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Fertilizers Act, 2009 (No. 9 of 2009).

Type of law
Legislation
Source

Keywords

Abstract
This Act establishes the Tanzania Fertilizer Regulatory Authority as a body corporate and provides rules relative to the manufacturing, importation and use of and trade in fertilizers, or fertilizer supplements, e.g. growth stimulators and regulators and similar products. It also provides for fertilizer quality control.
The Authority shall be the regulatory body in the fertilizer industry and shall, among other things, register all fertilizer and fertilizer supplements dealers and their premises; license fertilizer dealers; issue permits for importation and exportation of fertilizer and fertilizers supplements; and implement policies, strategies and programmes relating to fertilizer industry development. The Act requires fertilizer dealer to ensure that fertilizer or fertilizer supplements are packed and labelled in the manner prescribed in the Regulations and prohibits the sale or distribution of adulterated or substandard fertilizer or fertilizer supplements. It also places restrictions on the manufacture and use of fertilizer substances made of (diseased) animals.
Long title of text
An Act to make provisions for regulation of manufacturing, importation, exportation, sale and utilization of agricultural fertilizers, to repeal the Fertilizers and Animal Food Stuffs Act, Cap. 378 and to provide for other related matters.
Date of text
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No