Tobacco Act, 1934

Restriction on curing tobacco.

18.—(1) It shall not be lawful for any person to cure tobacco unless such person is the holder of a grower's licence and such tobacco is grown and cured under and in accordance with such licence or such person is the holder of a licence (in this Act refereed to as a curer's licence) issued by the Revenue Commissioners under this Part of this Act and such tobacco is cured under and in accordance with such licence, or such person is the holder of an experimental manufacturer's licence and such tobacco is cured under and in accordance with such licence.

(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 to an excise penalty of fifty pounds.