Bakers (Licences) Reguiations, 1980

L-N. 2 of 1980

SUPPLIES AND SERVICES ACT, 1947

(ACT NO. IV OF 1947)

Bakers (Licences) Reguiations, 1980

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Supplies

and Services Act, 1947, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Parastatal

and People's Industries has made the foBowing regulations:-

These regulations may be cited as the Bakers (Licences) Regu-

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lations, 1980, and shall come into force on the 19th day of January,

1980.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

"baker" means a person who produces or manufactures

bread for sale to the public, or who employs or makes any arran­

gements with any other person to produce or manufacture bread

for sueh sale;

"bread seHer" means a person who sells, distributes or delivers

bread to the public;

"licence" means a licence issued under these regulations, and

"licensed" shall be construed accordingly;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for trade and

inc1udes, to the extent of the authority given, any person authorised

by the Minister in that beha1f for any purpose of these regulations.

(l ) N 0 person shall act as a baker or as a bread seHer unless

he is in possession of a licence issued by the Minister authorising him

so to act.

(2) N o baker shall produce or manufacture any bread which

is not of the type which he is licensed under these regulations to pro­

duce or manufacture; and no bread seHer shall sel1, distribute or deliver

any bread which is not of the type which he is licensed under these

regulations to seU, distribute or deliver.

(3) Any such licence shall remain valid for the period for

which it is issued or renewed, or until it is withdrawn by the Minister,

whichever is the earliest date; and if no period is mentioned in the

licence or in any renewal thereof it shall, unless it is earlier withdrawn

as aforesaid, expire at the end of one year from its issue or renewal.

(4) The Minister may, in issuing such a licence, attach thereto

any condition or conditions as he may deem fit.

(5) The Minister shalI have the right at any time to with­

draw any licence issued under these regulations, and in particular if he

is satisfied that any of the conditions of the licence have not been

observed.

(6) A licence issued by the Minister under these regulations

shall not exempt the holder from the requirement of having any other

licence under any other law.

(l) Every baker and every bread seHer shall, during normal

sel1ing hours for bread, have available for sale to the public reasonable

quantities of the types of bread in respect of which he is licensed under

these regulations, in such types and weights as may be specified by the

Minister in the licence or by order in the Gazette.

(2) No baker and no bread seller shall sell bread at a price

exceeding that fixed from time to time under the Sale of Commodities

(Control) Regulations, 1972.

(l) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with

any of these regulations or any condition attached to any licence issued

under these regulations shall be guilty of an offence against these regu­

lations and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (multa) of not less

than fifty pounds (f50) but not exceeding two hundred pounds (f200)

or to imprisonment for a period of from fifteen days to two months or

to both such fine and imprisonment. The Court shall, moreover, on con­

viction, cancel the relative licence of the offender.

(2) Offences against these regulations shall be deemed to be

contraventions

Provided that proceedings in respect of an offence against

these regulations may be commenced at any time within one year from

the commission of the offence.

The Bakers (Licences) Regulations, 1977 are hereby revoked.

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