Tobacco Act, 1934

PART III.

Disposition of Tobacco of Each Season's Crop.

Notification by growers of arrangements for curing and rehandling, etc.

32.—(1) Every holder of a grower's licence authorising the growing of tobacco in the year 1934 or any subsequent year shall send to the Minister, in case such licence relates to the year 1934, before the 30th day of September, 1934, or, in case such licence relates to any subsequent year, before the 30th day of June in such year, a return in the form prescribed by the Minister specifying—

(a) particulars of the area of tobacco planted by him in the year to which such licence relates;

(b) in case he proposes to cure such tobacco, particulars of his equipment for curing tobacco;

(c) in case he proposes to have such tobacco cured by some other person, the name and address of that other person;

(d) the rehandling station at which he proposes to deliver the tobacco grown by him in the year to which such licence relates.

(2) It shall not be lawful for any holder of a grower's licence to deliver tobacco grown by him in any year to any rehandling station other than the rehandling station specified in the return made by him under the immediately preceding sub-section in relation to such tobacco, unless he has first received the consent of the Minister to his delivering such tobacco at some other rehandling station.

(3) If any holder of a grower's licence either—

(a) fails to comply with the provisions of sub-section (1) of this section, or

(b) acts in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (2) of this section,

he shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds.

(4) An offence under this section may be prosecuted by or at the suit of the Minister as prosecutor.