Crop Production and Livestock (African Eggs) Rules

Rules under section 4 THE CROP PRODUCTION AND LIVESTOCK (AFRICAN EGGS) RULES 1. These Rules may be cited as the Crop Production and Livestock (African Eggs) Rules, and shall apply to the Central Province. 2. In these Rules— "eggs" means the production of the domestic fowl; "inspector" means any administrative officer, agricultural officer or police officer, or any agricultural inspector or agricultural instructor; "trader" means any person who purchases eggs for the purpose of resale. 3. No eggs shall be purchased by a trader from an African except between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. 4. (1) No eggs shall be removed from any area to which these Rules apply unless and until they have been inspected at one of the places specified in the Second Schedule to the Crop Production and Livestock (African Produce) Rules, and unless the transporter is in possession of a certificate issued in respect of such eggs under paragraph (2) of this rule; and such certificate shall be produced and shown to any inspector on demand: Provided that where a place named as the place of inspection for any area is situated outside such area, such eggs may, for the purpose of inspection, be removed from such area to such place; but no eggs shall be removed from such place unless and until they have been inspected, (2) An inspector shall give the person tendering the eggs for inspection a certificate to the effect that such eggs have been inspected. (3) An inspection certificate will be withheld if the eggs do not conform with the conditions endorsed on the licence issued under section 4 of the Agricultural Produce Marketing Act, and authorizing the purchase of such eggs, (4) Nothing in this rule shall prevent the purchase, sale or exchange of eggs without inspection as between Africans, for their own consumption, at customary African markets. 5. A fee of one cent per ten eggs shall be paid by the purchaser after inspection under these Rules: Provided that— (i) no person shall be required to pay an inspection fee on any eggs on which an inspection fee has already been paid; (ii) an agricultural officer, or any inspector authorized by an agricultural officer may, in the case of a trader, consignor, or any person other than a producer, offering the eggs for inspection, demand payment of the inspection fee before the issue of an inspection certificate. 6. The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, specify places at or near the boundary of a district in any area to which these Rules apply, at which an inspector may order any vehicle which he has reason to believe to contain eggs, to stop for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not such vehicle contains eggs, and, if so, whether or not such eggs have been inspected, and may for that purpose examine the contents of such vehicle: Provided that, until other provision is made under this rule, the places specified under rule 18 of the Crop Production and Livestock (African Produce) Rules shall be deemed to be places specified under this rule.