Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1934

Amendment of section 30 of the Principal Act.

9.—(1) Section 30 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion therein of the following sub-section in lieu of sub-section (1), as amended by section 7 of the Agricultural Produce (Cereals) (Amendment) Act, 1933 (No. 49 of 1933), now contained therein, and the said section shall be construed and have effect accordingly, that is to say:—

“(1) Where, in any preliminary quota period or quota year for a mill in respect of which a milling licence is in force during such period or year, there is milled at such mill an amount of wheat which is in excess of the quota for such mill in respect of such period or year, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—

(a) in case the quota for such mill in respect of such period or year does not exceed one thousand barrels of wheat and the amount of wheat milled at such mill in such period or year exceeds one thousand barrels of wheat, the holder of such licence shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) of this sub-section, at the expiration of such period or year, pay to the Minister a sum calculated at the rate of three shillings for every four hundred pounds of wheat milled at such mill in such period or year in excess of one thousand barrels;

(b) in case the quota for such mill in respect of such period or year exceeds one thousand barrels of wheat, the holder of such milling licence shall subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) of this sub-section, at the expiration of such period or year, pay to the Minister—

(i) where the difference (in this sub-section referred to as the said difference) between the quota for such mill in respect of such period or year and the amount of wheat milled into flour at such mill in such period or year does not exceed three thousand barrels, a sum calculated at the rate of three shillings for every four hundred pounds of wheat milled at such mill in such period or year in excess of the quota, and

(ii) where the said difference exceeds three thousand but does not exceed four thousand barrels, a sum equal to the total of the following namely, three hundred and fifteen pounds and a sum calculated at the rate of five shillings for every four hundred pounds of wheat milled at such mill in such period or year in excess of three thousand barrels,

(iii) where the said difference exceeds four thousand but does not exceed five thousand barrels, a sum equal to the total of the following, namely, four hundred and ninety pounds, and a sum calculated at the rate of ten shillings for every four hundred pounds of wheat milled at such mill in such period or year in excess of four thousand barrels,

(iv) where the amount of the said difference exceeds five thousand barrels, but does not exceed six thousand barrels, a sum equal to the total of the following, namely, eight hundred and forty pounds and a sum calculated at the rate of twenty shillings for every four hundred pounds of wheat milled at such mill in such period or year in excess of five thousand barrels,

(v) where the amount of the said difference exceeds six thousand barrels, a sum equal to the total of the following, namely, one thousand five hundred and forty pounds, and a sum calculated at the rate of thirty shillings for every four hundred pounds of wheat milled at such mill in such period or year in excess of six thousand barrels;

(c) where the holder of such licence satisfies the Minister that during such period or year he has exported flour derived from wheat milled at such mill in such period or year, the Minister may, if he so thinks fit, deem the quota for such mill in respect of such period or year, to be for the purposes of this sub-section but not further or otherwise, the actual quota for such mill in respect of such period or year together with an amount of wheat which, in the opinion of the Minister, represents the wheat from which the flour so exported was derived.”

(2) This section shall have and be deemed to have had effect as from the 1st day of August, 1934.