Transport (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1955

Carriage of milk and of wheat.

2.—(1) In this section—

“creamery” means premises registered in the Register of Creameries kept under the Dairy Produce Act, 1924 (No. 58 of 1924);

“cream separating station” means premises registered in the Register of Cream Separating Stations kept under that Act.

(2) Section 9 of the Road Transport Act, 1933 (No. 8 of 1933), (which restricts the carriage of merchandise by unlicensed persons) shall not apply to any one or more of the following—

(a) the carriage of milk to a creamery or a cream separating station,

(b) the carriage of separated milk from a creamery or cream separating station,

(c) the carriage of milk containers to or from a creamery or cream separating station.

(3) The Minister may by order provide that, during a specified period, the said section 9 shall not apply to the carriage of wheat by a person authorised by law to act during a particular season as the agent of the licensee of a mill licensed under section 21 of the Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1933 (No. 7 of 1933), where the wheat was purchased by the agent for the licensee and is carried in a vehicle owned by the agent.

(4) The Minister may by order revoke an order under subsection (3).