition or conditions as he may deem fit.
(5)The Minister shall have the right at any time to withdraw any licence issued under these regulations, and in particular if he is satisfied that any of the conditions of the licence have not been observed.
(6)A licence issued by the Minister under these regulations shall not exempt the holder from the requirement of having any other licence under any other law. 4.
(1)Every baker and every bread seller shall, during normal selling hours for bread, have available for sale to the public Availability of bread. 1 2 [ S.L.117.24 BAKERS’ LICENCES reasonable quantities of the types of bread in respect of which he is licensed under these regulations, in such types and weights as may be specified by the Minister in the licence or by order in the Gazette. S.L.117.15 Penalties. Amended by: L.N. 409 of 2007.
(2)No baker and no bread seller shall sell bread at a price exceeding that fixed from time to time under the Control on the Sale of Commodities Regulations. 5.
(1)Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of these regulations or any condition attached to any licence issued under these regulations shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (multa) of not less than one hundred and sixteen euros and fortyseven cents (116.47) but not exceeding four hundred and sixty-five euros and eighty-seven cents (465.87) or to imprisonment for a period of from fifteen days to two months or to both such fine and imprisonment. The Court shall, moreover, on conviction, cancel the relative licence of the offender.
(2)Offences against these regulations shall be deemed to be contraventions: Provided that proceedings in respect of an offence against these regulations may be commenced at any time within one year from the commission of the offence.