Kerala Lime-Shells (Control) Act, 1957
No: 18 Dated: Mar, 26 1958
THE KERALA LIME SHELLS (CONTROL) ACT, 1957
ACT 18 OF 1958
An Act to provide for the control of the acquisition, sale, supply And distribution of lime shells in the State of Kerala.
Preamble:--Whereas it is expedient to provide for the control of the acquisition, sale supply and distribution of lime shells in the State of Kerala;
Be it enacted in the Ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:--
1. Short title, extent and commencement:--(1) This Act may be called the Kerla Lime Shells (Control) Act, 1957.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala.
(3) This section shall come into force at once, and the Government may, from time to time, by notification in the Gazette, direct that the rest of this Act shall come into force in the whole of any portion of the State with effect from such date as may be specified in the notification.
2. Definitions:--(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "dealer" means a person carrying on, either personally or through any other person the business of selling lime-shells, whether wholesale or retail;
(b) Licensing Authority” means the Secretary of the local authority within whose jurisdiction the business of selling, collecting or stocking of lime shell is carried on or proposed to be carried on
(c) "Lime Shells" means the shells of all varieties of shell-fish by whatever name called;
(d) "offer for sale" includes an intimation by a dealer or producer of the price proposed by him for a sale of lime shells made by the publication of a price list, by exposing his lime-shells for sale in association with a mark indicating price, by the furnishing of a quotation or otherwise howsoever;
(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(f) "producer" means a person carrying on the business of collecting lime-shells and stocking the same for sale.
(2) A dealer or producer shall be deemed to be in possession of lime-shells--
(a) When they are held on his behalf by another person;
(b) Notwithstanding that they are mortgaged to another person.