Registration of Potato Growers and Potato Packers Act, 1984

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Register of growers of potatoes and of packers of potatoes.

2.—(1) The Minister shall establish and maintain a register of growers of potatoes and packers of potatoes to be known as “the Register of Potato Growers and Potato Packers” and referred to in this Act as “the Register”.

(2) Every person who—

(a) on the commencement of this Act is a grower of potatoes for sale or is a packer of potatoes for sale, or

(b) after the commencement of this Act becomes a grower of potatoes for sale or a packer of potatoes for sale,

shall, not later than thirty days after such commencement or the date on which he becomes such a grower or packer, whichever is the later, apply to the Minister to be registered in the Register.

(3) An application under subsection (2) of this section shall—

(a) be made in writing,

(b) be accompanied by a fee of £15 or such other fee as may for the time being stand prescribed, and

(c) specify the name and postal address of the applicant and whether the applicant is a grower of potatoes or a packer of potatoes or both and such other particulars, if any, as may be prescribed.

(4) Where an application is made in accordance with subsection (3) of this section and accompanied by the appropriate fee referred to in paragraph (b) of that subsection, is received by the Minister—

(a) in case the applicant is a grower of potatoes, there shall be entered in Part I of the Register the name and postal address of the applicant.

(b) in case the applicant is a packer of potatoes, there shall be entered in Part II of the Register the name and postal address of the applicant,

(c) in case the applicant is both a grower and a packer of potatoes, there shall be entered in Parts I and II of the Register the name and postal address of the applicant,

(d) there shall be entered into the Register such other particulars (if any) contained in the application and prescribed under subsection (3) (c) of this section, and

(e) in respect of each entry in the Register the Minister shall assign a number (in this Act referred to as “a registration number”) and shall cause each registration number to be entered in the Register opposite the entry to which it is assigned.

(5) (a) Where a registered grower or a registered packer becomes aware that the particulars entered in relation to him in the Register are incorrect or incomplete, he shall, as soon as may be, convey to the Minister such particulars as are required to correct or complete the entry in the Register.

(b) The Minister may at any time cause an entry in the Register to be corrected.

(6) Where a person who is a registered grower or a registered packer is convicted of an offence under section 3 (2) of this Act the Minister may cause the registration or registrations in the Register of the person so convicted to be suspended for such period, as he thinks fit, not exceeding two months and the person so convicted shall be neither a registered grower nor a registered packer during such period.

(7) (a) The Minister, from time to time, may prescribe, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, an annual fee to be paid by registered growers and registered packers.

(b) This subsection shall come into operation on such day as shall be fixed therefor by order of the Minister.

(8) Any moneys due and owing to the Minister in respect of fees under this section may be recovered by him as a simple contract debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.