Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1936

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Special provisions in relation to sale of maize meal mixture in certain areas.

30.—(1) The Minister may, whenever and so often as he thinks fit, by order (in this section referred to as a maize meal mixture (special area) order) do the following things, that is to say:—

(a) declare that a particular area (which may, as the Minister thinks fit, be the whole of Saorstát Eireann or one continuous part thereof or two or more separate non-contiguous parts thereof) specified or delimited in such order shall be a special area for the purposes of such order; and

(b) do one of the following things, that is to say:—

(i) prohibit the sale or offering for sale to any person in such area by any registered maize miller or by any other person of any maize meal mixture unless such maize meal mixture complies with the following specifications, that is to say:—

(I) such maize meal mixture includes therein oats and no other home-grown cereal, and

(II) the oats included therein is—

(A) in case neither a maize meal mixture (whole oats) order nor a maize meal mixture (oat kernels) order is then in force, in one or other of the following forms, namely, the entire product derived from grinding oats or the entire product derived from grinding oat kernels, or

(B) in case a maize meal mixture (whole oats) order is then in force, in the form of the entire product derived from grinding oats, or

(C) in case a maize meal mixture (oat kernels) order is then in force, in the form of the entire product derived from grinding oat kernels, and

(III) in case the oats included therein is in the form of the entire product derived from grinding oat kernels, the amount by weight of the entire product derived from grinding maize included therein does not exceed the appropriate percentage, for the time being appointed by such order for the purposes of this clause, of such maize meal mixture;

(ii) prohibit the sale or offering for sale to any person in such area by any registered maize miller or by any other person of any maize meal mixture unless such maize meal mixture complies with the following specifications, that is to say:—

(I) such maize meal mixture includes therein oats and such one or more home-grown cereals (other than oats) as may be specified in such order, and

(II) the oats included therein is—

(A) in case neither a maize meal mixture (whole oats) order nor a maize meal mixture (oat kernels) order is then in force, in one or other of the following forms, namely, the entire product derived from grinding oats or the entire product derived from grinding oat kernels, or

(B) in case a maize meal mixture (whole oats) order is then in force, in the form of the entire product derived from grinding oats, or

(C) in case a maize meal mixture (oat kernels) order is then in force, in the form of the entire product derived from grinding oat kernels, and

(III) the amount by weight of the product derived from grinding each such specified home-grown cereal (other than oats) is not less than the percentage, for the time being appointed by such order for the purposes of this clause in respect thereof, of such maize meal mixture, and

(IV) in case the oats included therein is in the form of the entire product derived from grinding oats, the amount by weight of the product derived from grinding maize included therein does not exceed the percentage, for the time being appointed by such order for the purposes of this clause, of such maize meal mixture, and

(V) in case the oats included therein is in the form of the entire product derived from grinding oat kernels, the amount by weight of the product derived from grinding maize included therein does not exceed the appropriate percentage, for the time being appointed by such order for the purpose of this clause, of such maize meal mixture;

(iii) prohibit the sale or offering for sale to any person in such area by any registered maize miller or by any other person of any maize meal mixture unless such maize meal mixture complies with the following specifications, that is to say:—

(I) such maize meal mixture does not include therein any oats, but includes such one or more home-grown cereals (other than oats) as may be specified in such order, and

(II) the amount by weight of the product derived from grinding each such specified home-grown cereal (other than oats) is not less than the percentage, for the time being appointed by such order for the purposes of this clause in respect thereof, of such maize meal mixture, and

(III) the amount by weight of the product derived from grinding maize included therein does not exceed the percentage, for the time being appointed by such order for the purposes of this clause, of such maize meal mixture.

(2) Where the Minister in making a maize meal mixture (special area) order includes therein the prohibition specified in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (b) of the immediately preceding sub section, or in sub-paragraph (ii) of the said paragraph (b) he shall, in relation to the percentage referred to as appointed in the relevant clause and by reference to the quantity of oats contained in maize meal mixtures to which the said relevant clause applies, divide such maize meal mixtures into such and so many classes as he thinks proper and shall appoint different percentages in respect of different classes, and the percentage so appointed in respect of any such class shall, for the purposes of the said relevant clause, be the appropriate percentage in relation to every maize meal mixture which belongs to such class.

In this sub-section, the expression “the relevant clause” means, in relation to the said sub-paragraph (i), clause (III) thereof, and, in relation to the said sub-paragraph (ii), clause (V) thereof

(3) The Minister may by order under this sub-section revoke or amend any order made by him under this section.

(4) Whenever a maize meal mixture (special area) order in relation to any particular area is made and is in force, any registered maize miller or any other person who sells or offers for sale in such area any maize meal mixture in contravention of such order shall be guilty of an offence under this section.

(5) Whenever a maize meal mixture (special area) order in relation to any particular area is in force, the provisions of the immediately preceding section shall not apply in respect of any sale or offering for sale of maize meal mixture in such area by a registered maize miller.

(6) Any order made by the Minister under sub-section (1) of this section before the appointed day shall not be expressed to come into operation on a date earlier than the appointed day.