Section 14: Control of excess stocks of tin ore.

Where any person is lawfully in possession of tin ore which if converted into tin concentrates of shipping grade would together with the tin concentrates of shipping grade which that person is licensed to remove from the ground exceed the amount of tin concentrates of shipping grade which that person should be able to have in his custody or possession under any licence for the time being in force, all such excess quantity of ore containing tin shall forthwith, or within such period of time as the Minister after considering the circumstances of the case may allow, be converted into tin concentrates of shipping grade and shall be placed in such place as the Minister in his absolute discretion may direct, not only during the time that the owner thereof is licensed to remove from the ground ore containing tin but also after the determination of any such licence:
Provided that during the time the owner thereof is licensed to export tin from the Northern States such owner shall be entitled to draw upon such excess quantity of ore containing tin (whether the same shall have been converted into tin concentrates of shipping grade or not) in order to make up the amount of tin which such owner is licensed to export as aforesaid.