Dairy Produce Marketing Act, 1961

Restriction in relation to consents to nomination or proposal for nomination.

11.—(1) A person who, in any nomination year, has signed a statement in writing signifying his consent to nomination as a member of the Board by any one of the groups of manufacturers specified in section 8 of this Act shall not, in that nomination year, sign a statement in writing—

(a) signifying his consent to nomination as a member of the Board by any other of the groups of manufacturers specified in the said section 8 , or

(b) signifying his consent to proposal for nomination as a member of the Board under section 9 or 10 of this Act.

(2) A person who, in any nomination year, has signed a statement in writing signifying his consent to proposal under any provision of section 9 of this Act by any of the societies specified in that provision for nomination as a member of the Board shall not, in that nomination year, sign a statement in writing—

(a) signifying his consent to proposal under any other provision of, or by any other of the societies specified in, the said section 9 for nomination as a member of the Board,

(b) signifying his consent to nomination as a member of the Board by any of the groups of manufacturers specified in section 8 of this Act, or

(c) signifying his consent to proposal for nomination as a member of the Board under section 10 of this Act.

(3) A person who, in any nomination year, has signed a statement in writing signifying his consent to proposal by any of the persons specified in section 10 of this Act for nomination as a member of the Board shall not, in that nomination year, sign a statement in writing—

(a) signifying his consent to proposal by any other of the persons specified in the said section 10 for nomination as a member of the Board,

(b) signifying his consent to nomination as a member of the Board by any of the groups of manufacturers specified in section 8 of this Act, or

(c) signifying his consent to proposal for nomination as a member of the Board under section 9 of this Act.

(4) Where a person signs a statement in contravention of any of the foregoing provisions of this section, the nomination or proposal to which it relates shall be null and void.