Tobacco Act (Cap. 65:02).

The Act provides for the control by the Minister of the growing, manufacture and placing on the market of tobacco leaves (unmanufactured tobacco). The Act places restrictions on the use of seed for tobacco growing and requires tobacco growers to register in scheduled areas, i.e. areas declared as such by the Minister by Notice in the Gazette. Tobacco plants shall be uprooted at direction of Minister. Tobacco shall not be bought elsewhere than on auction floors licensed under the Control of Tobacco Auction Floors Act, except by the specified persons, including a person holding a valid tobacco-buying licence issued under this Act by appointed licensing authorities. A person growing tobacco on customary land shall sell such tobacco only to the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation. The Minister may issue an exclusive tobacco buying licence in respect of any area or areas of Malawi or in respect of a particular grade or class of tobacco, and where the Minister has issued such a licence no other tobacco buying licence shall be issued in respect of same area or areas, or in respect of the same grade or class of tobacco.