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16 1938

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (CEREALS) ACT, 1938

Chapter III.

Restriction on Exportation of Certain Feeding Stuffs.

Feeding stuffs, for purposes of Chapter III of Part III.

23. —In this Chapter of this Part of this Act the expression “feeding stuff” means any product capable of being used as a feeding stuff for animals.

Orders prohibiting export of feeding stuffs.

24. —(1) The Minister may, whenever and so often as he thinks proper, by order prohibit the export of any specified feeding stuff otherwise than under and in accordance with a licence in that behalf granted under this Chapter of this Part of this Act, and may so prohibit such export either for so long as such order is in force or for a specified period or for two or more discontinuous periods.

(2) The Minister may at any time by order revoke or amend an order previously made by him under this section, including an order made under this sub-section.

(3) Any order made by the Minister under section 94 of the Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1933 (No. 7 of 1933), and in force immediately before the passing of this Act shall be deemed to have been made under sub-section (1) of this section and may be revoked or amended by an order made under sub-section (2) of this section, and until so revoked and subject to any such amendment shall continue in force.

Offences.

25. —(1) It shall not be lawful for any person to export or attempt to export any feeding stuff in contravention of an order made under this Chapter of this Part of this Act.

(2) Any officer of Customs and Excise may detain and seize any article being or attempted to be exported in contravention of this section, and for that purpose may open any packet containing, or suspected by him of containing, any such article, and the provisions of the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876, in relation to the condemnation and disposal of goods seized under that Act shall apply to all articles seized under this section in like manner as if they had been seized under that Act.

(3) The provisions of this section relating to the prohibition of the exportation or attempted exportation of articles shall have effect as though those provisions were included in the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876, and that Act and any Act amending or extending that Act shall apply accordingly, and if any person shall export or attempt to export any article in contravention of this section, or bring or be in the act of bringing any article to any quay, road or other place whatsoever for the purpose of such exportation or attempted exportation, or shall aid or abet such exportation or attempted exportation, such person shall be liable to the same penalties, detention, and proceedings as those to which a person is liable under section 186 of the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876, for illegally importing prohibited goods.

Export Licences.

26. —(1) The Minister may, if he so thinks fit, issue to any person a licence to export within a specified time a specified quantity of any article the export of which is for the time being prohibited by an order made under this Act.

(2) Whenever the Minister issues a licence under this section he may do all or any of the following things, that is to say:—

(a) attach to such licence such conditions as he shall think proper and shall specify in such licence;

(b) limit such licence to specified articles or a specified consignment of articles;

(c) restrict the exportation under such licence to exportation from a specified port or place or by a specified route, or to a specified country or a specified port or place.