COTTON

CHAPTER 65:04
COTTON

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
THE COTTON COUNCIL OF MALAWI

    3.    Establishment of the Cotton Council of Malawi

    4.    Composition of the Council

    5.    Vacation of members from office

    6.    Meetings of the Council

    7.    Disclosure of interest

    8.    Invited persons

    9.    Committees of the Council

    10.    Allowances and expenses of members

    11.    Functions of the Council

    12.    Powers of the Council

    13.    Policy directions to the Council

    14.    Research and Training Institute

PART III
THE SECRETARIAT

    15.    Establishment and composition of the Secretariat

    16.    Appointment of Executive Director and staff

    17.    Duties of the Executive Director

    18.    Cotton Inspectors

    19.    Duties of Cotton Inspectors

PART IV
COTTON PRODUCTION

    20.    Varieties of cotton

    21.    Restriction on cotton seed importation, breeding and multiplication

    22.    Certified seeds grown

    23.    Reservation of cotton seeds

    24.    Distribution and planting of cotton seed

    25.    Power to prohibit movement of cotton seed

    26.    Declaration of quarantine area

    27.    Prevention of diseases

    28.    Destruction of infested cotton material

    29.    Authorized pesticides

    30.    Destruction of cotton plants

    31.    Exemption

PART V
REGULATION OF THE MARKETING AND PROCESSING OF COTTON

    32.    Registration to engage in marketing and processing of cotton

    33.    General offences and penalties

    34.    Replacement of a lost or destroyed registration

PART VI
MARKETING, LICENSING AND WAREHOUSING

    35.    Cotton marketing season

    36.    Grower to grade seed cotton

    37.    Determination of the grades of cotton

    38.    Prohibition against mixing different grades of seed cotton

    39.    Prohibition against inclusion of foreign materials and nesting

    40.    Restriction on cotton buying

    41.    Cotton buying licence

    42.    Production of licence by a buyer

    43.    Non-assignability of cotton licence

    44.    Cotton warehousing

    45.    Cotton buying posts

    46.    Purchase of seed cotton

    47.    Prices to be linked to world market

    48.    Conditions to be observed by cotton buyers

    49.    Inspection of premises and records

    50.    Records of transactions

PART VII
GINNING AND BALING

    51.    Registration of a ginnery

    52.    Ginning licence

    53.    Conditions for ginning licence

    54.    Movement of seed cotton

    55.    Register of ginneries

    56.    Ginning licence not assignable

    57.    Duties of holder of ginning licence

    58.    Form of licences

    59.    Cancellation or suspension of a licence and appeal

PART VIII
PURCHASE, SALE AND EXPORT OF COTTON LINT AND COTTON SEED

    60.    Sale or export of cotton lint and cotton seeds

    61.    Restriction on purchase and export of cotton

PART IX
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

    62.    Funds of the Council

    63.    Application of funds of the Council

    64.    Investment of funds and borrowing powers

    65.    Powers to impose levy

    66.    Payment of levy

    67.    Establishment of the Cotton Development Fund

    68.    Audit of accounts

    69.    Report and accounts to be submitted to Minister

    70.    Financial year of the Council

    71.    Council to operate on sound financial principles

PART X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

    72.    Immunity of members and employees of the Council

    73.    Government institutions and private companies and others, to cooperate with the Council

    74.    Fees

    75.    Regulations

    76.    Council to make rules

    77.    Administrative penalties

    78.    Offences by bodies corporate relating to state of mind

    79.    Offences by bodies corporate relating to liability of directors

    80.    Penalties for offences by bodies corporate

    81.    Penalties for continuing or subsequent offences

    82.    General penalty

    83.    Penalties for contravening regulations

    84.    Repeal and savings

        SCHEDULES

1 of 2013
G.N. 7/2014

    An Act to provide for the establishment of the Cotton Council; to provide for the regulation, improvement and development of the cotton industry and to provide for matters related thereto

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Cotton Act.

2.    Interpretation

    (1) In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise—

    “administrative penalty” means a penalty that may be imposed by the Council pursuant to section 77;

    “agro-inputs” include certified seeds, fertilizers, agro-chemicals and equipment necessary for the application of such agro-chemicals;

    “buyer” means any person who pays a grower money in exchange of ownership of seed cotton;

    “buying licence” means a buying licence issued under section 41;

    “contract farming” means a binding arrangement, whether written or oral between a grower and a buyer to produce and sell seed cotton under pre-agreed conditions;

    “cotton buyer” means a person licensed as such under this Act;

    “Cotton Development Fund” means the fund established…