Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1933

Information from owners of potential flour mills and unworked maize mills.

96.—(1) The Minister for Industry and Commerce may serve notice in writing on the owner of any potential flour mill requiring such owner to furnish to him within twenty eight days after the service of such notice such particulars in relation to such mill as may be specified in such notice.

(2) The Minister for Agriculture may serve notice in writing on the owner of any unworked maize mill requiring such owner to furnish to him within twenty-eight days after the service of such notice such particulars in relation to such mill as may be specified in such notice.

(3) If any person on whom a notice is served under this section refuses or neglects to furnish the particulars required by such notice, or furnishes any such particulars which are false or misleading in any material respect, such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds.

(4) A notice under this section may be served by delivering it to the person to whom it is addressed or by sending it by registered post to the person to whom it is addressed at his last known place of abode.

(5) An offence under this section in relation to any notice served under this section may be prosecuted by or at the suit of the Minister by whom such notice was served as prosecutor.