Section 19: Industrial processing.
(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act, any person who engages in industrial processing of any commodity to which this Act applies-
(a) shall be entitled to purchase the relevant commodity at a price not less than that fixed from time to time by the Price Fixing Authority; and
(b) where he is a primary producer of such commodity, shall not be under any obligation to sell such commodity to the Board concerned.
(2) In this section-
"industrial processing" means any industrial or large-scale process or operation which has the effect of altering the character, nature or composition of any commodity to which this Act applies; and
"primary producer" means a person who grows or tends any commodity aforesaid.
Cite this section
Section 19, COMMODITY BOARDS ACT (1977).
https://repo.podus.ai/laws/commodity-boards-act/section/19/