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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 37

(c) To manufacture whey butter, condensed or preserved milk, casein, dried milk, or sugar of milk except in a manufacturing dairy registered as a whey-butter factory, condensed- or preserved-milk factory, casein factory, dried-milk factory, or sugar-of-milk factory respectively :

(d) To pack or seal butter into airtight tins or other airtight packages except in a manufacturing dairy registered as a tinning-house :

(e) To mix or blend butter into milled butter except in a manufacturing dairy registered as a packing-house :

(f) In a manufacturing dairy registered as both a creamery and a whey-butter factory to use the same churn for manufacturing both creamery butter and whey butter:

Provided nevertheless that—

(i) The separation of butterfat from milk may be carried on at (a) at any supplying dairy in respect only of the milk produced on that dairy, or (b) at any manufacturing dairy registered as a skimming-station ;

(ii) The preparation for transport to a casein factory of the curd from milk of any kind may be carried on at a manufacturing dairy registered as a precipitating-station ;

(iii) Milk or cream produced on any supplying dairy may be deposited on such dairy.

4. It shall not be lawful for any person—

(a) To use a manufacturing dairy registered only as a skimming-station for subjecting dairy-produce to any other process of manufacture than the separation of butterfat from milk ;

(b) To use a manufacturing dairy registered only as a cream-receiving depot for any purpose other than for a manufacturing dairy may be used other than for the receipt or deposit of cream for subsequent removal without being subjected to any process of manufacture while at such cream-receiving depot ;

(c) To use a manufacturing dairy registered only as a precipitating-station for subjecting dairy-produce to any other process of manufacture than the preparation for transport to a casein factory of the curd from milk of any kind ;

(d) To use a manufacturing dairy registered as a cheese-factory during any period when cheese is being manufactured for any purpose for which a manufacturing dairy may be used other than for the manufacture of full-cream cheese from whole milk, including the use of whole milk starter, if any ; or to receive any skimmed or partly skimmed milk at such manufacturing dairy : Provided that if the same premises are registered as a creamery, cream received from any supplying dairy may be manufactured into creamery butter, and if such premises are registered as a whey-butter factory the cream from the whey separated at such cheese-factory may be manufactured into whey butter.

5. It shall not be lawful for the owner of any manufacturing dairy to receive cream for subsequent removal (without being subjected to any process of manufacture prior to such removal) except in a manufacturing dairy registered as a cream-receiving depot, creamery, cheese-factory, or private dairy.

6. Any person intending to build, or to make substantial structural alterations to, a dairy of any of the classes enumerated in paragraphs (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (k), or (m) of subclause (1) of clause 7 hereof shall submit a description and plan of the proposed building or alterations to the Director, and shall not commence the erection of the building or the making of the alterations until the Director has notified him in writing that the Minister has approved of the description and plan. No person erecting any such building or making any such alterations shall make any material departure from the description and plan as approved by the Minister, either before or during the erection or alteration of the building or at any later time, without previous written notice from the Director that the Minister has consented thereto.

REGISTRATION OF MANUFACTURING DAIRIES.

7. (1) Manufacturing dairies shall be registered as belonging to one or more of the following classes :—

(a) Cheese-factory :

(b) Creamery :

(c) Private dairy :

(d) Whey-butter factory :

(e) Condensed- or preserved-milk factory :

(f) Casein factory :

(g) Dried-milk factory :

(h) Sugar-of-milk factory :

(i) Tinning-house :

(j) Packing-house :

(k) Skimming-station :

(l) Cream-receiving depot :

(m) Precipitating-station.

(2) The same premises may be registered as belonging to more than one of the foregoing classes. Where premises are registered as belonging to more than one class, a separate certificate shall be issued in respect of each registration.

8. (1) No premises shall be registered as a creamery unless, in the opinion and to the satisfaction of the Director, they—

(a) Are equipped with all the necessary appliances for the manufacturing of butter and for completely controlling the temperature of the produce at each stage of the process ; and

(b) Are provided with good drainage and an efficient water-supply.

(2) No premises shall be registered as a cheese-factory unless, in the opinion and to the satisfaction of the Director, they—

(a) Are equipped with all the necessary appliances for the manufacture of cheese by the method usual in the Dominion ;

(b) Include curing-room accommodation and suitable shelving for at least fourteen days' make of cheese ; and

(c) Are provided with good drainage and an efficient water-supply.

(3) No premises shall be registered as a cheese-factory if they form part either structurally or otherwise of any premises registered or proposed to be registered as a skimming-station, precipitating-station, or casein-factory, nor if there is any means of communication between the premises proposed to be registered as a cheese-factory and any such other premises as aforesaid, whether by way of openings, corridors, apertures, or in any other way except by a public road or street.

(4) No premises shall be registered as a whey-butter factory unless they are, in the opinion and to the satisfaction of the Director, equipped with machinery for completely controlling temperatures.

(5) No premises shall be registered as a manufacturing dairy of any class unless, in the opinion and to the satisfaction of the Director, they are sanitary, and in all other respects reasonably suitable for use as a manufacturing dairy of the class in which registration is desired.

(6) Premises for the manufacture of butter or cheese which are not sufficiently equipped with appliances, drainage, and water-supply to warrant their registration as a creamery or cheese-factory may be registered as a private dairy.

9. (1) The owner of any premises who desires to have them registered as a manufacturing dairy under these regulations shall make application in writing to the Director in or to the effect of form numbered 1 in the Schedule hereto, and shall in such application specify the class or classes of manufacturing dairy to which it is desired that the premises shall be registered as belonging, and shall give particulars of the proposed brand which he wishes to be registered for use on dairy-produce manufactured in the said premises.

(2) Upon being satisfied that the statements in the application are true and that all the requirements of these regulations are complied with in respect of such premises and brand, the Director shall register the premises as a manufacturing dairy of the class or classes specified in the application, and with a distinctive number, and shall register the brand, and shall issue to the owner a certificate or certificates of registration in the form numbered 2 in the Schedule hereto.

(3) In every case registration of premises shall be deemed to be registration thereof as a manufacturing dairy only of the class or classes specified in the application for registration.

10. (1) The Director may decline any application for registration on the ground that the proposed brand is identical with any existing brand, or resembles any existing brand so nearly as to cause risk of confusion, or cannot legibly and conveniently be combined with an export brand as prescribed by clause 68 hereof, or is for any other reason undesirable for use as a brand for dairy-produce.

(2) On the application of the owner and with the approval of the Director the registration of any brand may be revoked and another brand registered in lieu thereof, and the Director shall thereupon make the necessary alterations in the certificate of registration and in the register.

(3) On the registration of any premises where the manufacture of butter or cheese is not carried on the Director may, in his discretion, dispense with the registration of a brand.

11. (1) The Director shall cause a register to be kept of every certificate of registration of any premises and brand from time to time in force, and every cancellation of a certificate shall at once be recorded in the register.

(2) A copy certified by the Director of any entry in the register shall be prima facie evidence of such entry and of the facts appearing therein, and a certificate under the hand of the Director of the absence of an entry in the register shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated in such certificate.