Agricultural Products Marketing Act [Chapter 18:22]. Country/Territory Zimbabwe Document type Legislation Date 1997 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to establish a fund for the development of the agricultural industry and to provide for the administration and disbursement of the moneys therein; to provide for the imposition and collection of levies on producers, buyers and processors of agricultural products; to provide for the fixing of standards of quality and other matters relating to agricultural products produced in Zimbabwe; to amend the Dairy Act [Chapter 18:08]; to repeal the Agricultural Marketing Authority Act [Chapter 18.04], the Cold Storage Commission Act [Chapter 18.06]; the Cotton Marketing and Control Act [Chapter 18:07];and the Dairy Produce Marketing and Levy Act [Chapter 18:09]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Institution Special fund Subsidy/incentive Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations Abstract The Agricultural Industry Fund, established under section 3, shall be vested in the Minister as trustee of the Fund. The object of the Fund shall be to provide moneys for agricultural production, i.e. anything connected with the production, manufacture, preparation and marketing of agricultural products, marketing of agricultural products, research, etc. (sect. 3). There shall be a Board of the Agricultural Industry Fund (sect. 8). The Board shall be responsible for: (a) imposing, levying and suspending levies in terms of this Act; (b) reviewing levies imposed in terms of this Act; and (c) recommending to the Secretary of the Ministry on the manner in which the moneys in the Fund are to be expended (sect. 9). Other provisions of this Act concern imposition of levies by the Board and delegation of functions of the Secretary. Full text English References - Legislation Repeals Cold Storage Commission Act [Chapter 18:06]. Legislation | Zimbabwe | 1960 (1991) Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Transport/storage, Meat, Milk/dairy products, Treated food, Institution, Food quality control/food safety, Animal production, Ownership, Grazing, Subsidy/incentive, Slaughtering Source: FAO, FAOLEX Agricultural Marketing Authority Act [Chapter 18:04]. Legislation | Zimbabwe | 1967 (1991) Keyword: Agricultural development, Institution, Credit, Subsidy/incentive Source: FAO, FAOLEX Cotton Marketing and Control Act [Chapter 18:07]. Legislation | Zimbabwe | 1968 (1992) Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Textile plants/fibres, Registration, Inspection, International trade, Institution, Planting material/seeds, Crops/grasses Source: FAO, FAOLEX Dairy Produce Marketing and Levy Act [Chapter 18:09]. Legislation | Zimbabwe | 1962 (1991) Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety, Milk/dairy products, Inspection, Institution, Registration, International trade, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Agricultural Marketing Authority Act (No. 26 of 2004). Legislation | Zimbabwe | 2004 Keyword: Agricultural development, Institution, Credit, Subsidy/incentive, Special fund, Contract farming, Farming Source: FAO, FAOLEX