Fruit Marketing Act [Chapter 18:13].

This Act concerns the quality of fruit produced in Zimbabwe. "Fruit means any fruit declared in terms of section 3 by the Minister of Agriculture or another Minister to whom the President has assigned the administration of this Act, to be fruit for the purposes of this Act. No person shall use the national mark prescribed for a specified fruit or a mark similar to the national mark, unless such use is permitted under this Act (sec.4). The national mark may be used by registered growers of fruit which complies with requisite standards as to quality and packing of the fruit concerned. An application to register as a grower shall be made under section 5 to the Secretary of the responsible ministry. No fruit shall be exported unless it complies with the requisite standard and containers in which the fruit is exported complies with prescribed requirements and bear the national mark (sect. 7). The Minister may appoint inspectors for purposes of this Act under section 8. Section 12 sets out the regulatory powers of the Minister. (12 sections)