Essential Commodities Act, no. 21 of 2015.

This Act, consisting of twenty sections and divided into four parts, applies to the importation, distribution and major retailing of any essential commodity within The Gambia, including: foodstuff as rice, sugar, flour, edible oil, milk, tomato paste, onions, potatoes, chicken and chicken parts, non-food and any other class of commodity declared by the Minister. The Act concerns: functions of the Directorate of Trade and of the Gambia Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, including: development of terms and conditions for issuing licences, designation of authorised officers, monitoring the compliance of the licensees with terms and conditions. Further matters covered by the Act include: conditions for trading essential commodities; compliance with the Gambian legislation on the matter; procedural matters; offences and penalties.