Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1934

Amendment of section 68 of the Principal Act.

21.—(1) Paragraph (c) of Part I of the form set out in sub-section (1) of section 68 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the words “prescribed with the consent of the Minister for Finance in relation to” for the words “of three months next preceding the commencement of” now contained therein.

(2) Where—

(a) any home-grown millable wheat is sold by any person to the holder of a milling licence, and

(b) the flour or meal to be derived from such wheat after it has been milled is intended to be sold by such holder to such person,

no sale (home-grown wheat) certificate shall, notwithstanding anything contained in section 68 of the Principal Act, be made in respect of the sale of such wheat.

(3) If a sale (home-grown wheat) certificate is made in contravention of this section each of the persons who made such certificate shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to the penalties mentioned in Part I of the Schedule to this Act.

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