Registration of Potato Growers and Potato Packers Act, 1984

Restriction on sale of potatoes.

3.—(1) A person who grows potatoes shall not sell such potatoes unless he is a registered grower.

(2) A person shall not sell potatoes in a package unless—

(a) such potatoes have been grown by a registered grower and packed by a registered packer,

(b) in case the seller is a registered packer only or is both a registered grower and a registered packer, the package bears the registration number of the registered packer, and

(c) in case the seller is not a registered grower, a registered packer or a seller of potatoes by retail, the package bears the registration number of the registered grower or the registration number of the registered packer and the name and address of the seller of such potatoes or such other identifications as may be approved of by the Minister.

(3) It shall be an offence to contravene any provision of this section.