Fertilisers Feeding Stuffs and Mineral Mixtures Act, 1955

Prohibition of sale or manufacture for sale of fertiliser, feeding stuff, compound feeding stuff or mineral mixture.

4.—(1) The Minister may by regulations prohibit the sale or manufacture for sale of any specified fertiliser, feeding stuff, compound feeding stuff or mineral mixture or of any specified class of fertilisers, feeding stuffs, compound feeding stuffs or mineral mixtures.

(2) The Minister shall, before making regulations under this section in relation to the manufacture for sale of a fertiliser or class of fertilisers, consult with the Minister for Industry and Commerce.

(3) A person who contravenes a regulation under this section shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof, in the case of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds and, in the case of a second or any subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds.