Coffee Act, 2001 (Cap. 333). Country/Territory Kenya Document type Legislation Date 2001 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act of Parliament, to provide for the development, regulation and promotion of the coffee industry, and for connected purposes. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants Keyword Cooperative/producer organization Smallholders/peasants Food quality control/food safety Coffee/cocoa/tea Processing/handling Internal trade International trade Authorization/permit Transport/storage Beverages Plant production Agricultural development Institution Special fund Registration Inspection Offences/penalties Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa Abstract This Act provides for the establishment of the Coffee Board of Kenya as a body corporate and the Coffee Development Fund, and provides for control of the processing and marketing of coffee in Kenya and the international trade in Kenyan coffee. The Board shall promote competition in the coffee industry, production, processing and branding of Kenya coffee locally and internationally, and generally regulate the coffee industry in the public interest. No person shall: (a) buy, sell, mill, warehouse, export or otherwise deal in or transact any business in coffee unless (s)he is a holder of a licence issued by the Board; (b) transport or have in his or her possession any coffee unless (s)he is licensed to do any of the things specified in paragraph (a) and is the holder of a movement permit issued by the Board. The Act defines and provides with respect to: a coffee dealers licence; a coffee miller’s licence; a marketing agent’s licence; a warehouseman’s licence; and a pulping station licence. The Act also provides for registration of various actors of the coffee industry and provides that every smallholder grower must register with the cooperative society to which (s)he delivers coffee, and that a coffee plantation grower must register with the Board. Full text English Website www.kenyalaw.org References - Legislation Repeals Coffee Act. Legislation | Kenya | 1978 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Coffee/cocoa/tea, Processing/handling, Internal trade, International trade, Authorization/permit, Registration, Beverages, Plant production, Agricultural development, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Coffee (Forms) Rules, 2002. Legislation | Kenya | 2002 (2007) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Coffee/cocoa/tea, Registration, International trade, Processing/handling, Beverages, Plant production, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX (Nairobi) Coffee (Exchange Trading) Rules, 2012 (L.N. No. 111 of 2012). Legislation | Kenya | 2012 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Coffee/cocoa/tea, Registration, Processing/handling, Internal trade, Classification/declassification, Certification, Inspection, Dispute settlement, Offences/penalties, Beverages Source: FAO, FAOLEX Coffee (Registration of Grower) Regulation, 2003 (L.N. No. 23 of 2003). Legislation | Kenya | 2002 Keyword: Plant production, Coffee/cocoa/tea, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Coffee (Application Fees) Rules, 2002 (L.N. No. 384 of 2002). Legislation | Kenya | 2002 Keyword: Plant production, Authorization/permit, Royalties/fees, Coffee/cocoa/tea, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Coffee (Elections) Rules, 2002 (L.N. No. 44 of 2002). Legislation | Kenya | 2002 Keyword: Plant production, Agricultural development, Coffee/cocoa/tea, Institution, Non-governmental entity, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Coffee (Licence Fees) Rules, 2003 (L.N. No. 112 of 2003). Legislation | Kenya | 2003 Keyword: Coffee/cocoa/tea, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Beverages, Plant production, Authorization/permit, Royalties/fees Source: FAO, FAOLEX Coffee (Forms) Rules, 2012 (L.N. No. 80 of 2012). Legislation | Kenya | 2012 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Coffee/cocoa/tea, Registration, Processing/handling, Internal trade, Data collection/reporting, Certification, Beverages, Plant production, Authorization/permit, Royalties/fees Source: FAO, FAOLEX Coffee (Growers Levy) Order, 2002 (L.N. No. 383 of 2002). Legislation | Kenya | 2002 Keyword: Internal trade, Tax/levy, Plant production, Coffee/cocoa/tea Source: FAO, FAOLEX