Agricultural Produce (Eggs) Act, 1930

PART III.

Miscellaneous and General.

Prohibition of sale of eggs in certain places.

24.—(1) It shall not be lawful for any person to sell, exchange, or barter, or offer or expose for sale, exchange, or barter, any eggs in a place or under conditions which does or do not afford adequate protection to such eggs against wet, damp, dirt, or contamination of any sort.

(2) If any person acts in contravention of this section he shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall 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.