Tobacco Act, 1934

Regulations by the Minister in relation to growers, curers and rehandlers.

28.—(1) The Minister may by order make regulations in relation to all or any of the following matters, that is to say:—

(a) the maximum and minimum number of tobacco plants per acre which may be planted by holders of growers' licences;

(b) the varieties of tobacco that may be grown in any particular year or years by holders of growers' licences;

(c) the equipment to be used by holders of growers' licences for the purposes of their business;

(d) the method and processes of growing tobacco;

(e) the making of returns by holders of growers' licences, and the form of such returns;

(f) the records to be kept by holders of growers' licences;

(g) the dates on which operations relating to the growing of tobacco shall be concluded;

(h) the equipment to be used by holders of curers' licences for the purposes of their business;

(i) the methods and processes of curing tobacco;

(j) the making of returns by holders of curers' licences;

(k) the records to be kept by holders of curers' licences;

(l) the dates on which operations relating to the curing of tobacco shall be concluded;

(m) the equipment to be used by holders of rehandlers' licences for the purposes of their business;

(n) the making by holders of rehandlers' licences of payments on account for tobacco purchased by them from growers or curers;

(o) methods and processes of rehandling tobacco;

(p) the making of returns by holders of rehandlers' licences;

(q) the records to be kept by holders of rehandlers' licences;

(r) the accounts to be kept by holders of rehandlers' licences and the auditing of such accounts;

(s) the dates on which operations relating to the rehandling of tobacco shall be concluded.

(2) If any person acts in contravention (whether by omission or commission) of any regulation made under this section 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-five pounds.

(3) An offence under this section may be prosecuted by or at the suit of the Minister as prosecutor.