Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1934

Records to be kept by holders of milling licences during currency of a milling (composite flour) order.

62.—(1) Whenever a milling (composite flour) order is in force it shall be the duty of every person who is the holder of a milling licence in respect of a mill to keep at the appointed place, in addition to any records which he may be required by the Principal Act or any other provision of this Act to keep, the following records in the prescribed form, that is to say:—

(a) a record of all purchases and dispositions of oats, and oat-kernels, and

(b) a record of all oats (if any) dehulled at such mill, and

(c) a record of the quantities of oat-kernels and wheat milled at such mill into flour in accordance with such order, and of all dispositions of such flour,

and within twenty-four hours after the completion of any such purchases, dehullings, millings, or dispositions to enter in the said records the prescribed particulars thereof.

(2) Sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) of section 32 of the Principal Act shall apply in relation to records required by this section to be kept in like manner as the said sub-sections apply to records required by sub-section (1) of section 32 of the Principal Act to be kept.

(3) The expression “the appointed place” has in this section the meaning assigned to it by paragraph (d) of sub-section (4) of section 32 of the Principal Act.

(4) The Minister may by order make regulations in relation to any matter or thing referred to in sub-section (1) of this section as prescribed, and the word “prescribed” in the said sub-section (1) means prescribed by regulations made under this sub-section.

(5) Where a licence has been granted, under sub-section (2) of section 28 of the Principal Act, as amended by this Act, authorising the holder of a milling licence in respect of a particular mill to mill into wheaten meal the whole of the quota for such mill in respect of the preliminary quota period (if any) or a specified quota year, the provisions of this section shall not apply in respect of such holder in relation to such mill during such preliminary quota period or quota year.