Punjab Milk Boards Ordinance, 1963

From: 1963-11-20 - To: 0000-00-00 An Ordinance to regulate the production and marketing of milk and milk products in [3][the Punjab] Preamble.— WHEREAS it is expedient to regulate the production and marketing of milk and milk products in certain areas of [4][the Punjab]; AND WHEREAS the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan is not in session and the Governor of West Pakistan is satisfied that circumstances exist which render immediate legislation necessary; Now, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the powers conferred on him under clause (1) of Article 79 of the Constitution, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) This Ordinance may be called the [5][Punjab] Milk Boards Ordinance, 1963. (2) It extends to the whole of the province of [6][the Punjab]. (3) This section shall come into force at once and the remaining provisions shall come into force in such area or areas and on such date or dates as Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify in this behalf. 2. Definitions.— In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say— (a) “Board” means a Milk Board established under this Ordinance; (b) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board; (c) “depot” means premises where milk or milk products are processed, manufactured or sold by the Board; (d) “Government” means the [7][Provincial Government of the Punjab]; (e) “local area” means the area to which the provisions of this Ordinance have been applied; (f) “member” means a member of the Board; (g) “milch animals” mean cows, buffaloes, sheep and goats; (h) “milk” means normal mammary secretion obtained from one or more milkings of milch animals without any addition thereto or extraction therefrom and includes milk treated to conform to such standard as may be prescribed; (i) “milk products” means the products exclusively derived from milk; (j) “owner” means owner of milch animals producing milk used exclusively for his own household consumption; (k) “prescribed” means prescribed by…