Western Australian Consolidated Acts

MARKETING OF POTATOES ACT 1946

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title and commencement  
   4.      Operation  
   5.      Terms used  
   6.      Construction of Act

   PART II -- The Potato Marketing Corporation of Western Australia

           Division 1 -- Constitution and proceedings of the Corporation  

   7.      Corporation, name and membership of etc.  
   8.      Members, election of  
   9.      Corporation a body corporate; trading names  
   10.     Corporation is not agent etc. of Crown  
   11.     Members, remuneration of  
   12.     Members, term of office of  
   13.     Vacancies in office of member  
   14.     Corporation’s acts etc. not invalid due to vacancy or defect in appointment  
   15.     Meetings of Corporation  
   16.     Protection of members and officers from personal liability  
   17.     Meetings of Corporation, time and place of

           Division 2 -- Functions and general powers of Corporation  

   17A.    Functions  
   18.     Staff of Corporation, appointment of etc.; inspectors, functions of and obstructing etc.  
   19.     General powers  
   19A.    Decision by Corporation, review of by SAT  
   20.     Potato Marketing Corporation Account  
   20A.    Directions by Minister to Corporation  
   20B.    Consultative groups to advise Corporation

   PART IV -- Marketing of potatoes  

   22.     Sale and delivery of potatoes regulated; evidentiary provisions  
   22A.    Vehicles carrying potatoes, power to stop and search etc.  
   22B.    Certain potato growing businesses to be registered; area licences, issue etc. of  
   22C.    Registration, and area licensing, generally  
   22D.    Cancelling or suspending registration or area licence  
   23.     When Corporation has to or may accept delivery of potatoes  
   24.     Delivery of potatoes to Corporation, effect of  
   25.     Permits to buy, sell etc. potatoes, grant of  
   26.     Marketing of potatoes, Corporation’s functions as to  
   27.     Marketing pools  
   28.     Domestic marketing pools, allocating entitlements for  
   29.     Shortfalls for pools, Corporation’s powers in case of  
   30.     Payments by Corporation for potatoes  
   31.     When Corporation may refuse etc. to pay for potatoes  
   32.     Payments by Corporation for ware potatoes for domestic market, determining amount of  
   33.     Corporation may request carriers not to carry potatoes  
   34.     Proceedings against Corporation restricted  
   35.     Encumbrances on title to potatoes, grower etc. to notify Corporation etc. of  
   36.     Liability of Corporation limited

   PART V -- Miscellaneous  

   37.     Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006, application of  
   38.     Minister to have access to information  
   39.     Charge on proceeds of potatoes marketed  
   40.     Infringement notices  
   41.     Offences  
   41A.    Offence by body corporate, liability of officers for  
   41B.    Potatoes etc. impounded under Act, dealing with  
   41C.    Labelling etc. on packages is proof of content etc.  
   41D.    Proof that potatoes were for sale  
   41E.    Proof of purpose  
   41F.    Proof of licensing matters  
   42.     Legal proceedings by Corporation, institution of  
   43.     Regulations  
   44.     Review of Act
           
           
[Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 27 April 2012]
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