Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Ordinance

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (GRA Dh\'G AND MARKING) ICap. 198 ... I ot-.-le. II 01-. OI.O\PTt:R 198 AGRICULTURAL PROD UCt: (G RADING AND MARKI NG) A.... OUU~~ n:> ..orlOl rol n l C"'UO AS" M " RIUNG O~ A."""~,""AL Po ........, l .. " .. or CnuI" An,CLU o~ Jl'<><>o 01 Dl'Se. .."" roo """00 "" COSl'o"EC1'ED ~1T8 THK KA.m:as Arou:Mm. [1d11l April, 1940.) l. This Ordinance may be cited as the AgricullUlai Prod uce (Grading and ~tarlingJ Ordi """",, ld) pre.rnbing the fonn of eenifiales gr.mtcd under this OrdLlWlCe and the fees or scales of fees payable IherdD' ; (0) I're""ribing such dc.. i"'I1ation.< (1l~reina ft cr -referred to as • Ilfade designations 1 as the Minister may consider appropriate to indicate the quality of any sch ~d\l led aMid e. and Jdining the quality indicated by each designation so prescribed ; ( II) amending the Schedule to Ihi$ Ordinance by the lIddltion thereto o f any article of aJll"icul lUral produce ; fJ) pro\-idi:ng for any malte1'S incidcnlal 10 or conne<:ted wilh Ibc rnallen speci fic ally referred 10 in this lubsectiOD. (,) providing for the detention and disposal of articles ordered to be forfeited to !he SWe under dtis Ordinance ; granled WKler this Ordinance, of any experses irK:urred in connelUOO "ith the rnanufactuJe or use of any die. block, mac hine or ot her instrument requiSIte for the purpose of Ole reproduction of any grade designation ltIaJk. cw in <:onrte 'iDn with Ole manufacture or use of any <:overing or label marked wilb a grade designation mark ; (g) spe cifying the mode of markin g art icles wit h grade des ignalion marks, the manner in which such articles shall be packed. the type of covering or label to be used, and the quantity of such articles to be ind u,1:d in each .uch covering ; makeMinister (b) spedfying appropriate marh (hereinafter referred to as • grade deslgn.Jtion marl<s 1 to represent particular gra<k 'bignntions ; (e) prescribing the officers by ....hom, and the eonditions upon which.. cenific3I" may be: gramed authorizing the marling ...iOl a grad<: designation mark of any article in r~ of ..-hieh such mark bas bMl pmcribed. Of at IIf1 ro,cring .. hieh COlItains. or label ...bich is anacbed 10. my such ;utid e ; 1. (I ) The Il:llul" ions ...- ...... l«ipoliNo oed"''''k'.Ac, I t ) specifying Ole growui. upon which a prescribed offi""r may refu~ to grJnl a ce rtifi cate under thi s Ordinance. and providing for appeals to the Minister from such refrnals ;md for the f"" to be: pnid upon >uch appeall : Vl providing for the recovery. from per""n< to whom ceMificates are (2) E\"aY regulation shall be: published in lbe: Ga7.ene and shall IIave effect from the date on which it is so published or from loch !Iter date a, m.y be: 'pec:ifi=d tberein. O J Every regulation shall. as soon as I"',sible after the dale of its publicatirln in the Gazette. be brought before Parliament by a mOlion thaI such regulation shall b.; approved, IX! 3~ Cap. 198) A GR/C(/IJV NA L PR ODuct: (GRA Dl.\'G A :W MA RA"l SGj 7. In thio Ordinl ncc. unle.. the e<nl' e,,' la"",,,...,,oo o'ber,,·i.. r. qu". , 6. Th. coull ..-hich conviclS any PC"'"' Fo. I." ••, or of arry o ffell« Imder thiI OOdi....... n:tamg MI lo ,lie markIng of any an.d e .,lb a grade .. $.... .-Ir may "..,." order dcclam& Ih.. Ib~ anide sha ll be forfeited In Ib~ Slale. P""h, r..------~-, • .• of--..... -~thl ........lis . ofT~n for ...le. d,.pose. of. or bas ,n bi, pouo-s'lOn. any eracle de.,gal l",n mart. kno""ing o r hn'i nE reU ,," '0 be lie,'e ,b e same 10 be forged ~ CO lI::tfritcd ; 0' la, fo .ge . 0 ' eouatedeiu aay. grad ~ dcsignaloan mn ; .. . gric ~!lu,al p ro duec • ,nclude s all prod uce o f I g rlcul , u re o r hon ;cul'urc. all articles of food or d, ink .....haily or p.nly manufac,urod or ,1cri' eo' from any such produ"". :lOd t1<",..,. and .ki", of onirrnl< : (r ) make••ny di". block, machinc 0' n,h, r inSlrum~n, I'm the pur p"' , of rurging 0' Cotln'erf, i,ing a grade dcsjgnation marl; ; 01' (e' ...... In connnina ""Ib any articl~ ", ba uon .. any mu k o f sue b I .bruetet or in .uch manner a. 10 be e lkolu~d by rnson o f its reoemblanc. '0a , rade de.ignllion m:ul. 10 doc<:i,'~, , hoU be guihy of an offence Ind ,han. on co nvic , ion . flc r .mnm.ry Hi.l be fo re " ~lo1l1i'tr"'.' be liabl" 10 • fm" "'" exeeeding r,'·e hundred rupee, or '0 ;mp,ioonment of "nhcr oI ..crip'ion for a 'erlll no' c.eeeding une ) cor 0.- 10 t.>Ih ....h line and ;mpnsonm~nl. (dJ U'\I' .•dls. off~.. for , ale. dispo.e. ot 01' hat III bl> pc euioll. any <be, block. mad,,,e or ,n. rmmenl, Imowo-q, ~ bavin& reason ID bdic><: Ib~ samc 10 be ,a'ended for Ibe I'U'J""'C of ~ or ..........i:itiL!t .y p-.rlo I , mal< ; or ( ~I Any .e,,,lauon ", b 'e b Parli ament •efu.e. '0 app.ove .ball be doomed 10 be .... ' nd.d b", .... i' ho'" p tOJ. d, •• ' 0 tbo v.hd"y of .oy'th,n. p,.v,o".ly doae lhcrrnnd<:T or to tbe mUing o f .my,,"'" ,e,ula' i<nl. Th. <lal. on ..-hi.b • « l"I. IloR shall he ... dc:cmed 10 be:~ shall be: Ibe da,. on ..b,.h P• • h.m....' rd...c< 10 'n'''''' • (3) A pn:scnbcd offlCCl' may. upon """b g.ound. .. may be specified by .eglllalion. refu,e '0 gra nt a ec , "f'." e under tbi. Ordinance '" any rem"'. An appeal wll lie ,n ,he Mm" ,cr r""B , uch ,.ru,a1, and the ,",'Ci.,ion of the Min ist... "" ""y ,ueh appeal <h1l1 be iiml and cmo:lusIvc. ) , (I) No pe..on shall• • .<ccpt under the .uth,mty of •••"'fi. a'. in ,haT b.hal f s.an'ed by a p.e.cribed nm . er under this O rdinan• • • m. rk ","h a s,ade dc.i gnotion m;d any ..hcdWcd am:1c. ~ any co·.cnng ..,hich conta'..... 0 ' label ..-b,.h ~ ana.hed .... any sud! artdc. f2) ......" pcnoa lOtio. being !be Idcler of a certi ficaTe grln,.d under ,hi. Ordinan"". contravene< any eond llion allach~d to tb. cenificaTe. or a." ,n eontra...n'ion of an)' pm"i,ion n r any regul." nn. , hall be l~i lty 0( lII\ offence and ohaIl be habIe 10 I fine oor e, eecding on, hun<lrod rupcn : and lh. euu, t which orm, ict> . ueh person m.y, in .dd ition 10 any othor puni.hm, n' which it may ,mpo.e for ,h~ "frence. m.ke "rder C3IICClling !he ccrtJticalc I1'"JfI<al k> lllm. (5) !\olifi. a, ioa of 'h. da'e on wh,.b any regula"on IS deemed To be Ic<cmdcd <lld11 b.: puhh.'ihcd m the Gazene (21 £'(1)" ccrt ifka,e .cranted und• • ,bis OrdInance .h.oll I>c ,n the p.escribed form and . h.oll be .ubJect '0 .IKh condition... ....y be prcscnbed. 4 , ( II An y peuon lO'ho acts III COfI",,-,'CI>lim of the 1""'--' of l (l) sbaII be guilty of at o ffe,," and shall. ... .onvi. tion .o ft... .ummat)' lriaJ bc: fon:: a Map Rl3lie. be: Iioble 10 a 6Dc ncr ....-q fi,." IuO!:d ~ '"""''"'''''' nr .....' ''''''..d ... orlnd<01«,,,.., ----.-, IX/36 ACRICULTURAL PRODUCE (CllALJIXC A:.\!J) .IL4llKLYGj ICap. 198 • aM:nlI ~ iDcllJdt1 any ~n.c.l. boa. fnIe. ........Pl'tl. tray. 01 othu oinn : ~ <:gg " me.n ••n .~g l.id by a dome'l,e f~wl or • &""",lle duck ; pr••erib.d by ~ ~ ~...·b.n .....d w,th ref.r.""e 10 any .11,01•. Indudes th••I.le .00 o...dill"" of 1bo .ado : a regulalion made • "hcdulod ""id" • m::"", :my mid" fill" lhe tim" bcin ~ .pee if ie<! in th o s..·["'<!u.!e • to thiJ Onlinance, I Tho: 1""'"i5Iort> of 1his OIdu lhalI Sm••, be in ........ '" >ad not in ..""'ib or dc"".I;OII of ,b. provi,ioou of any olber "Tl"e1I law , e l a ll n g ' 0 0' an•• •;ng m"rolludiH mOTh or III...1. o r any ......" I IX/J7