Last Updated: 1 August 2020

[LG 149,720] Interpretation2 

2
In these By-laws, unless the context otherwise requires—
fruit and vegetables

means fresh fruit and vegetables, and includes root crops;

fish

means—

  • (a)fresh, dried or smoked fish;
  • (b)fresh turtle; and
  • (c)shellfish;
groceries

means—

  • (a)potatoes, onions, garlic, dhal, peas, spices, rice, edible oil, ghee, imported fruits, Fiji tobacco, bessan, vermicelli, sultanas, agarbatti, suji, dates, eggs, peanuts, tamarind, chicken mash, camphor and yaqona; and
  • (b)such other grocery items as the Council may by resolution permit to be sold in the market;
handicrafts

means—

  • (a)mats, baskets, jewellery, beaded purses, souvenirs, woodcarvings and other ornamental articles, all locally manufactured;
  • (b)wares and curios of Pacific Island origin; and
  • (c)such other handicraft articles as the Council may, by resolution, permit to be sold in the market;
market

means the Sigatoka market building and its surrounding as indicated by notice boards;

market master

means—

  • (a)the person appointed by the Council as market master; and
  • (b)any attendant appointed by the Council to assist the market master;
sell

includes display or offer for sale;

shellfish

means edible molluscs and crustaceans;

stall

includes any place in the market set aside by the Council for the sale of merchandise; and

stallholder

means—

  • (a)the person in whose name the receipt for the stall charges is issued; or
  • (b)the person in charge of the stall with the permission of the person specified in paragraph (a) and the market master.