Agricultural Produce (Cereals) (Amendment) Act, 1933

Definitions.

3.—(1) In this Act—

the expression “the Principal Act” means the Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1933 (No. 7 of 1933);

the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Agriculture;

the expression “sale (home-grown wheat) certificate,” “milling licence,” “registered wheat dealer,” “registered distiller,” “cereal year,” “sale (wheat) season,” “ascertained average price per barrel of home-grown wheat” and “standard price per barrel” have the meanings respectively assigned to them by the Principal Act;

the expression “certificated wheat” means wheat in respect of which a sale (home-grown wheat) certificate has been made.

(2) Each of the following persons shall be an excepted person for the purposes of this Act, that is to say:—

(a) the holder of a milling licence;

(b) a registered wheat dealer;

(c) a registered distiller;

(d) the Minister for Industry and Commerce;

(e) a person to whom certificated wheat is sold under and in accordance with a licence granted by the Minister under section 76 of the Principal Act.

(3) Each of the following periods in every cereal year shall be a levy period for the purposes of this Act, that is to say:—

(a) in respect of the cereal year ending on the 31st day of July, 1934—

(i) the period commencing on the 16th day of December, 1933, and ending on the 15th day of April, 1934,

(ii) the period commencing on the 16th day of April, 1934, and ending on the 31st day of July, 1934;

(b) in respect of every other cereal year—

(i) the period commencing on the 1st day of August and ending on the 15th day of December in such cereal year,

(ii) the period commencing on the 16th day of December and ending on the 15th day of April in such cereal year,

(iii) the period commencing on the 16th day of April and ending on the 31st day of July in such cereal year.