TOBACCO INDUSTRY

CHAPTER 65:02
TOBACCO INDUSTRY

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
THE TOBACCO COMMISSION

    3.    Establishment of the Tobacco Commission

    4.    Functions of the Commission

    5.    Powers of the Commission

    6.    Composition of the Commission

    7.    Tenure and vacancies

    8.    Meetings of the Commission

    9.    Committees of the Commission

    10.    Personal attendance of meetings

    11.    Disclosure of interest

    12.    Allowances and expenses

PART III
ADMINISTRATION

    13.    Secretariat

    14.    Appointment of the Chief Executive Officer

    15.    Duties and responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer

    16.    Tenure and removal of the Chief Executive Officer

    17.    Other members of staff of the Commission

PART IV
FUNDS AND PROPERTY OF THE COMMISSION

    18.    Funds and property of the Commission

    19.    Accounting and audit

    20.    Financial year of the Commission

PART V
REGISTRATION, LICENSING AND DUTIES OF GROWERS

    21.    Registration of growers

    22.    Registration numbers and production quotas

    23.    Licensing of growers

    24.    Production of certificate of registration

    25.    Grower reporting obligations at the beginning of growing season

    26.    Certificate of compliance

PART VI
BUYERS

    27.    Registration of buyers

    28.    Licensing of buyers

PART VII
CONTRACT AND NON-CONTRACT FARMING

    29.    Contract farming

    30.    Minimum terms under contracts

    31.    Register of contracts

    32.    Non-contract farming

PART VIII
GROWERS’ ASSOCIATIONS

    33.    Growers’ association

    34.    Registration of growers’ associations

    35.    Licensing of growers’ associations

    36.    Membership of growers’ associations

    37.    Growers’ association to represent its members

PART IX
PRODUCTION QUOTA AND EXCESS TOBACCO

    38.    Allocation of production quota

    39.    Regulation of excess tobacco

PART X
HESSIAN SCHEME

    40.    Registration of hessian scheme

    41.    Licensing of hessian scheme

    42.    Membership of hessian scheme

    43.    Hessian charges

    44.    Hessian returns

    45.    Hessian inspectors

    46.    Collection of hessian for non-hessian scheme members

PART XI
TRANSPORTERS

    47.    Transporters to be registered and licensed

    48.    Registration of transporters

    49.    Licensing of transporters

    50.    Transport rates

PART XII
TRANSPORTERS’ ASSOCIATIONS

    51.    Transporters’ associations

    52.    Registration of transporters’ associations

    53.    Licensing of transporters’ associations

PART XIII
COMMERCIAL GRADERS

    54.    Registration of commercial graders

    55.    Licensing of commercial graders

    56.    Commercial grading premises to be licensed

    57.    Commercial grading rates

    58.    Grading inspectors

    59.    Labelling of graded tobacco

PART XIV
TOBACCO FLOOR

    60.    Tobacco floor operator to be registered

    61.    Tariff for a tobacco floor operator

    62.    Tobacco floor licensing

    63.    Inspection of tobacco floors

PART XV
SALE OF TOBACCO

    64.    Allocation of delivery quota

    65.    Regulation of excess delivery quota

    66.    Transportation of tobacco under contract farming

    67.    Delivery of tobacco by a grower to tobacco floor

    68.    Marking of registration number on a bale

    69.    Tobacco minimum prices

    70.    Classification and pricing of tobacco

    71.    Supervision, suspension and prohibition of sales on a tobacco floor

    72.    Opening of tobacco floors

    73.    Selling of tobacco

    74.    Sale of imported tobacco

    75.    Sale of tobacco grown in previous growing season

    76.    Buying of tobacco

    77.    Deductions from and payment for purchase price of tobacco

    78.    Prohibition for buying below set minimum prices

    79.    Mediation during sale of tobacco

    80.    Disposal of unsold tobacco

PART XVI
TOBACCO PROCESSING, IMPORT AND EXPORT

    81.    Registration of tobacco processors

    82.    Licensing of tobacco processors

    83.    Exportation of tobacco or processed tobacco

    84.    Importation of tobacco

PART XVII
TOBACCO PLANTS AND STALKS

    85.    Tobacco plants and stalks to be uprooted and disposed

PART XVIII
RESEARCH AND EXTENSION IN TOBACCO

    86.    Designation of tobacco research institution

    87.    Tobacco extension services

PART XIX
MANUFACTURER

    88.    Registration of manufacturers

    89.    Licensing of manufacturers

    90.    Inspection

    91.    Packaging and labelling

PART XX
APPEALS PANEL

    92.    Establishment of the Appeals Panel

    93.    Procedure of the Appeals Panel

    94.    Decisions of the Appeals Panel

PART XXI
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

    95.    Growing tobacco without registration and licence

    96.    Prohibition against sale of tobacco

    97.    Prohibition against processing, importing and exporting of tobacco without a licence or permit

    98.    Prohibition against obstruction, etc.; of officers of the Commission

    99.    Prohibition against making false statements

    100.    Transportation of tobacco

    101.    Operation of a hessian scheme

    102.    Failure to uproot tobacco plants and stalks

    103.    General penalty

    104.    Offences by body corporates

PART XXII
MISCELLANEOUS

    105.    The Commission’s number

    106.    Validity of decisions and acts of the Commission

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