Control of Goods Act (Chapter 14:05).

Subject

Livestock, General

Keyword

Governance Internal trade International trade Offences/penalties Animal production Poultry

Geographical area

Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations

Entry into force notes

Date of commencement: 26 March 1954.

Abstract

This Zimbabwe Control of Goods Act aims to enable the President to provide by regulation for the control of the distribution, disposal, purchase and sale, and the wholesale and retail prices, of any manufactured or unmanufactured commodity or of any animal or poultry specified by the President by order or of any class of any such commodity, animal or poultry, for the control of imports into and exports from Zimbabwe; and for other purposes incidental and supplementary to the foregoing. The text is divided into six thematic Sections, as follows: 1. Short title. 2. Interpretation. 3. Regulations for the control of goods. 4. Rationing of goods. 5. Evidence. 6. Offences and penalties. Whenever, on the recommendation of or in consultation with the Commission, it appears to the President necessary or expedient to control— (a) the import into or export from Zimbabwe of any goods; (b) the distribution, disposal, purchase and sale, or the wholesale or retail prices, of any goods and the charges which may be made— (i) for services relating to the distribution, disposal, purchase and sale of the goods; and (ii) for delivery of any goods, the wholesale or retail prices of which are controlled under this section; he may make such regulations as appear to him to be necessary or expedient for such purposes.

Full text

English

Website

www.swm-programme.info

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Control of Goods (Import and Export) (Wild Life) Regulations, 1982 (S.I. No. 557 of 1982).

Legislation | Zimbabwe | 1982

Keyword: Fish products, Authorization/permit, Protection of species, Fishery management and conservation, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Wildlife products, International trade, Endangered species, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX