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Andhra Pradesh Oil Palm (Regulation of Production and Processing) Act, 1993 (Act No. 3 of 1993).

Country/Territory
India
Territorial subdivision
Andhra Pradesh
Document type
Legislation
Date
1993
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the regulation of cultivation of oil palm and for orderly growth and processing thereof and for matters connected therewith.
Subject
Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Oils/oilseeds/fats Agricultural commodities Agricultural development Business/industry/corporations Classification/declassification Crops/grasses Governance Inspection Institution Liability/compensation Management/conservation Processing/handling Registration Special fund Tax/levy
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Act provides for the regulation of cultivation of oil palm. The Act provides for constitution of the Andhra Pradesh Oil Palm Advisory Committee to advise the government on problems relating to the cultivation of oil palm, problems faced by the oil palm processing industry, extension of areas under oil palm cultivation and related matters. The Act provides for constitution of Zonal Committee for each area attached to a processing factory known as Factory Zone. It lays down the functions of the zonal committees and provides for a fund. It provides for appointment of Oil Palm Commissioner and Oil Palm inspector. It requires the factory in each zone to maintain a register of Oil Palm Growers’ and Oil Palm Growers' Co-operative Societies attached to the factory. It provides for implementation of Market Intervention Schemes approved by the Government of India where the designated agency may buy specified quantities of Oil Palm F.F.Bs produced by the Oil Palm growers or their co-operative societies. The growers in a particular zone shall supply Oil Palm F.F.Bs only to the respective factory. The factory shall be liable to compensate any loss caused to the grower on account of failure to purchase from any grower.

Full text
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Website
www.indiacode.nic.in