Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1933

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Bounty on homegrown millable wheat.

71.—(1) If in any sale (wheat) season of a cereal year the ascertained average price per barrel of home-grown millable wheat for that season is less than the standard price per barrel for that season, every person who proves to the satisfaction of the Minister that in that season, he has sold to the holder of a milling licence, a registered wheat dealer, a registered distiller or the Minister for Industry and Commerce any home-grown millable wheat harvested during such cereal year or, being the holder of a milling licence has milled into flour or wheaten meal any home-grown wheat harvested during such cereal year and grown on premises in respect of which he was registered in the register of wheat growers during the period of three months before the commencement of such cereal year shall, subject to the provisions of this Act (including this section) be paid by the Minister, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, in respect of every barrel of such wheat a sum (in this Act referred to as a wheat bounty) equal to the difference between such ascertained average price per barrel and such standard price per barrel.

(2) No wheat bounty shall be payable in respect of any homegrown millable wheat sold in a cereal year unless—

(a) such wheat was grown on premises entered in the register of wheat growers during the period of three months next preceding the commencement of such cereal year; and

(b) the vendor of such wheat was either—

(i) the person who was so registered during the said period in respect of such premises, or

(ii) the personal representative or liquidator of such person, or

(iii) the assignee from such person of such premises.