Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Agricultural Products (Guaranteed Prices and Control of Hulling and Milling) Act (No. 33 of 1961)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.	   Short title  
   2.	   Grading of a scheduled agricultural product  
   3.	   Fixing of a guaranteed price for, or a guaranteed price for each or any of the different grades of, a scheduled agricultural product  
   4.	   The Guaranteed Prices Advisory Committee  
   5.	   Power of the Commissioner to purchase or authorize other persons to purchase scheduled agricultural products, to establish or cause the establishment of purchasing stations, and to establish stores. Cap. 124  
   6.	   Authorized purchasers  
   7.	   Purchase of graded scheduled agricultural products by the Commissioner or an authorized purchaser  
   8.	   The Commissioner or an authorized purchaser to pay the guaranteed price for a scheduled agricultural product  
   9.	   From whom the Commissioner or an authorized purchaser may purchase a scheduled agricultural product. Cap. 124. [ 3, 17 of 1964.]  
   9A.	   Recovery of monies due to the Government or to registered co-operative societies. [ 4, 17 of 1964.]  
   10.	   Losses incurred by the Commissioner in purchase, processing, distribution and sale of scheduled agricultural products to be met out of moneys voted for the purpose  
   11.	   Control of the hulling or milling of paddy  
   12.	   Power to specify the quantity and quality of rice to be produced by persons hulling or milling paddy for the Department of Agrarian Services  
   13.	   Hullers or millers of paddy for the Department of Agrarian Services not to contravene order under section 12  
   14.	   Powers of entry, inspection, &c  
   15.	   Regulations  
   16.	   Offences  
   17.	   Offences by bodies of persons  
   18.	   Penalties  
   19.	   Offences to be cognizable. Cap. 20  
   20.	   Certain officers to be peace officers  
   21.	   Directions to which the Commissioner and his Deputies and Assistants are to be subject  
   22.	   Powers of the Commissioner which may be exercised by his Deputies and Assistants  
   23.	   Amendment of the Schedule to this Act  
   24.	   Amendment of the Schedule to this Act