Dairy Produce Marketing and Levy Act [Chapter 18:09].
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Abstract
This Act establishes the Dairy Marketing Board and provides rules for the marketing of dairy produce. The Act consists of 47 sections divided into 7 Parts: Preliminary (I); Establishment of Dairy Marketing Board (II); Financial provisions relating to Board (III); Functions of Board (IV); Imposition of levies on dairy produce (V); Marketing of dairy produce (VI); General (VII).
The Dairy Marketing Board is established as a body corporate. The functions of the Board shall, subject to this Act and any direction given to the Board by the Minister, be to: (a) buy at the appropriate prescribed prices any butterfat, cream or milk which is delivered by a registered producer-wholesaler of butterfat, cream or milk, as the case may be, to any depot appointed by the Board for the purpose; and (b) manufacture and prepare milk products; and (c) market, within and outside Zimbabwe, milk and milk products (sect. 28). Other provisions of this Act concern the imposition of levies on dairy products, registration of dairy producer-wholesalers and producer-retailers, disposal of dairy produce rejected by Dairy Marketing Board, procedural matters of the Board, inspections, offences, etc.
The Dairy Marketing Board is established as a body corporate. The functions of the Board shall, subject to this Act and any direction given to the Board by the Minister, be to: (a) buy at the appropriate prescribed prices any butterfat, cream or milk which is delivered by a registered producer-wholesaler of butterfat, cream or milk, as the case may be, to any depot appointed by the Board for the purpose; and (b) manufacture and prepare milk products; and (c) market, within and outside Zimbabwe, milk and milk products (sect. 28). Other provisions of this Act concern the imposition of levies on dairy products, registration of dairy producer-wholesalers and producer-retailers, disposal of dairy produce rejected by Dairy Marketing Board, procedural matters of the Board, inspections, offences, etc.
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Long title of text
An Act to establish a Dairy Marketing Board and to define its functions and powers; to provide generally for the regulation of the marketing of dairy produce and for the imposition and collection of levies on certain dairy produce; and to provide for incidental matters.
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Consolidated version of Act No. 27 of 1961 as amended last by Act No. 7 of 1991.
Repealed
Yes
Source language
English
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No