Turf (Use and Development) Act, 1936

Power to require returns from unregistered coal retailers.

25.—(1) The Minister may, whenever he so thinks proper, serve on any coal retailer (whether carrying on business in or outside an appointed area) who is not a registered coal retailer a notice in writing requiring such coal retailer within a specified time not less than seven days from the service of such notice to make to the Minister a return showing the quantity of coal and of turf bought by such coal retailer during a specified period, the quantity of coal and of turf sold by such coal retailer during such period, and such other matters relating to the purchase or the sale of such coal and such turf as the Minister shall think proper and shall specify in such notice.

(2) Every coal retailer on whom a notice is served under this section shall, within the time specified in that behalf in such notice, make to the Minister such return as is required of him by such notice, and if such coal retailer fails so to make such return or makes any such return which is false or misleading in any material respect he shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds.