Cotton Industry Act (Act No. 2 of 2001). Country/Territory United Republic of Tanzania Document type Legislation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Acts Legislation Supplement to the Official Gazette of 2001, pp. 17-47. Long titleAn Act to enact the Cotton Industry Act, to establish the Tanzania Cotton Board, to make better provisions for the regulation, improvement and development of the cotton industry and for related matters. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant protection Plant production Institution Textile plants/fibres Crops/grasses International trade Pests/diseases Planting material/seeds Classification/declassification Internal trade Authorization/permit Inspection Special fund Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Least Developed Countries Entry into force notes The Act enters into force on a day appointed by the Minister. Abstract This Act provides for the establishment of the Tanzania Cotton Board as a body corporate and its functioning, regulates the cultivation of cotton, grading of cotton, trade in cotton, ginning and bailing of cotton, control on the trade in cotton lint and seed, and establishes the Cotton Development Fund and the Cotton Appeals Board. Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Cotton Regulations, 2011. Legislation | United Republic of Tanzania | 2011 Keyword: Agricultural development, Contract/agreement, Farming, Social protection, Contract farming, Animal production, Plant protection, Textile plants/fibres, Crops/grasses, Institution, Internal trade, International trade, Registration, Planting material/seeds, Classification/declassification, Certification, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Crops Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2009 (No. 20 of 2009) Legislation | United Republic of Tanzania | 2010 Keyword: Contract farming, Farming, Institution, Plant production, Textile plants/fibres, Tobacco, Coffee/cocoa/tea, Sugar cane/sugar beet, Contract/agreement, Crops/grasses Source: FAO, FAOLEX