446 JOUENAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. NoV., 1922. 



into a special nccount from which the Minister may direct payment 

 to be made, from time to time, to any co-operative or othei- body of 

 persons who will satisfactorily apply such moneys to the further 

 production and sale of the particular ag-ricidtural product for which 

 the account was created ; he may also tlirect the use of the account 

 in any other manner calculated to develop tlie particular branch of 

 the industry concerned. Those receiving- the above moneys must 

 expend it as directed or approved of by the Minister, to whom they are 

 liable to show proof that the moneys have been so expended, failing' 

 which, further issue's may be discontinued and steps taken to recover 

 any sums not devoted to their proper objects. 



The Minister may make reg'iilations prescribing standards of 

 composition and equality for the agricuUural product to be inspected 

 and graded; the place and manner of inspection, etc.; ihe manner 

 of packing and the class of receptacle; the fixing of grades and the 

 place and manner of grading, etc. ; the manner of labelling, marking, 

 or branding receptacles; degrading, regrading, or rebranding; the 

 forms of notices, certificates, etc. ; the fees or special fees to be paid 

 for inspection, analysis, or grading*; and generally for the carrying 

 out of the purposes of the Act. Penalties for contravention may be 

 prescribed ; differing regulations may be made in respect of different 

 products. 



Any officer of the Department or other authorized person may 

 enter premises on whicli is kept any agricultural product to be 

 inspected and graded under this Act, and examine any part of such 

 laemises or receptacle, etc., found thereon, and take samples of the 

 product. 



Penalties are provided in the event of forgery of certificates or 

 brands, etc., under this Act, and the wrongful application of brands, 

 labels, etc. 



No agricultural product may be imported into the Union which is 

 not of the same standard of composition or quality of the similar local 

 product which is to be or is being graded under this Act. 



"■ Agricultural product,'' in this Act, includes fresh fruits of all 

 kinds; any such article as is defined as agricultural produce under 

 Act Xo. 35 of 191T, and any article produced or derived from such 

 fruits or produce whether or not it has undergoiie a change of form 

 as the result of some process applied to it. 



The Ee(xUlatioxs under Act Xt). 16, 1922. 



At the present date the only jegulations issued are in respect of 

 the special fee (or levy) on citrus and deciduous fruit and eggs ex- 

 ported ; for the former the fee is 5s. per 40 cubic feet, and for eggs 

 it is 9d. per case. 



Note. — Those desirous of studying the full text of the laws 

 principally concerned should obtain ; (a) Act No. 17 of 1914 and 

 Government Notices No. 260 of 1920 and No. 530 of 1922; (h) Act 

 No. 35 of 1017 and Proclamations No. 163 of 1915, Nos. 79, 80, 132, 

 and 159 of 1921. and No. 531 of 1922: also Government Notices 

 Nos. 1312 and 1313 of 1921 and No. 925 of 1922; (c) Act No. 16 of 

 1922 and Government Notices Nos. 1390 and 1452 of 1922. 



