Agricultural Produce (Eggs) Act, 1930

Prohibition of removal, etc., of marks from preserved eggs.

22.—If any person—

(a) removes, alters, or obliterates from or on any egg a mark prescribed by the general regulations for the marking of preserved eggs, or

(b) sells, exchanges, or barters, or offers or exposes for sale, exchange, or barter any egg from or on which a mark prescribed by the general regulations for the marking of preserved eggs has been removed, altered, or obliterated,

he shall, unless he proves that he acted without intent to defraud, be guilty of an offence under this section and be liable on summary conviction thereof, in the case of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding ten pounds and, in the case of a second or any subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.