Duty of occupier to take delivery of raw cashewnuts

(1) If an occupier of a cashew factory fails to take delivery of the raw cashewnuts offered to be sold to his factory from the place and before the date referred to in sub-section (5) of section 11, such offer for sale shall stand cancelled.

(2) Failure of an occupier of a cashew factory to take delivery of raw cashewnuts under sub-section (1) shall constitute a contravention of the provisions of this Act punishable under section 25.

(3) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2), an occupier of a cashew factory who fails to take delivery of the raw cashewnuts from the place and before the date referred to in sub-section (5) or section 11, shall not be offered for sale raw cashewnuts under this Act, for a period of two years immediately succeeding the year in which the offer for sale was cancelled under sub-section (1).