Fruit Cases Act Amendment Act of 1916 (7 Geo v No. 5) (Qld)

AGRICULTURE. 7 GEO. V. No. 5, 1916. Fruit Cases Act Amendment Act. stable .manure, seaweed, Of crude nightsoil, the average analysis is as under- Nitrogen, per centum. Phosphoric acid, per centum. Potash. per centuIDo In the case of lime for fertilising purposes- (a) Caustic lime or burnt lime or quick lime- Calcium oxide (CaO), per centum. (b) Mild lime or air-slaked line- Hydrate of lime (Ca(OH)2)' per centum. Lime carhonate (CaC0 3 ), per centum. (c) Agriculturallime- Lime carbonate (CaC0 3 ), per centum. (d) Gypsum lime sulphate (CaSO 4)' per centum. In the case of ashes or wood ashes- Potash, per centum. Phosphoric acid, per centum. Lime (CaO), per centum. The following footnote is added to each of the said Schedules :- In the caFe of air slaked limp, agricultuml limp, and gyp,um, the percentage of fine and coar,e mat. ri~ l tn b; "tated-tine to signify particles .maller than one-fortieth of an inch, and coal se larger than one· fortieth of an inch. 7395 An Act to Amend "The Fruit Cases Act of 1912" 7 N G o e . o. 5. V. in certain particulars. THE FRUIT CASES ACT B [ASSENTED TO 13TH NOVEMBER, 1916.1 AMENDMENT Am m' 1916. E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows ;- 1. This Act may be cited u') "The PJuit Oases Act Short title .Amendment .Act of 1916," and shall be read as one with and ~ , The Pruit Oases .Act of 1912,"* herein referred to as the construction. Principal Act. 'l'hat Act and this Act may together be cited as " The Fruit Oases Acts, 1912 to I9lu."t * 3 Geo. V. No. 26, supra, page 5441. t " The Fruit Cases Acts, 1912 fo 1916," are reprinted in Appendix B infra. .•.. 1

7396 AGRICULTURE. Fruit Cases Act Amendment Act. 7 GEO. V. No. 5, 1916. Amendmens 2. In section two of the Principal Act, after the of s. 2. definition of "Minister," the following definition is inserted:- "Package"-Any receptacle containing fruit or vegetables offered for sale; and after the definition of "Sell" the following definition is inserted :- Vegetablt.'43. " Vegetables"-Potatoes, onions, green peas, green beans, and any other vegetables declared by the Governor in Council. by notification in the Gazette, to be vegetables for the purposes of this Act. ' Amendment 3. In section six of the Principal Act the words of s. 6. "more than five inches long and two inches wide" are repealed, and the words "less than five inches long and two inches wide, or within an oval not less in greatest length than three inches long and in greatest width than one and a-half inches wide," are inserted in lieu thereof. 4. After section six of the Principal Act, the following section is inserted :- Sale in lots or packages. [6A.] (1.) No person shall sell- (a) The whole or any part of any lot of fruit or vegetables; or (b) Any fruit or vegetables contained in a package~ unless the outer layer or shown surface of the fruit or vegetables contained in such lot or package is so arranged or packed that it is a true indication of the fair average quality of the whole of the fruit or vegetables. (2.) No person shall sell any fruit or vegetables con- tained in any package which also contains any foreign substance in a greater proportion than is indicated by the outer layer or shown surface of such fruit or vegetables. (;3.) Any person who is guilty of a contravention of this section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds for a first offence and of not less than two pounds or more than twenty pounds for every subsequent offence.