Exportation of Fruit Act (No. 13 of 1938).

This Act makes provision for the public control on the exportation of “fruit”, i.e. any variety of fresh fruit, nut, vegetable or other unprocessed product of any tree, plant, shrub or root to which this Act shall be made to apply by Proclamation of the Governor-General.
The Act makes provision for the appointment of fruit inspectors and the licensing of packing stations. It requires that all fruit intended for export shall be packed under the supervision of a fruit inspector at a packing station and in standard containers that bear specified labelling. Fruit intended for exportation shall be certified. The Chief Fruit Inspector may order any fruit submitted for examination and found to be affected by disease or insect or fungus pest to be destroyed. The Act defines offences and regulation-making powers of the Governor-General.