Fruit Production and Marketing Board Law, 1973.

This Law deals with the establishment of a Fruit Production and Marketing Board (Chapter Two) aiming at developing, encouraging, and consolidate the fruit industry: Chapter Three deals with regulation of production including cultivation methods, work productivity, fair price to growers, costs reduction, regular supply of fruit to the population at appropriate prices, research connected with fruit industry and marketing (section 11-12), prevention of diseases and pests (section 13), advertising and promotion (sections 15-16). Pursuing to Chapter Four the Board may prescribe rules concerning the planning of fruit planting in relation to seasons or regions, production material, compliance with consumer demand, control of the process from harvesting to warehousing, receipt of data from growers (20). The Minister of Agriculture shall prescribe the national volume of production and planting through a quota committee (sections 22-23), the need for reduction of volume (section 25). Sections 26 to 30 concern modes of marketing, (section 27), power of the Board to regulate marketing (section 29-30). Chapter Five deals with Export procedures (section 30-35). Under Chapter Six The Board may make rules concerning funds (section 36), levies (section 37), exemption from taxes (section 38), and maintenance of prices (section 39). Chapter Seven deals with the Board's budget and administration (section 40-45) and Chapter Eight deals with offences (section 46-52) as well as inspection (section 53), duty to supply information, samples and examination (section 54-56). According to section 58, substandard fruit may be destroyed. In Chapter Nine general matters are provided for such as prohibition of destruction of surpluses (section 60), the Board acting as an agent of the Government (section 63) and insurance against natural hazards (section 64). It deals at end with implementation and regulations (sect. 66), delegation of power (sect. 67), saving of powers and obligations (sect. 68) and the Ministers' power to order discontinuance of Board's activities (69). A Schedule specifies the meaning of "fruit" which does not include citrus fruit.