Cap. 85 Art. 10Power of Minister to make regulations.

(1) The Minister responsible for agriculture may make rules to provide for the following matters relating to agricultural produce intended for export, namely:

(a) the inspection of agricultural produce intended for export and the inspection of the premises in which agricultural produce is prepared, manufactured or otherwise dealt with;

(b) the time and place at which and the manner in which notice of intention to export shall be given, the manner of packing, the size, description, quality and material of the receptacles, the weight of the contents and the branding of such weight and of the receptacles;

(c) the time and place at which delivery of the product shall take place on the wharves;

(d) the place and manner of storage, the conveyance, and the treatment of any product;

(e) the inspection of agricultural produce, the fixing of grades and of the general conditions under which agricultural produce may be accepted for export, the place and manner of inspection and of grading and branding of any product and the manner in which different designations or grades of agricultural produce shall be branded or indicated whether on the receptacle or on a certificate of the inspector or otherwise;

(f) the percentage which shall be inspected in any one consignment;

(g) the limits of toleration in impurity and of variation of standard sizes of products and packages, and the maximum amount of moisture which may be present in any agricultural produce intended for export;

(h) the specific designation under which any particular kind of agricultural produce may be exported and the definition of each such kind of produce;

(i) the abstraction or removal of samples by an inspector for examination, inspection, or analysis;

(j) the circumstances under which different kinds of agri-cultural produce may be accepted or rejected, and degraded, regraded, or rebranded by an inspector after examination and inspection;

(k) the circumstances under which and the conditions on which any agricultural produce inspected and graded may be withdrawn from shipment;

(l) the forms of notices, certificates and licences and other forms to be used or issued for the purposes of this Ordinance;

(m) the issue, term of validity, and renewal of licences and registration certificates under this Ordinance;

(n) the fees which shall be paid by exporters and brokers for the issue or renewal of their registration certificates and licenses as well as the fees to be paid by exporters for inspection and for grading;

(o) the duties and functions of growers, brokers, weighers, and exporters of agricultural produce for the purpose of this Ordinance, and the commission payable to brokers by exporters or growers;

(p) the payment to the director of any amount of money due by exporters as the price of agricultural produce and the repayment by the director to the growers of such produce and to the brokers of their respective share;

(q) the constitution of the Board of Reference mentioned in article 18 and the fee to be deposited by the exporter in connection with a reference to such Board; and

(r) generally for the better carrying out of the objects and purposes of this Ordinance.

(2) Differing rules may be made under this article to apply to different kinds of agricultural produce.

(3) No rule made under subarticle (1)(p) and nothing done or omitted to be done thereunder shall render the Government liable towards any grower of agricultural produce or towards any broker in respect of any money due to them by any exporter of agricultural produce unless such money has been collected by the Director.