Rice Marketing Act 1983
46Board may deal in the commodity
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46 Board may deal in the commodity
46 Board may deal in the commodity
(1) In this section, commodity includes a primary product that, if produced in the area of the board concerned, would answer the description of the commodity.
(2) A board may purchase the commodity for the purpose of—
(a) marketing or using it, or
(b) providing the commodity for consumption within the area of the board, whether or not during periods of shortage,
and may market, use or provide the commodity accordingly.
(3) This section does not authorise a board to purchase any primary product that is a commodity for which another board or a committee is constituted, except with the consent of the other board or of the committee.