Agriculture (Amendment) Ordinance, 1956 (No. 21 of 1956)

101 SAINT VINCENT. No. 21 of 1956. I Assent, [ L.S. ] C. M. DEVERELL, Governor. 9th May, 1956. AN DRDINANCE to amend the Agriculture Ordinance. 1951. [ 2!nh MQ.1J. 1956. Enacted by the Legislature of Saint Vincent. 1. This Orrlinance mny be cited as the Agriculture (Amendment) Ordinance, 1956, and shall be read as one with the A3Ticulture Ordinance. 1951. (hereinafter referred to as ',he principal Ordinance) and all amendments thereto. 2. The Long Title of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the full stop at the end thereof and adding thereto the following: "and by cultivating all 'Cultivable land under their control." 3. Subsection (2) of section 4: of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended (a) by deleting the full stop at the end of paragraph {n thereof and adrllng thereto the word and comma "and,"; and (b) by adding after paragraph (f) thereof the following new paragraph: "(g) to cultivate all cultivable land under b1s control In accordance with the accepted standards of good ,.",...Dlt. .... ....... • Short title. No. 23 of 1951. Long title of principal Ordinance amended. seenon 4: of principal Ordinance amended. 4. Subsection (2) of section 5 of the principal Ordinance Is hereby amended (a) by deleting the words "shall appoint" in the fifth line thereof; and (b) by deleting the word "to" immediately before the Word "examine" in the fifth line thereof and replacing it With the word "shall". No. 21. Section 5 of principal Ordinance amended. Agriculture (Amendment). 1958. Section 6 of principal Ordinance amended. section 9 of principal Ordinance amended. Section 10 of principal Ordinance repealed and replaced. Section 11 of principal Ordinance repealed and replaced. 5. Subsection (2) of section 6 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by inserting the word "it" between the Word "relates" a-.1Q the word "is" in the fourth line thereof and by deleting the c.unrna atter tne word "necessary" in the said fourth nne thereof. G. Subsection (2) of section 9 of the principal Ordinance Is lll'.rby amended (a) by deleting the word "appoint" appearing in the second line thereat and substituting therefor the word "direct"; and (b) by deleting the words "appointment of" appearing in the fourth line thereof and substituting therefor the words "direction to". 7. sectton 10 of the principal Ordinance is hereby repealed and replaced as followsr-> "10. (]1 The Governor shall for the purpose of carrying into eff'ect the provisions of this Ordinance I 'i.:' ~j'Tic1e the Colony into Agricultural areas; OJ} appoint a panel of persons not exceeding twenty four from which panel the members of Agricultural Area Committees shall be selected; (e) appoint Agricultural Area Committees for the pur poses of this Ordinance; and (d) appoint a Central Agricultural Committee in the manner hereinafter provided. (2) The persons appointed under paragraph (b) of the preceding subsection shall not be Government employees and shall possess some reasonable experience in and a practical working knowledge of agriculture." 8. Section.ll of the principal Ordinance is hereby repealed and replaced as fo]Jows: "Ll , (1) An Agricultural Area Committee shall consist of a Chairman and two other persons appointed by the Gov ernor from among the panel mentioned in the preceding section. No. 21. Agriculture (Amendment). 1956. (2) The members. of an Agricultural Area Committee shall hold office for a year in each instance: Provided that any or all of the members may be re appointed ior a rurther period of one year. (3) The terms of reference by which Agricultural Area Committees shall operate shall be in accordance with a memorandum from time to time from the Superintendent of Agriculture. Passed the Legislati'l.'e Council this 3rd day of May, 1956. O. E. LEIGERTWOOD, Acting Clerk, Legislative Council. (B. 33/1949.> PRHiTlZD DY rna GOV" 'lNMENT PRINTER AT TIIE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT. [Price 12 cents.) 1956.