Tobacco Act, 1934

Restriction on sale or possession of tobacco plants.

54.—(1) It shall not be lawful for any person in any year to sell, offer for sale, or give to any other person any tobacco plants unless—

(a) such first mentioned person is the holder of a grower's licence or an experimental manufacturer's licence, and

(b) such other person is the holder of a grower's licence or an experimental manufacturer's licence authorising him to grow tobacco in that year.

(2) It shall not be lawful for any person to have in his possession in any year any tobacco plants unless such person is the holder of a grower's licence or an experimental manufacturer's licence authorising him to grow tobacco in that year.

(3) If any person acts in contravention of this section such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof, in the case of a first offence under this section, to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds or, in the case of a second or any subsequent offence under this section, to a fine not exceeding five hundred pounds or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.