Milk (Regulation of Supply and Price) (Amendment) Act, 1941
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Restriction on acquisition of milk for resale in sale districts. |
25.—(1) It shall not be lawful for any person, other than a registered retailer or a registered wholesaler in respect of a joint district, to acquire for resale in the associated sale district any milk unless such milk is acquired under a licence granted by the board for such joint district under this section. | |
(2) It shall not be lawful for any registered retailer or registered wholesaler in respect of a joint district to acquire for resale in the associated sale district any milk from any person unless— | ||
(a) such person is a registered producer, a registered retailer or a registered wholesaler in respect of such joint district, or | ||
(b) such milk is acquired under a licence granted by the board for such joint district under section 48 of the Principal Act. | ||
(3) If any person acts in contravention of this section such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction to the penalties mentioned in the Schedule to the Principal Act. | ||
(4) Where a person (not being a person registered in a register kept by a board) sells milk for consumption on the premises on which it is sold and not elsewhere, any milk acquired by such person and brought on to such premises shall be deemed, for the purposes of sub-section (1) of this section, not to have been acquired by him for resale. | ||
(5) The board for a joint district may, whenever it thinks fit, grant to any person, other than a registered retailer or a registered wholesaler in respect of such district, a licence authorising such person to acquire milk for resale in the associated sale district and may attach to any such licence such conditions as the board thinks fit. | ||
(6) The provisions of this section shall as respects any joint district established by a milk (joint district) order made after the passing of this Act not come into operation until the day appointed to be the appointed day in respect of such joint district by such order. | ||
(7) Section 45 of the Principal Act is hereby repealed. | ||
(8) Where a registered retailer or a registered wholesaler in respect of a joint district is convicted of an offence under this section, such registered retailer or registered wholesaler shall, for the purposes of section 39 of the Principal Act, be deemed to have been convicted of an offence under the Principal Act, and the said section 39 shall apply and have effect accordingly. |