Cap. 84 Art. 3Power to require returns.

(1) The Director of Agriculture may, at any time, by notice served on the owner of any agricultural land or farmhouse in Malta, require him to make, within the time, not being less than seven working days, limited by such notice, a return specifying -

(a) the area of the land in cultivation and of the several crops thereon;

(b) the area of the land in fallow or used for grazing;

(c) the livestock kept on the land or in the farmhouse;

(d) the nature of the tenure of the land;

(e) the rural labour employed; and

(f) such other particulars concerning the agriculture of Malta and kindred industries as the Director of Agriculture may require.

(2) The Director of Agriculture may, at any time, by notice served on the owner of any dairy, winery, or cannery in Malta, require him to make, within the time, not being less than fifteen working days, limited by such notice, a return specifying the raw materials and labour employed by him, the animal or mechanical

* This Ordinance has been repealed by Act XXXIII of 2023. †See Proclamation No. I of the 8th of January, 1935. means employed and any other equipment used and all such other data concerning dairying, wine-making, and canning, and kindred industries in Malta as the Director of Agriculture may require.

(3) Such returns shall be made in accordance with the instructions contained in the notice.

(4) The owner of any agricultural land or farmhouse who, after having made a return as provided in subarticle (1), ceases otherwise than by death to be the owner of the agricultural land or farmhouse to which the return relates, shall, within one month, report the fact to the Director of Agriculture, and shall give such information concerning the change of ownership as the Director of Agriculture may require. Where the change of ownership occurs through the death of the previous owner, then the said report shall be made and the information shall be given as aforesaid by the new owner.

(5) Any person who fails to comply with the requirement of subarticle (4) shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (multa) of not more than twenty-three euro and twenty-nine cents (23.29).