Coconut Development Act No. 46 of 1971. Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Legislation Date 1971 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the development and regulation of the coconut industry and the utilization of land in and for coconut plantations; to establish boardsand a public authority known as the Coconut Development Authority and to regulate their powers and functions; to provide for a cess on coconut products; to provide for the management and acquisition of coconut plantations, and to make provision for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Fruits/edible nuts Agricultural commodities Oleaginous plants Agricultural development Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Institution Internal trade International trade Plant production Plant protection Planting material/seeds Registration Research Special fund Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract The Act provides for the institution of a Coconut Development Authority, whose functions, tasks and powers enables it to perform all activities deemed necessary to increase the production of coconut and its by-products, to conduct scientific research on coconut growth and breeds, to register all lands and owners actually involved in coconut coltivation, to finance both research and coconut industry and trade. Full text English References - Legislation Amended by Coconut Development (Amendment) Act, No. 8 of 1986. Legislation | Sri Lanka | 1986 Keyword: Fruits/edible nuts, International trade, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Coconut Development (Amendment) Act, No. 7 of 1986. Legislation | Sri Lanka | 1986 Keyword: Fruits/edible nuts, Institution, Agricultural commodities, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Plant protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Coconut Development (Amendment) Act, No. 40 of 1987. Legislation | Sri Lanka | 1986 Keyword: Fruits/edible nuts, International trade, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Coconut Development (Amendment) Act, No. 7 of 2019. Legislation | Sri Lanka | 2019 Keyword: Agricultural development, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Fruits/edible nuts, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX