Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1933

Applications for registration.

47.—(1) Any person who carries on or proposes to carry on the business of importing flour or wheaten meal or both may, in accordance with this section, apply to the appropriate Minister to be registered in the register of flour importers in respect of any premises at which he carries on or proposes to carry on such business.

(2) Any person who carries on the business of distilling may, in accordance with this section, apply to the appropriate Minister to be registered in the register of distillers in respect of any premises at which he is entitled by law to carry on such business.

(3) Any person who carries on or proposes to carry on the business of importing wheat may, in accordance with this section, apply to the appropriate Minister to be registered in the register of wheat importers in respect of any premises at which he carries on or proposes to carry on such business.

(4) Any person who carries on or proposes to carry on the business of purchasing home-grown wheat for re-sale may, in accordance with this section, apply to the appropriate Minister to be registered in the register of wheat dealers in respect of any premises at which he carries on or proposes to carry on such business.

(5) Any person who has sown or proposes to sow wheat may, in accordance with this section, apply to the appropriate Minister to be registered in the register of wheat growers in respect of any premises on which he has sown or proposes to sow wheat.

(6) Any person (in this section referred to as a maize miller) who carries on or proposes to carry on the business of milling maize into maize meal may, in accordance with this section, apply to the appropriate Minister to be registered in the register of maize millers in respect of any premises at which he carries on or proposes to carry on such business.

(7) Any person who carries on or proposes to carry on the business of importing maize, may, in accordance with this section, apply to the appropriate Minister to be registered in the register of maize importers in respect of any premises at which he carries on or proposes to carry on such business.

(8) Any person who carries on or proposes to carry on the business of manufacturing compound feeding stuffs may, in accordance with this section, apply to the appropriate Minister to be registered in the register of manufacturers of compound feeding stuffs in respect of any premises at which he carries on or proposes to carry on such business.

(9) The following provisions shall have effect in relation to applications under this section, that is to say:—

(a) where a maize miller desires to be registered in the register of maize millers in respect of two or more premises he shall send a separate application for registration in respect of each such premises;

(b) where a person desires to be registered in two or more registers, he shall send a separate application for registration in respect of each such register;

(c) every application for registration in a particular register kept by the Minister for Industry and Commerce shall be in the form prescribed by that Minister and shall contain the particulars prescribed by that Minister and shall specify the premises in respect of which the applicant applies to be registered in such register;

(d) every application for registration in a particular register kept by the Minister for Agriculture shall be in the form prescribed by that Minister and shall contain the particulars prescribed by that Minister and shall specify the premises in respect of which the applicant applies to be registered in such register.

(10) References in this Part of this Act to an original application for registration shall be construed as a reference to an application for registration made under this section.