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Restrictions on purchase and sale by wholesale of eggs.
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44.—(1) It shall not be lawful for any person to acquire eggs for sale by wholesale unless either—
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(a) he is a registered wholesaler, or a registered dealer, or
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(b) he so acquires such eggs under and in accordance with a licence in that behalf granted to him under this section.
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(2) It shall not be lawful for any person to sell eggs by wholesale or to consign, offer, or expose eggs for sale by wholesale unless either—
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(a) he is a registered wholesaler or a registered dealer, or
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(b) he is a producer or,
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(c) he is so selling or so consigning, offering or exposing the eggs under and in accordance with a licence in that behalf granted to him under this section.
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(3) It shall not be lawful for a registered wholesaler to sell eggs to another registered wholesaler save under and in accordance with a licence in that behalf granted under this Act.
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(4) It shall not be lawful for a registered wholesaler to acquire eggs unless either—
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(a) the eggs are acquired by him from a registered dealer, or
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(b) the eggs are acquired by him from a producer, or
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(c) the eggs are acquired by him from another registered wholesaler under and in accordance with a licence in that behalf granted under this Act.
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(5) Every person who does any act (whether of commission or omission) which is a contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof, in the case of a first such offence, to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds or, in the case of a second or any subsequent such offence, to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds or, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
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(6) The Minister may grant to any person any one or more of the following licences, that is to say:—
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(a) a licence to acquire eggs for sale by wholesale, or
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(b) a licence to sell eggs by wholesale and to consign, offer and expose eggs for sale by wholesale, or
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(c) where the grantee of the licence is a registered wholesaler, a licence to sell eggs to another wholesaler,
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and the Minister may attach to any such licence such conditions as he shall think proper and shall specify in such licence, and the Minister may at any time revoke any such licence.
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