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1

It shall be unlawful, except to the extent provided in paragraph (2) below, for any brewer or member of a brewery group to withhold any supplies of beer for resale from any other person (except a member of the same group).

2

It shall not be unlawful so to withhold such supplies where the person withholding the supplies has reasonable cause to believe–

a

that the price for the supplies may not be duly paid, or

b

that any containers of his, or of which he is bailee, in which the supplies would be made may not be duly returned to him or to such other person as might be appropriate, or

c

that any beer which would be supplied may not be handled or kept properly.