Agricultural Produce Export (Clove Grading and Export) Rules (Cap. 111)

Agricultural Produce Export [CAP. 111. 13 The Agricultural Produce Export (Clove-Grading and Export) Rules G.N. 63 of 1934. 7 of 1936. 39 of 1937. 45 of 1937. 37 of 1938. 70 of 1938. 54 of 1939. 29 of 1943. 1. These Rules may be cited as the Agricultural Produce Export (Clove Grading and Export) Rules. [Subsidiary] G.N. 296:of 1944. 160'of 1948. 180:of 1949. 11 pf 1951. 96 J:>f 1952. 117 of 1952. 55 of 1958. ,2-ys:1 Tdl.~~cf'.),~ 2. In these Rules- Interpreta tion. "applicant" means any person making application under these Rules in Form No. 1 or Form. No. 2 of Schedule 1; "clean" 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 bales or package~ of cloves which are being shipped as a unit in one steamer under one bill of lading and under a specific shipping mark. 3.-(1) The inspection', grading and branding of cloves shall be carried ?I~ce v.:here .. h Cl I . . . . Sh d ' I M 1· d" Wh f. h T · f inspection out mt e ove nspectlon . e ·m t 1e am 1 ar m t e own o .etc., to be' Zanzibar ot fa any godown in the Town of Zanzibar registered by the carried out. Director for the purpose. (2) Cloves may be inspected and, if satisfying the standard prescribed for' any of the grades prescribed in rule 6, be graded in bags or in bulk in a registered godown before they have been p~cked ready for export and the re-packing for export shall be performed only in the presence of the inspector or an examiner. a;N. 7 ef 1936. 45..of 1937, 4.-.. (1) Every person intending to export cloves shall make application ApJ?lication in F?~m No. 1 of Schedule I a~d every owner of a registered godown ff:;~:fc~c• req umng that cloves shall be inspected and graded or be brand~d, -D1vision of. as the case may be, in such god own shall make application in ForJJl No. 2 cods}ignments of Schedule I. Such, applications shall be qelivered at the office of an ees-. · 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, grading and branding unless the Inspector of Produce deems it advisable to do so, and issues instructions accordingly. (3) The inclusive fee per bale or package for -ting, grading and branding at forty•eight hours notice or more is '< cents. Such fee for inspecting, grading and branding, or for branding, as the case may be, shall be paid on demand. G.N. J../'l.f/5/c•:/ 7 of 1936. 1 · 39 of 1937. 70 of 1938. 160 of 1948. 14 CAP. 111.J Agricultural Produce Export [Subsidiary] Hours for inspection, etc., 5.-(1) The inspection, grading and branding of cloves 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.~ ... on all days other than Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. :On Saturdays the hours will normally be from 7 a.m. to 12 noon. normally and on Sundays and public holidays. G.N. 147 of 1940. 29 of 1943. 296 of 1944. 180 of 1949. 11of1951. 117 of 1954. Grading of cloves. G.N. 54 of 1939. J..~{µ, Cloves of l9-L Grade3 T to be , / exported for }'1. Ii 'J,. ~ distillation ~-/ only. G.N. 45 of 1937. 37 of 1938. 54 of 1939. (2) The inspector may, upon written application to him, undertake or allow to ~be undertaken the inspection, grading and branding of cloves 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~ Cloves intended for export shall be graded as follow~: Special. <;,rade.-Good sound cloves ~hich are who!e, 1ght, bold, uniform, regular, free from mustiness and wh~ . conta:m not more than 3 % of stems, mother inferior matter; 2 % of khoker cloves; 16 % . of :moisture. superfluous or Grade I;-· Good, sound cloves whic are bold~ reasonably regular; free ·from mustiness and whic contain not 'more thanf'-' . 5 % -of stems, mother of oves, and foreign,: superfluous ·tir .. . inferior matter; 3 % of khoker cloves; 16 % ~f moisture. Grade 2.=-Cloves w 'ch are free from mustiness and which contain not more tha 5 % ~f ste s, mother of cloves, and foreign, superfluous or~ infer· r matter; · 7 % ~f hoker .cl-ove·s; 16 % moistllre . . Grade .-Cloves which.contain not more than % of stems, mother of cloves, and foreign, superfluous or inferior matter; 20% of khoker cloves; 16 % of moisture. 7.-(1) No consignment of Grade 3 ves shall be passed for export by the inspactor unless accompanie y a certificate to the effect-that the General Manager or Assistant neral Manager of the Clove Growers Association -is satisfied that e consignment is to be employed solely for disti1lation purposes. (2) Every bale package of cloves of-Grade 3 shall, in addition to the design re red to be stamped thereon by rule 14, be marked with the words ' or distiliation only". Agricultural Produce Export [CAP. 111. 15 8.-(1) The inspecto-r shall notify applicants ~in the fonn prescribed in the lower part of Form No. 1 of Schedule I of the time, date and place at which the consignment intended to be export~d, in respect of which application has been made under paragraph (1) of rule 4, shall be placed ready for inspection,~rading and branding. (2) The inspector shall notify applicants in the form prescribed in the lower part of Form No. 2 of Schedule I of the time and date at which he or an examiner will inspect and grade or will brand, as the case may be, in the godown of the ~applicant cloves in respect of which an application has been made under paragraph (1) of rule 4. (3) Cloves presented for inspection, grading or branding 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, grading or branding unless a further application is made under paragraph (1) of rule 4. 9. If an applicant who has given notice in the- form prescribed of the intended export of clo:ves desires that his consignment be transferred to a steamer sailing earHer than the originally specified steamer, he shall make further application in the form prescribed and shall pay the fees prescribed in paragraph (3}of rule 4, the period of notice being calculated as from the time of the receipt of the second application. 10. From any parcel or consignment al} insp~ctor or examiner shall take indiscriminately and may retain an average sample not exceeding one pound avoirdupois from which there shall b~ drawn a final sample for detailed examination for the purpose of gradipg as specified in rule 6. [Subsidiary] Notification by inspector of time and place for inspection, etc. Provision for second notification. Inspector or examiner to take sample for detailed examination. 11. A consignment shall not be passed for export if any bale or Consign package in that consignment fails to satisfy the standard prescribed for bee~~~~d\~ any of.·the grades prescribed in rule 6. certain cases. 12.-(1) Any parcel or consignment -wllich fails to qualify- for the Rem?val of grade for which it is presented may, with the consent of the inspector, ri~;~: nment be removed for the purpose of · being reconditioned and after such conditioning reconditioning a further application in the form prescribed shall be and banding. made in respect thereof. (2) Any such parcel 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 parcel or consignment, if not re!hoved under the provi sions of this rule, shall be branded with the mark of the grade (if any) to which it has been assigned. 13. Every bale or package shall bear in additi9n to the usual shipping marks a number 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 inches in height. Bales, etc., to be numbered. i6 CAP. 111.J Agricultural Produce Export [Subsidiary] Branding of consign ments. Cancellation of brand. Cancellation of brand if examined cloves have deteriorated or been. interfered with. G.N .. 55 of 19S8. Packing of cloves intended for export. ~) Issue of . certificates. Storage rental. Register to be kept by c-xporters of cloves and produced for inspection. Power of inspector to re-examine graded cloves. 14. When a consignment has been passed by the inspector as fit for export, every bale or package will be branded with a stamp of one of the designs shown in Schedule 11, according to the grade to which the consignme.p.t has been assigned. 15. The brand shall be cancelled if any ~onsignment 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. 16. lf the inspector has reason to suspect that cloves have in any way deteriorated since the examination or been interfered with in such a way as to cause deterioration or to alter in any way the quality of the consign ment as origina11y graded, the inspector or any examiner authorised by him may enter any shed or store in which cloves are stored while awaiting exportation, re-examine the consignments and cancel the brands, .if the cloves are found to have deteriorated or been interfered with or both. 17. Cloves intended for export shall be packed in good sound new receptacles, which shall be secu~ely'sewn and, if the receptacles are not gunny bags, shall be securely· roped. Subject· to the. proviso below evr:ry receptacle in any one consignment shill contain the same weight of doves namely, eithe.r>orte hundred and twelve pounds or one hundred and forty pounds avoirdupois: Provided that each shipment of cloves consigned to any one consignee and shipp~d · under a distinctive shipping mark may include one such receptacle which may contain less than one hundred and twelve pounds pr less than one hundred and forty pounds-avoirdupois as the case may be. 18. Certificates in Form No. 3 of Schedule I will be issued to applicants on demand. 19. All cloves shall be removed from the place of inspection (not being a registered godown) within thihy-six hours of the time of completion of the inspection and/or grading and branding. Cloves not removed within the specified period wtll be charged a storage rental at the-,rate of twelve cents per package for each period of thirty-six hours or part thereof. : 20. All persons exporting cloves shall keep a register in Form No. 4 of Schedule l, and shall make ther¢in the appropriate entries in regard to each transaction on the same day as, the transaction takes place and shall produce such register for inspection whenever so required by the Director or the inspector. 21. When an inspector has reason to suppose that an examiner has improperly (whether in collusion with the owner or otherwise) ~raded cloves, he may re-examine all or any part of such cloves, 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 cloves shall not be exported until they have been graded and branded as provided in rule 6.