Cocoa Rehabilitation Regulations (Cap. 128).

These Regulations require the Minister to appoint a Board, to be known as the Cocoa Rehabilitation Board, which shall be charged with the duty of applying the funds of the Cocoa Cess Account("the Fund"), and shall act as an advisory body to the Ministry of Agriculture in all matters affecting schemes for the improvement of the cocoa industry of the State. The Chief Technical Officer shall be the executive officer of the Board. The Fund shall principally finance or assist the operation of the Cocoa Industry Improvement Scheme for the propagation, testing and distribution of selected cocoa planting material. Each person who requires cocoa plants for planting in the next ensuing calendar year may apply therefor to the officer in charge of the Cocoa Industry Improvement Scheme. If, after inspection, the area proposed by the applicant for planting of cocoa plants is declared suitable, the applicant shall be informed by the Ministry of Agriculture on minimum measures regarding ground shade, windbreaks and soil conservation required for the area. Allocation of plants shall be made in accordance with the order of priority as set out in these Regulations.