Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1933

Restrictions on exportation of certain feeding stuffs.

94.—(1) The Minister for Agriculture may, if he so thinks fit at any time and from time to time, by order, do the following things, that is to say:—

(a) prohibit the exportation of any article to which this section applies save under and in accordance with a licence granted under this section by the Minister for Agriculture, and

(b) revoke any order previously made by him under this section.

(2) Whenever any order prohibiting the exportation of any article to which this section applies is in force, it shall not be lawful for any person to export any such article.

(3) Any officer of Customs and Excise may detain and seize any article to which this section applies being or attempted to be exported in contravention of this section and for that purpose may open any packet containing or suspected by him of containing any such article and the provisions of the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876 , in relation to the condemnation and disposal of goods seized under that Act shall apply to all articles seized under this section in like manner as if they had been seized under that Act.

(4) This section shall have effect as though it were included in the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876 , and that Act and any Act amending or extending that Act shall apply accordingly, and if any articles the export of which is prohibited by this section are exported in contravention of this section or are brought to any quay or other place for the purpose of being so exported or are waterborne to be so exported, the exporter or his agent shall be liable to the same penalty as that to which a person is liable under section 186 of that Act for illegally importing prohibited goods.

(5) This section applies to the following articles, that is to say:—

(a) wheat offals;

(b) any other product capable of being used as a feeding stuff for animals.