s 3 Management of public slaughterhouses.
(1) A local authority by whom a slaughterhouse has been provided under section 1 of this Act or under any other enactment— (a) may make charges in respect of the use of the slaughterhouse and in respect of any services provided by them in connection therewith; and (b) may provide plant or apparatus for disposing of or treating waste matter or refuse, or processing by-products resulting from the slaughter of animals in such a slaughterhouse. (2) In fixing or varying any such charges as aforesaid a local authority shall consult with such persons or organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests substantially affected by such charges.