Section 16
Marking of cans
of Pineapple Industry Act 1957
Every registered canner shall register with the Board such mark or marks as may be approved by the Board for his use as the distinguishing mark or marks for the products of each or all of the registered canneries in respect of which he has been issued with a certificate.
(2)
No such mark shall be registered for use by more than one registered canner.
(3)
The Board may cancel the registration of the mark or marks of a registered canner if the certificate of registration of such registered canner has been cancelled in accordance with section 23.
(4)
After registration of a mark or marks under subsection (1)
the registered canner shall cause such mark or marks to be embossed or indelibly stamped in such manner as may be prescribed on each can containing canned pineapple prepared in each registered cannery for which the mark or marks were approved and also on the package in which such cans are contained.
(5)
No person shall export any can containing canned pineapple or any package containing such cans unless—
(a)
it has been marked in accordance with subsection (4); and
(b)
a certificate in such form as the Board may prescribe that it has been so marked has been lodged with the appropriate customs authority.
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(6)
Any person who acts in contravention of subsection (5)
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit.