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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 title
An 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