No. 14

457

SUPPLEMENT

TO THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

OF

THURSDAY, 2 MARCH 1978

Published by Authority

WELLINGTON: FRIDAY, 3 MARCH 1978

Price Order No. 82 (Eggs)

Pursuant to the Commerce Act 1975, I, Desmond James Gasson, pursuant to a delegation from the Secretary of Trade and Industry, hereby make the following price order:

1. This order may be cited as Price Order No. 82, and shall come into force on the 4th day of March 1978.

2. (1) Price Orders No. 62†, and 70† are hereby revoked.

(2) The revocation of the said orders shall not affect the liability of any person for any offence in relation thereto committed before the coming into force of this order.

3. In this order, unless the context otherwise requires,—

"Marlborough District" means the district comprising the counties of Awatere and Marlborough, including all cities, boroughs, and town districts situated within or contiguous to the boundaries of any such county:

"Nelson District" means the district comprising the counties of Waimea and Golden Bay, including all cities, boroughs, and town districts situated within or contiguous to the boundaries of any such county:

"Northland District" means the district comprising the counties of Otamatea, Hobson, Bay of Islands, Whangarei, Hokianga, Whangaroa, and Mangonui, including all cities, boroughs, and town districts situated within or contiguous to the boundaries of any such county:

"Wellington Egg Marketing Area" means the area so constituted under the Egg Marketing Authority Regulations 1953*:

"Westland District" means the district comprising the counties of Buller, Inangahua, Grey, and Westland, including all cities, boroughs, and town districts situated within or contiguous to the boundaries of any such county:

"Cartoned eggs" means eggs which are packed in a divisible "Safety", "Hi Vec" or any other egg carton approved by the Egg Marketing Authority, and supplied by a licensed distributor, or a producer authorised by the Egg Marketing Authority, to a retailer and sold by a retailer to a consumer:

"Licensed distributor" means the holder of a distributor's licence under the Egg Marketing Authority Regulations 1953*.

APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER

4. This order applies in respect of all sales in New Zealand whether wholesale or retail, of eggs of domestic fowls or ducks, but does not apply to eggs transferred between licensed distributors or used in the manufacture of egg pulp or to the sale of eggs which the vendor proves were sold for the purposes of hatching.

CLASSIFICATION OF EGGS FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ORDER

Hen Eggs

5. (1) For the purposes of this order, every lot of hen eggs sold by a producer, or licensed distributor, or retailer shall be classified in the following sizes as 7's, 6's, 5's, 4's, or "Mixed".

(2) With respect to hen eggs that have been graded in accordance with the Egg Marketing Authority Regulations 1953*, the classification of such eggs for the purposes of this order shall correspond to the grading under those regulations.

(3) With respect to hen eggs that have not been graded in accordance with the said regulations, the following special provisions shall apply:

(a) Any lot of eggs sold or offered for sale may be classified for the purposes of this order as 7's, 6's, 5's, or 4's as the case may be, if all the eggs in the lot would be of the corresponding grade if they had been graded under the said regulations.

(b) Any lot of eggs sold or offered for sale consisting of eggs which, if graded under the said regulations, would be graded in more than one grade shall be classified for the purposes of this order as "Mixed Eggs": Provided that if the average weight of the eggs in the lot is less than 56 grams the lot shall be classified as "Pullet Grade" eggs.

Duck Eggs

6. (1) For the purposes of this order, every lot of duck eggs sold by a producer, licensed distributor, or retailer shall be classified as "Large", "Small", or "Mixed".

(2) With respect to the classification of duck eggs—

(a) All eggs of a weight not less than 62 grams shall be classified as "Large".

(b) All eggs of a weight less than 62 grams shall be classified as "Small".

(c) If any lot of eggs comprises some eggs classifiable as "Large" and some classifiable as "Small", all the eggs in the lot shall be classified as "Mixed".