Agricultural Marketing Authority Act (No. 26 of 2004).
Country
Type of law
Legislation
Abstract
This Act provides for the establishment the Agricultural Marketing Authority and the Agricultural Marketing Fund, provides rules for the marketing of agricultural products and provided for the promotion of the marketing of agricultural products.
The Act consists of 51 sections divided into six Parts.
“Agricultural product” means any animal, plant, product or thing whatsoever, which is used or produced in the course of agriculture or derived from agriculture, i.e. from horticulture, viticulture, forestry and aquaculture and the use of land for any purpose of husbandry. The Agricultural Marketing Authority is established under section 4 as a body corporate. Functions of the Authority are set out in section 50. These functions include topromote contract farming of strategic crops. The Agricultural Marketing Fund is established under section 31 and shall be administered by the Minister. The objectives of the Fund are outlined in the same section.
The Act consists of 51 sections divided into six Parts.
“Agricultural product” means any animal, plant, product or thing whatsoever, which is used or produced in the course of agriculture or derived from agriculture, i.e. from horticulture, viticulture, forestry and aquaculture and the use of land for any purpose of husbandry. The Agricultural Marketing Authority is established under section 4 as a body corporate. Functions of the Authority are set out in section 50. These functions include topromote contract farming of strategic crops. The Agricultural Marketing Fund is established under section 31 and shall be administered by the Minister. The objectives of the Fund are outlined in the same section.
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Long title of text
An Act to establish the Agricultural Marketing Authority to regulate, supervise, develop and administer the marketing of agricultural products; to confer powers on the Authority to supervise any statutory body charged with the marketing of specific agricultural products; to provide for the constitution and functions of a board of the Authority; to provide for the establishment of an Agricultural Marketing Fund for the development of the marketing of agricultural products; to provide for the imposition and collection of levies on producers, buyers and processors of agricultural products; to provide for the administration and disbursement of moneys from the Fund; to provide for the fixing of standards of quality and other matters relating to agricultural products produced in Zimbabwe; to repeal the Agricultural Products Marketing Act [Chapter 18:22]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Date of text
Entry into force notes
The Act enters into force on 1 June 2005.
Notes
This Act is inserted in the Acts of Parliament as Chapter 18:24.
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
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