Coconut (Regulation of Sales) Regulations

COCONUT INDUSTRY CONTROL nm COCONUT INDUSTRY CONTROL ACT REGULATIONS (under section 20) THli CocoNUr (REGULATION OP SALES) REGULATIONS, 1958 (Made by the Coconut Control Authority on the 16th day of January, L.N. 47/ss 1958 and approved by the Governor in Council on the 19th day of February, 1958) 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Coconut (Regulation of Sales) Regulations, 19S8. 2. In these Regulations "controlled article" means "coconuts" and "coconut products" as defined in section 2 of the Act. 3. Save as is hereinafter provided no person shall impose or attempt to impose any condition in connection with the sale or proposed sale of any controlled article whereby the purchaser or intending purchaser of any such controlled article is required to purchase or agree to purchase either at the time of the proposed sale or at any future time any article or articles other than the articles actually requested by him: Provided, however, that the provisions of this regulation shall not apply to sales made by the Trustee in Bankruptcy, the Administrator General. the Commissioner of Customs and Excise, the Commissioner of Inland Revenue, a Bailiff of a Court or any person acting under the written authority of the Minister. 4. No person having in his possession for the purpose of sale any controlled article shall refuse to sell such quantity of such article as may be requested by a person offering to pay cash therefor at the maximum selling price: Provided, however, that where the quantity of any controlled article requested by a prospective purchaser is excessive, having regard to the vendor's stock of such article at the time of the request and to the number of his customers to be supplied therewith, the vendor may refuse to supply the quantity of such article required by the purchaser or any portion thereof: [ lbe inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. SS/ 1991 I 19 20 THE COCONUT (REGULATION OF SALES) REGULATIONS, 1958 And provided further that in either such event he submit the matter in writing to the Minister within twenty-four hours of such refusal or partial refusal, as the case may be. 5. Where any controlled article is found upon the business premises of any person who ordinarily trades in such article or in articles of a similar nature, such controlled article shall be deemed to be in the possession of such person for the purpose of sale until the contrary is proved. 6. Every person who contravenes or fails or omits to comply with any of these Regulations shall, on summary conviction thereof before a Resident Magistrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars. I The inclusioo of this page ill authorized by L.N. SS/ 1991 I ./