GUERNSEY
STATUTORY INSTRUMENT
10S~ No, CJttTEE FLOUR
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(BAILIVaOK OF GUERNSEY). ORDER, '1953 •
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As Canpetent Authorities as regards tb3 Bailiwick of·ci.uer~~l~XQl,uding
too Island of Alderney and as regards the Island of Alderney respectively in
relation to Regulation 55 of the Defence (Gene, ral) (Guernsey)
1?;uJ.ations,
1945, ViC hereby make the following Order:,.
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liThe Cc:mmittee means the States of Guernsey Committee/for the Contro:i:;.of
Essential -Ccmizoodities;.
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IIFlour" IOOans thE:produot derived frcnn or. separ~tea/d1.¥,'i~g too.ro;i.11ing or
grinding of whe.at ('other than wheat offals 'and~6at germ separated for
dispoSaI a's suph) but doe s .not il'lclude. flour de ved . wholly o~' partly
frcnn Wheat that', before being ground or milled has been m8J.ted or
subjected to any'proce:ss other than cleaning, lenci.i~gor ,coniJi,tioning,
and include s meal but doe s not include seinol· .;
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IINational Flour ll means flour oanplying with the follow:Lng oonditions:.:.··
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(i) it shall oontain the maximum quant'ty of wbiJat germ which, having
re gard to the .:t.ype of milling,
be included in such .flour;
(ii) it shall not include any coarse or added br~;
and
a.nP. swl either be of 80 per cent
extraction or Shall be of s bstantially the 'S1l.!OO nature' and
oontain substantially the
e ~tities and proportions of
pe I' cent' extraction.· .
constituents as flour of
(iii) it shall consist of Wheat fIg
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Flour'~;.means
fours conwlying with the following.oonditions:-
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(i) trey shE\n contain the
regard to the
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. Ulll quantity of Wheat germ;whioh, having
of milling 1 can be included in sUch flour; and
f wheat flour and shall·eitb6r be ·ofan·extii~tion
rate bigher than . per cent or shall be of substantially tbl:l ,·same
nature and compos tion as sUcl1. . flour.'
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(ii) they shall consist
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IICreta "praeparata ll me s the substance so de ooribed in the Eri t:i,sh
Pharmacopoeia or t
British Pharmaceutical Codex and conformirig to the
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standards laid d
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''Per cent extract on" means, in relation to' flour obt~ed frriin 'Wheat, the
percentage tha the weight of the flour se para ted in the milling bears to
the total wei ' t of all products obtained in the millinga:rid. all screenings,
seeds and du extraoted trOll the Wheat by the miller be;f'ore tb3 milling.
The Interpre'\fation (q-uernsey) Law, 1948, applie s~o the interPretation of
this Order 0/6 it applies to the interpretation of a Guernsey enactment.
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C2ffiEl!lSOry Addi'tions to FlotU's.
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Except unde·r and
accordance with the terlus of, a licence granted by or
onbehalf qf the Comni ttee, no person sha,ll manufactU+'6, import, bW, sell
or' supply flours' Yiluch do not contain the required compulsory additions
set out in the Sc}1.edule to thi.s Order.
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(2) Paragraph (1) of this Artiole shall not apply to flour containing the
whole of the products derived from. the milling of wheat "Whl.oh has not
been stibjepted to any pxocess' or trea~men~ other than cleaning J blending,
dxessing and. conditioning, .. and oontaining.. no addition Whatsoefr.
Marking of Containers.
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4. No person shall supply otherwise than by retail any oontaine~/ containing
National Flour or National- Brown.Flour unless suoh oOlJ.t/'l.ine:o is olearly
marked or labelled National Flour or National Brown Flour Is the oase may
00Provided that this ilrticleshall not apply to the upply of Natiqnal
Flour or National Brown Flour paoked in advance ready. or retail sale.
Defenoe as to Ingredients.
5. Where in any proseoution a person is oharged with
infringement of this
Order.and it is neoessary for the proseoution to rove that any flour sold
by such person did not ooraply as re speots its i. edients with the provisions
of the Sohedule to this Order, it shall be a d ence for him to prove that
when he purchased the ;flour he did so in.·theona fide .be~ef that it
oomplied in ~very re spe.ot; with the provision . of this Orde'r and t;llat he had
no reason to believe at the .t:iJDe .of' the. o.omr . 5sion of the alleged offence
that it did 'not so oomply.
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Reeo·ros.
6. (1) Eve.ry person who manufactures or
J>'ts flour shall:-
(a) keep or cause to be kept at.
convenient place.accurate records
of the aL10unt .of flourl:nn. otUJ;'6d or :ir.lported by lw::. together with
all books, doclIDents and a oounts relating thereto; and
Cb) furnish to the Cct:JIJittee at suoh tiDes and in such r:J.9.nner and in
such fdn.i as may be spe ified in a notice served upon hil,l by' or on
behalf of the Comr:ri. tte such e stirJllte s, re turns or inf orr-la tion
relating to his deal' gs in flour a~ EJa,Y be so specified•
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(2) Every person who is re . red by this Artiole to keep any reoord shall
frora .the date of the 1:l.9.nufaoture or the' .transaction
retain it for one ye
to whioh it relates.
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7. (1)
In any prooeediry s. in .re spect of an infxingeuent of this Order,. the
produotion bY~ e of the partie s of (i) a dOOUi.lent purporting to be a
oertifioate 0 the States Analyst or (ii) a document supplied to him by
the other pa y as being a copy of sUch a certifioate, shall be sufficient
e~dencet:f' he facts stated t~rein, unless in the oa~e mentioned~er
(x) above
e otrerparty req,mres that the person IJa.lqng the analySJ.s
sha11 be
lled as a wi tue s s . '
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( 2) In atlY s/oh.'prooe!Edings:-
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(a) if Jihe prosecution intends to produce a oertificate oi' the States
.A~st, a copy of such certificate shall be served with the summons;
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(b) if a defendant intends to produce a certifioate .of the States Analyst
or t·o req,uire that the person Daking.the analysis shall be called as
a vq.tness, he shall give to the other p;l.rty at least three clear days'
n~tioeof his inteIltion.or. requirement;
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and, i f any 'of the~ pro-rlsions is not .emplied with, tl"k Court nay, if it
thinks fit, adjourn the hearing on such tenas as it deeras proper.
- 3Directions) Authorisations and Licences.
Whi~hY
8. (1) The provisions of" this OrdGr are subject to any directions
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any t:iDe be given by or on behalf of too Cor;rr;rl.ttee and to any "cence or
authorisation which rJaY be gz:oanted by or on behalf of the C
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this Order.
(2) Every person holding a licence or authorisation granted
shall canp1y with every condition i1:J.posed by such licence
Every licence or authorisation granted under this Order s and shall
reoain the property of the CotJrJittee; and the license or any person
being in possession of any such licence or authori sat " on shall, if
raque sted to do so by or on behalf of the Cor.:JDi ttee, produce or c1eliver
it to such person or to a person of such class or
script ion and within
such tllie as nay be specified in the request.
Infringement s.
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Infringenents of this Order are offence::; agfl.inst
(Guernsey) Regulations, 1945.
he Defence (General)
This Order raa;y be cited as the Flour (Bailiwi
of Guernsey) Order, 1953,
and shall CClm3 into operation on the 30th da: of August, 1953.
Dated this 24th day of .August, 1953.
R. P. WALKER.
A. FALLA.
ChaiJD9.n,
Alderney COLDittee for the Control
of Essential CotTJ.odi tie s.
President,
States' Ca~ttee for the Control
of Essential CODr.Iodi tie So
.l>dditions.
Type of Flour.
All Flour.
Re quircd Addition.
Creta Praeparata
of granularity standard
(i) not nore than 0.1 per cent to rctlain
on 100 D3 sh sieve, and
(ii) not mre than 0.2 per cent to renain
on 240 ne sh sieve.
At the rate of 14 oz. per 260 lb.
:Milligra.r.ls
Flours of an e raction rate
le ss than 80 per cent.
Iron
VitarJin B1
Nicotinic
"~cid
per 100 gra.r.1S
authorised by
conforming to
Phamacopoeia
Codex.
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In
sui'ficieht
quantity
( to ensure a
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r.ri.n:iI.1UI:l
1.65
0.24
1.60
content of
of flour in a foro
the Committee and
the standards of the British
or the British PharrJaceuticaJ.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE.
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(This Note is not
of the Order, but
indicate its general purport).
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The effect of this Order provide s that:(1) The addition of cI'eta pracparata 00.11 flour is now req,uired
unless it is flour whfch cont· s the whole product of the r.dlling
of wheat and no additions wha soever;
(2) The restoration of'certEd speoified nutrients is req,uired to be
1l9.de to all .flow;s of a
extraction rate of less than 80 per cent;
. (3) Containers containi
sale otherwise·t
their contents.
National Flour or National Brown Flour for
: .by retail nustbe narked or labelled to show
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