Establishment of Harvest Committee

(1) There is hereby established a Committee to be known as the Harvest Committee which shall hold office for the year of operation and shall consist of, (a) the agricultural officer of the area or any other member of the Agricultural Department nominated by him who shall be the Chairperson but shall not be entitled to a casting vote; (b) a representative of each processor; (c) representatives of the Association appointed by the Committee equal in numbers to the representatives of the processors. (2) At any meeting of the Harvest Committee, three members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (3) The General Manager of the Association appointed under section 27 (6) of this Act, shall be the secretary of the Committee. (4) The Harvest Committee shall exercise supervision and control over the harvesting of citrus by producers. (5) The Harvest Committee, in respect of each week during the harvesting season, shall decide, (a) which producer shall deliver citrus to the (b) the quantities of such deliveries; and REVISD EDITION 2020 Printed by Authority of the Government of Belize 30 (c) the dates during which such deliveries shall be made (6) The Harvest Committee shall issue a list of their decisions made in accordance with subsection (5) of this section, and such list shall be known as a programme of deliveries. (7) The Harvest Committee shall, as soon as practicable after the issue of a programme of deliveries, send a copy to the Board, the Association and processor. (8) The Committee shall, upon the receipt of each programme of deliveries, take immediate steps to organise the deliveries of the citrus by producers to conform with such programme, and shall inform all producers concerned of the time within which their citrus will be accepted by the processors in question.