Sugar Industry Efficiency Act.
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Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Abstract
The text of the Act consists of 8 sections, divided into 5 Parts and 6 Schedules. Part II provides for incentives to planters and millers of sugar. The incentives take the form of a rebate for export charges. Consequential amendments are made to the Customs Tariffs Act and the Income Tax Act. Part III provides measures for the protection of workers in the sugar cultivation and industry. These measures concern employment, pensions and remuneration. Part IV places restrictions on the conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural use. A person who wishes to convert land shall apply to the Minister for an authority to do so and shall pay a land conversion tax specified in the sixth Schedule.
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Long title of text
An Act to provide an efficient and viable sugar industry, to preserve agricultural land, to promote agricultural diversification and diversification within sugar, to ensure that all commitments under the Sugar Protocol are met and to ensure fairness, equity and transparency within the sugar industry.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Mauritius Laws, Vol. 4, pp. 460-469.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
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