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Agricultural Produce Agents (Registration) Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Sri Lanka
Document type
Regulation
Date
1941 (1955)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Ordinance to provide for the regulation of the sale of agricultural produce through agents, for the registration and licensing of agricultural produce agents and for purposes incidental to the matters aforesaid.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition, Livestock
Keyword
Authorization/permit Agricultural commodities Internal trade Poultry products Poultry Animal production
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

The Ordinance provides for issuing licenses to agents dealing with agricultural products in order to discipline trading and selling of the aforesaid products. Agents are individuals operating under an agreement with the producers and they derive their income from those operations as a commission, fee or reward: their names and business locations are entered in the Register of the Agriculture Produce Agents. Agricultural products include all agricultural and animal products, flour, poultry, eggs and game.

Full text
English