FERTILIZER

CHAPTER 67:01
FERTILIZER

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
MALAWI FERTILIZER REGULATORY AUTHORITY

    3.    Establishment of the Malawi Fertilizer Regulatory Authority

    4.    Functions of the Authority

    5.    Powers of the Authority

    6.    Composition of the Authority

    7.    Tenure of office and vacancies

    8.    Meetings of the Authority

    9.    Committees of the Authority

    10.    Personal attendance of meetings

    11.    Disclosure of Interest

    12.    Allowances and Expenses

PART III
ADMINISTRATION

    13.    Secretariat

    14.    Appointment of Director General

    15.    Duties and responsibilities of the Director General

    16.    Removal of the Director General

    17.    Other staff of the Authority

PART IV
FUNDS AND PROPERTY OF THE AUTHORITY

    18.    Funds and property of the Authority

    19.    Accounting and Audit

    20.    Financial year of the Authority

    21.    Annual Reports

PART V
REGISTRATION OF FERTILIZERS

    22.    Registration of fertilizer approved for use

    23.    Application for registration of fertilizer

    24.    Exemption from registration requirement

PART VI
FERTILIZER MANUFACTURING AND BLENDING

    25.    Fertilizer manufacturing or production

    26.    Blending of fertilizer

    27.    Fertilizer testing laboratories

    28.    Laboratory analysis report and certificate

    29.    Fertilizer analysis

    30.    Fertilizer testing guidelines

    31.    Fertilizer efficacy field evaluation trials

PART VII
DISTRIBUTION OF FERTILIZER

    32.    Distribution of fertilizer

    33.    Registration of fertilizer distributors

    34.    Licensing of fertilizer distribution premises

    35.    Packaging and labelling of fertilizer

PART VIII
IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF FERTILIZER

    36.    Restriction on importation and exportation of fertilizer

    37.    Importation and exportation of fertilizer and fertilizer raw materials

    38.    Conditions for importation of fertilizer

    39.    Importation of fertilizer samples

    40.    Conditions for exportation of fertilizer

PART IX
APPEALS PANEL

    41.    Establishment of Appeals Panel

    42.    Procedure of Appeals Panel

    43.    Decision of the Appeals Panel

PART X
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

    44.    Prohibition against production or distribution of misbranded, harmful or adulterated fertilizer

    45.    Prohibition against repackaging expired fertilizer

    46.    Prohibition against tampering with fertilizer samples

    47.    Prohibition against altering, defacing or removing official records, etc.

    48.    Prohibition against altering, defacing etc., other documents and labels

    49.    Prohibition against testing fertilizer in a place other than a fertilizer testing laboratory

    50.    Prohibition against obstruction, etc.; of officer of the Authority

    51.    Breach of confidentiality

    52.    General penalty

    53.    Forfeiture and disposal of items used in commission of offence

    54.    Offences by body corporates

PART XI
MISCELLANEOUS

    55.    Confidentiality

    56.    Oath of secrecy

    57.    Protection from liability

    58.    Restriction on engagement in fertilizer business

    59.    Common seal

    60.    Power to search and seize goods

    61.    Regulatory orders and sanctions

    62.    Duty to keep records

    63.    Duty to surrender revoked certificate, licence or permit

    64.    Registration licence or permit not transferable

    65.    Cessation of operations or activity

    66.    Regulations

        SCHEDULE

13 of 2023
G.N. 20/2024

    An Act to provide for the establishment of the Malawi Fertilizer Regulatory Authority; regulate the registration of fertilizers approved for use in Malawi; regulate the manufacturing, production, blending, distribution, importation and exportation of fertilizer; and provide for matters incidental thereto

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Fertilizer Act.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

    “analyst” means a person registered and licensed as an analyst pursuant to section 29;

    “Appeals Panel” means an Appeals Panel established under section 41;

    “Authority” means the Malawi Fertilizer Regulatory Authority established under section 3;

    “blending” means the process of mixing different fertilizer compounds in appropriate proportions to produce a composite fertilizer;

    “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Authority appointed under section 6;

    “Director General” means the Director General of the Authority appointed under section 14;

    “distribute” means make available to the public and includes offer or keep for sale, donate, move stock from one location to another and make available for purposes of distribution;

    “fertilizer” means any substance, other than manure, wood ash, town refuse or night soil in their original form, that is intended to improve or maintain the growth of plants or improve soil productivity and includes liquid and bio substances;

    “fertilizer blender” means a person registered as a fertilizer blender under section 26;

    “fertilizer container” includes a bag, barrel, case, tin, package or any other receptacle in which fertilizer is stored or packaged;

    “fertilizer manufacturer” means a person registered as a fertilizer manufacturer under section 25;

    “Fertilizer Register” means a fertilizer register maintained under section 22;

    “fertilizer testing laboratory”…