Agricultural Statistics Act (Cap. 229).

Country/Territory: Zambia
Document type: Legislation
Date: 1919 (2006)
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Original source: Laws of the Republic of Zambia, Revised Edition 2006, Chapter 229.
Long title: An Act to provide for the collection of agricultural statistics; to provide for the compilation and publication of statistics; and to provide for matters incidental to the foregoing.

Subject: Agricultural & rural development
Keyword: Agricultural development Data collection/reporting
Geographical area: Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries

Abstract: This Act concerns agricultural statistics. Subject to the provisions of this Act and to the directions of the Minister, statistics or estimates shall be collected from time to time in relation to all or any of the following matters: (a) pastoral, agricultural, horticultural and dairying industries; (b) factories dealing with animal or vegetable products of the country; (c) land tenure and occupancy; (d) any other matter relating to rural industries prescribed by the Minister by statutory notice. For the purpose of enabling the statistics to be collected, every prescribed person shall, to the best of his knowledge, when required by the prescribed officer so to do, fill up and supply, in accordance with the instructions contained in or accompanying the prescribed form, the particulars specified in that form. Section 5 formulates the obligation to supply information, whereas section 6 defines powers of entry of prescribed officers. (15 sections)
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Legislation | Zambia | 1953 (2006)

Keyword: Agricultural development, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX