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17. Whosoever assaults, molests, obstructs, resists, aids or incites any other person to assault, molest, obstruct or resist an Inspector or other officer of the Ministry or any other employed or acting or proceeding to act by authority of such officer or Inspector in the execution of any of the powers or duties conferred or imposed upon him by these Rules shall be guilty of a breach of these Rules.

18. Any person who commits a breach of these Rules for which no other penalty is provided shall be liable upon summary conviction to a penalty of one hundred dollars.

ONIONS (EXPORT) RULES

(SECTION 4) [Commencement 2nd May, 1942]

1. These Rules may be cited as the Onions (Export) Rules.

2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Inspector” means a person appointed by the Minister for the purposes of these Rules;

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility of the administration of the Act;

“package” means any container wherein the export of onions is permitted under rule 4 of these Rules;

“packing house” means the premises specified in a licence wherein the licensee grades and packs onions for export.

3. (1) No onions shall be exported unless graded and packed by a licensee.

(2) Any person who exports or attempts to export, or packs onions for export contrary to the provisions of this rule shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of two hundred dollars.

Offences against Inspector, etc.

Breach of Rules.

5 of 1987, s. 2.

G.N. 129/1942 5 of 1987

Citation.

Interpretation

5 of 1987, s. 2.

Packing of onions for export prohibited except by licensee.

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4. (1) The Minister may grant at his discretion to any suitable person, a licence to grade and pack onions for export, and each licensee shall be allotted a registered number.

(2) A licensee may not grade or pack onions except upon the premises specified in the licence.

(3) The Minister may, at his discretion, revoke any licence.

5. Every packing house shall be suitably equipped in every respect to the satisfaction of the Inspector or an officer of the Ministry for the grading and packing of onions. Packing houses must have sufficient floor areas allocated for storage purposes.

6. No onions shall be packed for export unless fully matured, properly dried, and in all other respects of good growth and condition.

7. Every licensee shall be entitled to make a charge for grading and packing onions and also for packages supplied to growers. Such charges shall be subject to the Minister’s approval and shall not without the prior approval of the Minister be varied. Onions intended for export shall be conveyed to a packing house in standard field boxes or containers of similar design approved by the Inspector.

8. (1) The onions in any one package intended for export shall be uniform in size and grade.

(2) The following grades shall be recognized for purposes of export:

No. 1 Grade: 2 inches and larger diameter. No. 2 Grade: 1 to 2 inches diameter. No. 3 Grade: All onions under 1 inch diameter.

9. (1) All container packages containing onions for export shall be marked legibly and in plain letters on the outside with —

(a) the name or identification mark of shipper; (b) the size of the onions in the package; (c) the registered number of the licensee; and (d) a label approved by the Minister indicating that

onions contained in such package are the produce of the Bahamas and have been packed and graded under Government supervision.

Licence to grade and pack onions.

Packing house.

Quality.

Charges for packing.

Grading.

Labelling of packages.

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(2) Packages shall be marked and labelled under the supervision of an Inspector.

10. Every inspector is hereby authorized — (a) to enter into licensed packing houses for inspec-

tion purposes at any time; (b) to inspect all onions coming into any packing

house and to condemn any onions packed or unpacked which in his opinion are unfit for export;

(c) to order any faulty package to be repacked and generally to supervise the grading and packing operations;

(d) to see that all packages intended for export are properly labelled and to satisfy himself that each and every package conforms to the required standard in every respect.

PART II Subsidiary Legislation under the Seal Fisheries (North

Pacific) Act, 1912 (2 & 3 Geo. 5. c. 10) of the United Kingdom

SEAL FISHERIES (CROWN COLONIES AND PROTECTORATES) ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1913

S.R. & O. 1913 No. 488.1 At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the

11th day of April, 1913 Present,

The King’s Most Excellent Majesty Whereas it is desirable that the provisions of the

sections 3 and 4 of the Seal Fisheries (North Pacific) Act, 1912, should be extended to the Colonies and Protectorates enumerated in the Schedule to this Order and to Cyprus and to the dominions of the Sultan of Zanzibar subject to the modifications and adaptations hereinafter contained:

1 As amended by S.R & O. 1914 No. 774., S.R & O. 1930 No. 1144 and S.I. 1956.

Powers of Inspector.

2 & 3 Geo. 5, c. 10