Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1933

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Sale (home-grown wheat) certificates.

68.—(1) Every certificate (in this Part of this Act referred to as a sale (home-grown wheat) certificate) required by this section to be used shall be in the following form:—

“AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (CEREALS) ACT, 1933.

SALE (HOME-GROWN WHEAT) CERTIFICATE.

PART I.

I hereby certify as follows:—

(a) that on the_______day of_______I sold to_______ of_______wheat to the amount of_______barrels, of 20 stones each, and

(b) that the said wheat was harvested during the current cereal year and was the produce of a crop grown by_______ at the lands of_______ in the county of_______, and

(c) that the said lands were entered in the register of wheat growers during the period of three months next preceding the commencement of such cereal year, and

(d) that I was registered in the said register in respect of the said lands during the said period or that I am the personal representative (or liquidator) of the person who was registered in the said register in respect of the said lands during the said period or that I am the assignee of the said lands.

Signature of Vendor_______

Address of Vendor_______

Dated the_______day of_______19_______

PART II.

I hereby certify as follows:—

(a) that on the_______I purchased from_______of_______ millable home-grown wheat to the amount of _______barrels of 20 stones each, and

(b) that the said wheat has been duly delivered to me, and

(c) that the price paid by me for the said wheat was_______per barrel of 20 stones, and

(d) that I am the holder of a milling licence granted under Part II of the above mentioned Act in respect of the mill situate at_______or that I am entitled, by virtue of paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of sub-section (1) of section 19 of the above mentioned Act, in my capacity as _______of_______who was or is the holder of a milling licence granted under Part II of the said Act in respect of the mill situate at_______to carry on the business of milling wheat at such mill, or that I am registered in the register of wheat dealers or that I am registered in the register of distillers, and

(e) that the said wheat has been or will be brought on to or dealt with at the following premises_______

Signature of Purchaser_______

Address of Purchaser_______

Dated this_______day of_______19_______”

(2) Whenever during any sale (wheat) season in a cereal year any home-grown millable wheat harvested during such cereal year and grown on premises entered in the register of wheat growers during the period of three months next preceding the commencement of such cereal year is sold to a person (in this section referred to as the purchaser) who is either the holder of a milling licence, a registered wheat dealer, or a registered distiller by a person (in this section referred to as the vendor) who is either the person (in this section referred to as the registered person) who was so registered in respect of such premises during such period or the personal representative or liquidator of the registered person or the assignee from the registered person or the personal representative of the registered person of such premises, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—

(a) the vendor shall upon delivery to the purchaser of such wheat, furnish to the purchaser a form of sale (home-grown wheat) certificate having previously inserted inPart I of the said form the particulars indicated therein and appropriate to the transaction and signed the said Part I at foot thereof,

(b) the purchaser upon being furnished with the said form with Part I thereof duly completed in accordance with the immediately preceding paragraph and signed by the vendor shall do the following things, that is to say:—

(i) insert in Part II of the said form the particulars indicated in the said Part II and appropriate to the said transaction and sign the said Part II, at the foot thereof, and

(ii) send the said form to the Minister forthwith, and

(iii) deliver a copy thereof as completed by the vendor and the purchaser to the vendor.

(3) If any person fails or neglects to comply with the provisions of this section or makes in any sale (home-grown wheat) certificate any statement which is false or misleading in any material respect, such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to the penalties mentioned in Part I of the First Schedule to this Act.