S.L. 117.13 Art. 4Condition of tomatoes for sale.

(1) It shall be unlawful for any producer, pitkal or society to sell to a manufacturer or to have in his possession for sale to a manufacturer, and for any manufacturer to buy, tomatoes which are not generally free from the following defects, namely -

(a) unripe;

(b) insect infested, mouldy, or diseased;

(c) crushed or broken;

(d) grossly sunburnt;

(e) containing stalks or foreign matter: Provided that it shall be lawful for a producer, pitkal or society to offer for sale tomatoes which are grossly sunburnt to a manufacturer who, at his discretion, may accept to buy them.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any producer to deliver tomatoes to any pitkal, society or manufacturer or for any pitkal or society to deliver tomatoes to any manufacturer unless the tomatoes placed at the top of each container are a fair sample of the entire contents thereof.