# Slaughter-Houses Act (Northern Ireland) 1953, Paragraph 5


The local authority within fourteen days of the service of the last mentioned notice on them may serve on the Ministry a notice disputing the opinion of the Ministry; and if the local authority duly serve such a notice the Ministry shall not proceed to the exercise of its powers under sub-section (1) of section eight until a local inquiry has been held.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1953/21/schedule/FIRST/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/slaughter-houses-act-northern-ireland-1953/schedule-FIRST/paragraph-5
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