Wool Marketing Act, 1968

Power to require certain persons to keep certain records or documents and supply information.

22.—(1) The Minister may by notice in writing served on any person who is a registered buyer or licensed exporter of wool require the person—

(a) to furnish to the Minister within a specified period such specified information relating to the purchase, storage or export, as may be appropriate, of wool,

(b) to keep and produce for examination on behalf of the Minister such specified records or other documents relating to the purchase, storage or export, as may be appropriate, of wool,

as the Minister determines.

(2) Where a person on whom a notice is served under subsection (1) fails or neglects to comply with the requirements of the notice, he shall be guilty of an offence unless, in case and in so far only as the notice relates to information, he satisfies the court, that the information was not in his possession.