Agricultural Produce Export (Chillies) Rules (Cap. 111)

CAP. 111. THE LAWS OF ZANZIBAR CHAPTER 111 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE EXPORT (SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION) PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, ZANZIBAR 8 CAP. 11i.] Agricuitura/ Produce t'xpori [Subsidiary J G.N. 146 of 1940. 28 of 1943. 297 of 1944. 179 of 1949. 114 of 1954. Title. Interpreta tion. Place where inspection, etc., to be carried out. ·Application for inspec tion, etc. Division of consignments and fees. CHAPTER 111 AGRICULTURAi,,, PRODUCE EXPORT RULES Under section 5 The Agricultural Produce Export (Chillies) Rules 1. This Rules may be cited as the Agricultural Produce Export (Chillies) Ruks. 2. In these Rules "applicant" means any person making -application under these Rules in Fo.r:.m No. 1 of the Schedule; "clear}", when used as a verb, means to free produce from,any foreign, superfluous or inferior matter by picking or other means, and includes to free produce from excessive moisture; "consignment" means any number of bags or packages of chillies which are being shipped as a unit in one ship under Cine bill of lading and under a specific shipping m~rk. 3.-(1) Tpe inspection and grading of ch~llies shall be carried out in the Customs Export Godowns at Zanzibar or in any godown in the Town of Zanzibar registered by.the Directorfor the purpose. (2) Chillies may be inspected and if satisfyiilg the standard prescribed in rule 6 may be packed in bags or in bulk in a registered god own before they have been packed ready for export, and!the re-pa~king .fer export shall be performed::-only in the presence- and with the approval of the inspector or an exaa1iner. 4.-(1) Every person intending to export chillies shall make appli-. cation in Fonn No. 1 of the Schedule. Such application shall be delivered at the office of the Inspector of Produce, Zanzibar, at least twenty-four hours before the services of the inspector or of an examiner are required: Provided that the Director may allow notice to be given less than twenty-four hours before the services of the inspector or an examiner are required. (2) A consignment shall not be divided for purposes of inspection and grading unless the Inspector of Produce d~ems it advisable to do so, and issues iqstructions accordingly. (3) The fees for inspection shall be ~ts per bag or package packed for export and shall be paid on demand to the Inspector of Produce. Agricultural Produce Export [CAP. 111. 9 5.-(1) The inspection and grading of chillies will normally be carried out between the hours of 7 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. and 5 p.m. on all days other than Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. On Saturdays the hours will normally be -from 7 a.m. to 12 noon. [Subsidiary] Hours for inspectionf etc., normally and on Sundays (2) The inspector may, upon written application to him, undertake or allow to be undertaken the inspection and grading of chillies on Sundays or public holidays or on other days before or after the hours specified in paragraph (1) on ·payment of the overtime fees prescribed by the Agricultural Produce Export (Overtime Fees) Rules. 6. Chillies intended for export shall be graded as follows: ~ Export Grade: Good sound chillies, known in the Protectorate as pili pili hoho, not exceeding one and a half inches in length which are whole, bold, well coloured and reasonably uniform in appearance and which contaio not more than 9 o/i; of moisture; 8 % of broken, immature, discoloured or otherwise defective chillies; 1 % extraneous matter. and public holidays. G.N. 28 of 1943". 297 of 1944. 179 of 1949. 114 of 1954. Grading of chillies. 7~-(1) The inspector shall notify applicants in the form prescribed No~ificafron in the lower part of Form No. 1 of the Schedule of the time, date and ~} tY:!~~c~~r place at which the consignment intended to be exported, in respect of place for.• which application has been made under paragraph (1) of rule 4, shall inspection, be placed ready for inspection and grading. etc. (2) Chillies presented for inspection and grading shall be exa1nined by individual packages which shall then be formed i nto a bulk. · To facilitate inspection bags or packages shall be stacked in such manner as the inspector or an examiner may require, and if they are not placed ready· at the time and place appointed may be refused inspection and grading unless a further application is made under paragraph (1) of .rule 4. 8. From any parcel or consignment an inspector or examiner shall take indiscriminately and may retain series of samples not exceeding 1/4 lb. from each 80 lb. weight of the parcel or consignment and from this series shall be drawn a final sample for detailed examination for the purpose of grading as specified in rule 6. Inspector or examiner to take sample for detailed examination. 9. A consignment shall not be passed for export unless each of the Consign bags or packages in the consignmcn t satisfies the standards prescribed :e~~~~f f~ in rule 6. certain. cases. 10.-(1) Any parcel or consignment which fails to qui.tlify for the export grade may, with the consent of the inspector, be removed for the purpose of being reconditioned and after such reconditioning a further application in the form prescribed shall be made in respect thereof. Removal of consignment for recondi tioning. · CAP. 111.] Agriaµltural Produce Export [Subsidiary} Bale or package to bear number in addition to usual ship ping marks. Cancellation of number. Cancellation of number if examined chillies have deteriorated or been interfered with. Packing of chillies intended for export. Issue of certificates. Storage rental. Power of inspector to re-examine graded chillies. (2) Any such par~I or consignment for which the consent of the inspector has been given for removal shall be removed within twenty four hours of inspection. (3) Any such paicel or consignment,· if not removed under the provisions of this rule. shall not be passed for export. 11. Every bale or package shall bear in addition to the usual shipping marks a n'tlmber which will be assigned to the consignment by the inspector. This number shall be stencilled by the applicant in red figures not less than two fnches in height. 12. The number shall be cancelled if any consignment be moved from the place of inspection for any purpose other than exportation or storage in a place approved by the Director for that purpose. 13. If the inspector has reason to suspect that chillies have in any way deteriorated since the examhiation or been interfered with in such a way as to cause deterioration .or to alter in any way the quality of the consignment as originally graded/the inspector or any examiner autho- · rised by him may enter any shed .orstorein which chillies are stored wh.ile awaiting exportation; re-examine the consignments and · cancel the· number assigned to t11em if the chillies are found to have deteriorated or been interfered with or both. 14. Chillies intended for exwrt shall be packed in good · sound receptacles, securely ~ewn, which/.have not been used previously for· packin g chillies for ex:port and which shall not exceed with their contents a weight of"eighty-tw~ and a half pounds av.oirdupois. 15. Certificates in Form No.: 2,ofthe Schedule in respect of consign .. ments which have been inspected itnd graded for export will be issued to applicants on demanct. 16. All chillies shall be removed~·if:required, from the place of in·spec tion (not being a registered godown) within thirty-six hours of the time of completion of the inspection and/or grading. Chillies not removed· within the specified p~riod wiJI be charged a storage rental at the rate of eighteen cents per package for each period of thirty-six hours or part thereof. 17. When an inspe.ctor lias reason to suppose that an examiner has imporoperly (whither in collusion· with the owner or otherwise) graded chillies, he may re-examine all or any part of such chillies, taking all such steps, including the opening of bales or packages as may be necessary for that purpose. If upon such re-examination he shall find that they have been improperly graded, he may impound and detain them or such samples of them as may be required as evidence and in any case may require them to be cleaned. Such chillies shall not be exported until they have been graded as provided in rule 6. Agricultural Produce-Export [C-AP. 111. 11 To SCHEDULE ~'Form No. 1 ZANZIBAR The Agricultural Produce Export (Chillies) Rules APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION AND GRADING OF CHILLIES AND . APPOINTMENT OF TIME OF SUCH INSPECTIQ N, ETC. (Rules 4 (I) and 7 (I) and (2)) The Inspector of "Produce. · Application is her-eby made that a parcel of .................. bags/bales of grade ........................................ ~. chillies be *inspected and graded in .................................. .. ................................................ at or after ........................ *a.m./p.m. on the ............... : ................... . ............................................ , :,-, .... · ................. ••· · ............... ~ ..... ·· ............ ,. Signature of Appli~ant Date and time· ........................................................... . Note.-The inclusive fee per bale or pack~ge for inspecting and grading is fifteen cents. To You are hereby informed that the parcel of ........................ bags/bales of chillies which you }rave requested s4all be *inspected and graded in ............................................................ must be ready for *inspection and grading at .................................................................. *a.n1./p.m. on the ................................................................. . •••• .... •••••••••• .. •••••• .... ro••••••••••• .. •••• .. • .. •••• ......... •••••••••••••••' •••••••••••• ··············· ....................................................................... , ..... , ........... , ... . Inspector o.f Prodlf,ce Note.-Chillies not ready for inspection and grading at the time and place appointed may be refused inspection unless a further application is made for inspection. *Delete unnecessary wortls. [Subsidiary}