Agricultural Produce (Cereals) (Amendment) Act, 1958
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Wheat levy. |
2.—(1) Where wheat harvested in any year is purchased from a grower, the purchaser shall, before payment therefor, deduct from the price of the wheat a levy of such amount as may be appropriate having regard to the rate fixed under section 3 of this Act in relation to wheat harvested in that year. | |
(2) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, the purchaser of any wheat from a grower shall pay the amount of wheat levy appropriate to that wheat to the Board in such manner and within such period as may be specified by the Board. | ||
(3) Where wheat is purchased from a grower before the appointed day, the purchaser shall pay the amount of wheat levy appropriate to that wheat to the Minister in such manner and within such period as may be specified by the Minister and the Minister shall transmit the amount of wheat levy so paid to him to the Board as soon as may be after the appointed day. | ||
(4) In this and the next following section “the appointed day” means the day appointed, by order made by the Minister under this section, to be the appointed day for the purposes of this and the next following section. | ||
(5) The Minister may by order appoint a day to be the appointed day for the purposes of this and the next following section. |