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Sugar Industry Spooial Funds.

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2451 CHAPTER 248.

SUGAR INDUSTRY SPECIAL FUNDS.

lAst of Subsidiary Legislation.

1.

The Sugar Industry (Rehabilitation and Price Stabilisation Com- mittee) Regulations.

2.

The Sugar Industry (Rehabilitation Fund) Regulations.

3.

The Sugar Industry (Labour Welfare Committee) Regulations.

4.

The Sugar Industry (Labour Wei.fare Fund) Regulations.

SUGAR INDUSTRY (REHABILITATION AND PRICE REGULATIONS.

STABILISATION COMMITTEE) ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS.
REGULATION.

1.

Short title.

2.

Interpretation.

3.

Term of office of Committee.

4.

Appointment 5.

Quorum at meetings 6.

Questions determined of Chairman.

of Committee.

by majority of votes and Chairman to have casting vote.

7.

Leave of absence.

8.

Resign ation.

9.

Revocation 10.

Filling 11.

Appointment 12.

Duties of Secretary.

13.

Meetings 14.

Travelling vacancies of the Committee.

and subsistence expenses.

of appointment to the Committee.

in the Committee.
in the Committee.

of Secretary to the Committee.

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REHABILITATION AND PRICE STABILISATION COMMITTEE.

REGULATIONS Regs.

28 of 1947.

Short title.

made by the Governor section 9 (2) on the 25th in Cmmcil 'under November, 1947.

1.These regulations may be cited as the Sugar Industry (Rehabilitation and Price Stabilisation Committee) Regulations.

Interpret&­ tion.
Interpret&­ tion.

2.In these regulations- " the Committee " means the Committee appointe section Sugar Industry Industry nance; 8 (1) of the Ordinance to control and administer Price Stabilisation Funcl and the Sugar Rehabilitation Fund established under the Ordi­ d under the " the Ordinance " means the Sugar Industry Special Funds Ordinance.

Tenn of office of Committee.


3.The Committee shall remain in office for the term of two years from the date of its appointment provided be re-appointed and shall in the manner every two years.

by the Ordinance Appoint­ ment of Che.irman.

4.On the appointment of a Committee, is a vacancy shall appoint a in the office of Chairman, member of the Committee to be Chairman.

and whenever there in Council the Governor Quorum &t meetings of Committee.

5.
5.

(1) Three members present shall constitute mittee (2)The Chairman a quorum for the transaction shall preside he attends, and at all meetings mittee which in his absence may elect one of their number to preside the members over the meeting.

of the Com­ of business.

of the Com­ at any meeting present Questions determined by majority of votes and Ch&irman to have casting vote.
6.Every question by the votes of a majority man or other presiding thereon and also a casting before the Committee of the members member shall have an vote if the votes are equally shall be determined and the Chair­ original vote divided.

present, Le&ve of absence.

7.

(1) The Governor in Council may grant leave of absence to any member of the Committee.
(2)Where leave has been granted the Governor in Council may, subject appoint Committee another to the provisions of section 8 (1) of the Ordinance, person to act in the place of the member of the who has been granted such leave.

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(l} A member may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Chief Secretary, resign from the Committee.
�eaigna- o n. (2)Where a member, without the leave of the Governor in absents himself from three consecutive quarterly he shall be deemed to have resigned.

of the Committee, Council, meetings 9.The Governor in Council may, at any time, revoke the Re of a member o the omnnttee.

f C .

appomtment .

voca�to n f t o appom • ment to the Committee.

10.

(I} Where a vacancy in the Committee eat , res1gnat1on by Filling_ is occasioned or ot er cause, t e overnor m ounc may, in the d h .

.
.

subject to the provisions appoint another person to be a member of the Committee the remainder of section 8 (I} of the Ordinance, h G .

C il of its term.

for Committee.

h vacanmes (2)The Committee may act notwithstanding any vacancy among the members thereof.

t.

11.

(I) The Committee may, with the approval of the Appo in .

r t men o overnor, Secretary to the.

llllillttee.

eo appomt some t an proper person to be ecretary by the Governor.
fi d at such salary G of the Committee as is approved S (2)The Secretary shall not be dismissed without the approval of the Governor.

12.

(I) The Secretary shall perform such duties as shall be �uties of to him by the Committee, as�igned the execution and direction of his office act under the superintendence, of the Committee.

in and shall on all occasions control eoreta.ry.

(2)The Secretary and record correctly shall attend all meetings the minutes of the proceedings thereof.

of the Committee 13.


(I} The Committee shall meet at least once in every three �00 � months on such date as may be fixed by the Committee.

eo!i:uttee.

(2)The Committee shall also meet as often as it may be of at least four members of the Committee who shall summoned either by direction requisition sign the same.

In such requisition nature of the business to be transacted requisition shall be delivered to the Secreta1y.
there shall be stated the at the meeting and the of the Chairman or on the written (3)The Secretary shall on, and in accordance with, also within three days after the receipt made in accordance IX-49* B.G.-VoL.

summon a meeting of the Committee the direction of the Chairman, and with sub-regulation by him of a requisition (2) of this regulation.

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(4) Every notice convening a meeting of the Committee and the nature of shall state the time and place of the meeting the business to be transacted at such meeting.

Travelling and subsistence expenses.

14.The reasonable travelling curred the Committee, mittee, by members of the Committee or while engaged shall be paid by the Committee.
and subsistence expenses in­ meetings of of the Com­ on any business in attending SUGAR INDUSTRY (REHABILITATION FUND) REGULATIONS ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS.

REGULATION.

1.

Short title.

2.

Interpretation.

3----6.

Registration of exporters.

7.

Quarterly statements to be submitted by registered exporters.

8-12.

Duties of Secretary.

of books of account.

of interest.

13.

Inspection 14.

Allocation 15.

Annual audit.

16.

Employees.

17.

Expenses.

18.

Claims 19.

Powers of the Committee 20.


Power to enter and inspect factories which may be made on the Fund.

with regard to claims.

in respect have been ma.de.

21.

Method of payment of disbursements and claims.

of which claims REHABILITATION FUND.

REGULATIONS Regs.

26 of 1948.

3 of 1949. made under section section 8th September, 8 ( 1) and approved 1948, and amended under on the on the 2nd March, 1949. in Council 9 {l) by the Committee appointed by the Governor Short title.
1.These regulations may be cited as the Sugar Industry (Rehabilitation Fund) Regulations.

lnti!rpreta­ tion.

2.In these regulations- " the Committee 8 (1) of the Ordinance " means the Committee to control appointed under and 8-droinister section Sug ar Industry Spe,cia,l Funds.

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2455 the Sugar Industry the Ordinance; " exporter Rehabilitation Fund established under " means any person operating a factory in the Colony and manufacturing sugar for export; " the Fund " means the Sugar Industry Rehabilitation Fund established " the Ordinance Funds Ordinance; under the Ordinance; " means the Sugar Industry Special "rehabilitation" to existing means replacements, plant and machinery improvements in a factory and or �f;4g O additions the extension, factory building production, renovation with the object of increasing or reconstruction in of any existing efficiency but does not include normal maintenance; " the Secretary " means the person appointed to the Committee of Secretary the duties 11(1) of the Sugar Industry Stabilisation Committee) under regulation and Price (Rehabilitation Regulations.
to discharge 3.The Secretary register therein the Committee hereinafter provided.

every exporter together shall keep a register who applies with the factories a­ and shall � gis of exporters, � to be registered with e��':ters.

operated by him as 4.Any exporter the Committee, application may apply in writing and every such exporter by him.

operated the sugar factories to be registered with shall specify in his 5.The Secretary shall issue a certificate by him as aforesaid.
registered every exporter of registration to 6.Every registered exporter shall notify the Committee in writing ship or ceases any factory belonging for export.

to manufacture sugar whenever to him changes owner­ 7.Every registered exporter shall, before the 30th April, submit to the Committee exported by him during the preceding certified the 31st July, and the 31st October statements three months.

::�S:rs .
::�S:rs .

� by the 31st January, Quarterly statements of each year, to be of all sugar su�mit 8.The Secretary (a)the quantity shall keep a register of sugar exported showing- Du 8 from time to time by ties of ecretary.

each exporter; (b)the amount of the levy to be allocated respect the Ordinance: of each exporter in accordance to the Fund in 6 (b) of with section 2456 Cap.

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(c)the date when payment (d)the date when payment of such levy is due: and of such levy is made.

9.The Secretary shall keep such books of account detailed and accounts to render in respect registers of such portions as are necessary of the Fund as relate to each exporter.

10.The Secretary shall keep a register of all claims made upon the Fund as hereinafter the decisions of the Committee provided, in respect and shall record of every such claim.
therein 11.The Secretary shall, as soon as possible and lay before after the 31st the Committee of each year, prepare to submission December preparatory upon the admmistration together with ·a Balance Expenditure.

to the Governor of the Fund during Sheet and Statement in Council a report year, the preceding and of Revenue 12.Copies of the annual reports shall be for­ and statements warded by the Secretary distribution to the Sugar Producers exporter.
to each registered Association for Inspection of books of account.

13.All books of account, registers, and documents to the Fund shall be at all times open to inspection member of the Committee.

relating by any of Allocation interest.

14.Any interest Secretary by the Financial shall be allocatc<l Fund relating the Committee to the various may deem fit.
earned on any moneys investe<l or deposited of the Orclinance un<ler the provisions once in every year to such portions of the as in such proportions exporters Annual audit.

15.The accounts every year by the Director therefor such fee as may be approved of the Committee of Audit, once in shall be audited shall pay and the Committee ' by the Governor.

Employees.

16.The Committee may employ such persons to the Secretary, in addition as they may at such salaries as think necessary, they may think fit.
Expenses.

arising 17.All expenses out of the control of the Fund shall be borne by the Fund, and shall be apportioned and charged think fit.

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(1) Any registered may claim to be reimbursed from the Fund for any work of rehabilitation carried him, or to be advanced any work of rehabilitation out by be :,ad� any sum of money to defray the cost of th0 Fund.

by him.
by him.

contemplated 01:;hs a :i, exporter (2)Any registered exporter making any claims as aforesaid shall declare in writing to the Committee- ( a)the amount claimed; (b)the nature out or in process of the work of rehabilitation of being carried already out or contemplated; carried and (c)the actual or estimated cost as the case may be.
(3)Every claim for reimbursement shall be accompanied by a certified such sum was utilised statement solely as to the amount expended, on the work mentioned and that in the claim.

(4)Any registered exporter to whom payment of any sum of money from the Fund has been made under these regulations, shall within six months of the date of the completion of the has been work of rehabilitation in respect certified made, submit by an by the Com­ Auditor mittee, of such work of rehabilitation.
or such other person of the expenditure of which such payment a statement as may be approved to the Committee in respect incurred 19.The Committee grant or refuse Powers of the Com- any c arm ma e un er t e ast prece g reg at1on or may mittee with of any smaller authorise �f!f��-to 1 .

d d h l din ul .

may, in their discretion, the payment sum.

20.The Committee or any member thereof, by the Committee may, upon due notice appointed enter and inspect een ma e on t e un .
d b h F d any factory in respect Power :S �c� or any person to nd being given, of which a claim has factories in respect of which claims have been made.

21.All disbursements Secretary and payments upon presentation of the relevant of the Committee shall be made by the Method of voucher, � :S�� of and the me�ts and by the Chairman Financial duly certified Secretary.

claims.

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SUGAR INDUSTRY (LABOUR WELFARE COMMITTEE) REGULATIONS.
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS.

REGULATION.

of Committee.

by majority of votes, to have a.nd Chairman of Chairman.

1.

Short title.

2.

Interpretation.

3.

Term of office of Committee.

4.

Appointment 5.

Quorum at meetings 6.

Questions determined vote.

ca.sting 7.

Leave of absence.

8.

Resignation.

9.

Revocation 10.

Filling 11.

Appointment 12.

Duties 13.

Meetings 14.

Travelling of the Committee.

of Secretary.

of Secretary vacancies and subsistence expenses.

of appointment to the Committee.


in the Committee.

to the Committee.

LABOUR WELFARE COMMITTEE.

Regs.

25 of 1947. made by the Governor in Council October, under section 194 7.

9 (2) on the 3rd REGULATIONS Short title.

1.These regulations may be cited as the Sugar Industry (Labour ·welfare Committee) Regulations.

Interpreta.­ tion.
Interpreta.­ tion.

2.In these regulations- " the Committee " means the Committee section Sugar Industry Ordinance; 8 (2) of the Ordinance Labour Welfare to control under the under the Fund established appointed and administer "the Ordinance " means the Sugar Industry Special Funds Ordinance.

Term of office of Committee.

3.The Committee shall remain in office for the term of two years from the date of its appointment provided by the Ordinance and shall in the manner every two years.
be re-appointed Sugar Industry Special Fun<ls.

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2459 4.On the appointment of a Committee, is a vacancy shall appoint in the office of Chairman, a member of the Committee the Governor Appoin t­ there and whenever ment of in Council Chairman.

to be Chairman.

5.
to be Chairman.

5.

{I) Three members present shall constitute mittee a quorum for the transaction at any meeting (2)The Chairman shall preside at all meetings which he attends, mittee and in his absence may elect one of their number to preside the members over the meeting.

present of the Com­ Quorum at meetings of of business.

Committee.
Committee.

of the Com­ 6.Every question before the Committee shall be determined �uesti�n� by the votes of a majority Chairman thereon of the members present, member shall have an original vote of J divided.

vote if the votes are equally or other presiding and also a casting and the b; te m�ity °te s, c�&inn an to have ca.sting vote.

Lea.

ve of absence.

7.

{I) The Governor in Council may grant leave of absence to any member of the Committee.
(2)Where leave has been granted, the Governor in Council may, subject appoint Committee another to the provisions of section 8 (2) of the Ordinance, person to act in the place of the member of the who has been granted such leave.

8.

(I) A member may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Chief Secretary, resign from the Committee.

tJOn.

without the leave of the Governor {2) Where a member, absents of the Committee, in from three consecutive quarterly he shall be deemed to have resigned.
Council, meetings himself �sign a- 9.The Governor in Council may, at any time, revoke the Revoc ation in t of a member of the Committee.

:e�11: - appointment the Committee.

or other cause, 10.

(I) Where a vacancy resignation death, to the provisions subject person another appoint of its term.

the remainder (2)The Committee among the members thereof.

in the Committee the Governor is occasioned Filling vacancies may, in Council in the 8 (2) of the Ordinance, Committee.
of section by to be a member of the Committee for any vacancy may act notwithstanding y, with the approval 11.

(I) The 9ommitte e ma fi d appomt some t an proper overnor, as is approved at such salary G of the Committee person to be Secretary by the Governor.

the approval Secretary to the.

Co without mmJttee.

(2)The Secretary shall not be dismissed of the Governor.

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Duties of Secretary.

12.


( 1) The , 'ecretary shall perform such duties as shall be to him by the Committee, and shall on all occasions assigned in the execution control and direction (2)The Secretary and record correctly of the Committee.

shall attend all meetings the minutes of the procceclings of the Committee thereof.

of his office act ul1<ler the superintendence, :\fNltings of thi, Committee.

13.
13.

(1) The Committee shall meet at least once in every three months on such elate as may he fi..'<ecl hy the Committee.

by direction i:;hall alt!o mc>et as often as it may be of the Chairman (2)The Conuruttee either summoned requisition of at least four members of the Committee sign the same.

In such requisition to be transacted nature of the bmiiness requisition there shall be stated the the to the ,.ecretary.
:-,hall be delivered who shall or on the written at the meeting and shall summon a meeting with, the dire<'tion of the Chairman, and of the Committee (3)The Secretary on, ancl in accordance also within made in accordance three days after the receipt (4)Every notice with sub-regulation a meeting state the time and place of the meeting business to be transacted at such meeting.

convening by him of a requisition (2) of this regulation.
of the Committee shall and the nature of the Travelling and au bsistence expenses.

14.The reasonable travelling by members of the Committee and subsistence expenses in attending meetings of the on any business or while engaged incurred of the Committee, Committee, shall be paid by the Committee.

LABOUR WELFARE FUND.

REGULATIONS Rega.

3 of 1950.

'made under section section 8 (2) and approved 9 (1) by the Committee appointed under on the in Council by the Governot 25th January, J 050.
1.These regulations may be cited as the Sugar Industry (Labour Welfare Fund) Regulations.

2.In these regulations- ,, exporter " means any person engaged in the manufacture of sugar for export; Sugar Industry Special Funds.

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2461 " labour worker " means- ( a)any person engaged any work incidental of sugar; and the manufacture (b)any person engaged for sale to an exporter "the Committee" ; in manual labour in or about of sugar cane and to the production in the production of sugar cane 8 (2) of the Ordinance means the Committee under appointed the and administer to control under the Labour Welfare Fund established section Sugar Industry ·Ordinance ; " the Fund " means the Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Fund established " the Ordinance under the Ordinance; " means the Sugar Industry Special Funds Ordinance; "the Secretary of Secretary the duties of the Sugar Industry tions. "
means the person appointed to the Committee (Labour 11 f98f,/5 0 under regulation \ aupra • Committee) to discharge Welfare Regula- 3.The Secretary therein shall keep a register who applies every exporter register the Committee.

of exporters to be registered and shall with 4.Every exporter shall register and the with the Committee shall issue a certificate to every of registration Secretary exporter registered by him as aforesaid.

5.Every registered exporter shall notify the Committee sugar for export.
to manufacture in writing whenever he ceases 6.Every registered exporter shall, the 30th April, submit to the Committee certified factured by him and exported months.
the 31st July, and the 31st October statements during the preceding of all sugar manu­ three before the 31st January, of each year, 7.The Secretary ( a)the quantity shall keep a register of sugar produced showing- by each exporter and exported; (b)the amount of levy to be allocated 6 (c) of the Ordinance in respect to the Fund under of of the quantities from time to by each exporter and exported section sugar produced time; (c)the date when payment payment (d)the date wheri of such levy is due; and is made.
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8.The Secretary ters as are necessary such portions publish of the exporters in the Gazette shall keep such books of account detailed of accounts to each exporter, and regis­ in respect and shall each year, a list before the 31st January with the Committee.
of the Fund as relate registered to render 9.The Secretary disbursements sions of the Committee shall keep a register of all applications from the Fund and shall record therein for the deci­ in respect of each application.

10.The Secretary shall, as soon as possible after the 31st and lay before the Committee upon the administration of the Fund during of each year, prepare December a report ceding year, together Revenue and Expenditure, as possible Statement thereafter, to the Governor in Council.
with a Balance and the Committee Sheet and Statement shall, as soon submit such report, Balance Sheet and the pre­ of 11.Copies of the Annual reports and statements shall be forwarded for distribution by the Secretary to each registered exporter.

to the Sugar Producers' Association 12.All books of account, registers, to the Fund shall be at all times open to inspection member of the Committee.

relating .
relating .

and documents by any 13.Any interest by the Financial shall be allocated relating Committee to the various may deem fit.

earned on any moneys invested under the provisions Secretary once in every year to such portions of the Fund as the exporters in such proportions or deposited of the Ordinance 14.The accounts every year by the Director pay therefor of the Committee shall once in be audited shall and the Committee by the Governor.
such fee as may be approved of Audit, 15.The Committee may employ, to the Secretary, as they may consider and for the purposes of carrying in addition necessary for the keeping of out the pro­ such persons proper records, visions of these regulations.

arising 16.All expenses out of the control of the Fund shall be borne by the Fund, and shall be apportioned and charged think fit.

to the Fund in any manner the Committee and administration may 17.
(1) The Committee may make disbursements from the Fund for the benefit and welfare of labour workera.

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2463 to the generality of the foregoing the Committee may make such disbursements (2)Without prejudice sub-regulation, for any of the following ( a)the housing of labour (b) the improvement purposes- workers; of social con of labour ditions (including housing and recreational facilities) by workers; workers (c)making loans or grants approved to labour such workers to erect and own houses the Committee on approved sites; to enable approved (d)making loans to labour workers by the Committee; (e)the establishment of creches child welfare ; for any purposes and the promotion of (j)making grants for such purposes by the Committee; and/or and bodies loans to associations and on such conditions as may be approved (g)the establishment (h)the improvement of sanitation.
of a pure water supply; and (3)Any applicant for a loan or grant from the Fund for any of the purposes shall make application in their discretion, in writing grant or refuse (1) and (2) of this regulation to the Committee, who may, such application.
of sub-regulations (4)Where any application of any is made by or on behalf worker under sub-regulation (3) of this regulation, the any disbursement made to that portion to the exporter on whose behalf such labour labour Committee shall charge of the Fund relating worker is employed.

18.The Committee or any member thereof, may enter and inspect or any person any premises by the Committee, in respect appointed or schemes disbursement ment has been made.
of which application has been made for any from the Fund or in respect of which a disburse­ 19.All disbursements Secretary and payments upon presentation shall be made by the of the relevant of the Committee voucher, and the by the Chairman Financial duly certified Secretary.