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Coconut Development (Amendment) Act, No. 7 of 2019.

Country/Territory
Sri Lanka
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to Amend the Coconut Development Act, No. 46 of 1971.
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Agricultural development Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Fruits/edible nuts International trade
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Act amends section 2 of the Coconut Development Act, No. 46 of 1971 as follows: by the substitution in paragraph (ix), for the words “the Board; and” of the words “the Board;”; and by the insertion immediately after paragraph (ix) of that subsection, of the following new paragraph: “(ixa) appoint a Working Director, in accordance with the provisions of section 2A, who shall not be a member of the Board. The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 2 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as section 2A of that enactment: 2A. The Minister may appoint to any Board established under the provisions of section 2 of this Act, a Working Director from among persons who possess an agriculture degree or any other recognized qualification, and knowledge in the field of coconut development.

Full text
Sinhala/English
Website
www.documents.gov.lk

References - Legislation

Amends

Coconut Development Act No. 46 of 1971.

Legislation | Sri Lanka | 1971

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX