Special Crops (Tree Nut Authority) Order (Cap. 65:01).

This Order, made under section 4 of the Special Crops Act, establishes the Tree Nut Authority for purposes of the development of tree nut industry in all areas of Malawi. “Tree nut” means any tree nut which may be declared as such under the “Special Crops Act”. The functions of the Authority include: (a) to promote the development of tree nut industry on commercial lines to the maximum benefit of the growers and the country; (b) to prepare and carry out schemes for the development of the tree nut industry; (c) to control the sale of nuts, fruit or kernel sold either to the Authority directly or to its agents; (d) to control the import and export of nuts, fruits, kernel or any tree nut products; (e) to approve the methods of the marketing of nut oil by any agency; (f) to register and license tree nut growers and tree nut buyers and factories for processing tree nut products; (g) to determine and fix prices (annually) which shall be paid for tree nut products; (h) to purchase tree nuts from growers; (i) to process and market tree nuts; (j) to keep a record of tree nut sales of each grower.