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Cotton (Licences and Fees) Rules (Cap. 65:04).

Country/Territory
Malawi
Document type
Regulation
Date
1949 (2005)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Agricultural development Plant production Textile plants/fibres Internal trade Authorization/permit Data collection/reporting Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Crops/grasses
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries
Abstract

These Rules, made under section 13 of the Cotton Ordinance, 1949 and deemed to be made under section 18 of the Cotton Act, prescribe the form of: licences to gin and sale cotton; applications for licences to buy seed cotton grown by tenants on a private estate; licences to buy seed cotton grown by tenants on a private estate; applications for licences to buy seed cotton grown on customary land; and licences to buy seed cotton grown on customary land. The Rules also: prescribe as condition of every licence to gin and bale cotton the regular completion by the licensee of a return in Form B in the Schedule and sending of the return to the Minister; prescribe conditions for a licence to buy seed cotton grown by tenants on a private estate or grown on customary land; provide for the payment of fees; provide for the power of the licensing officer to refuse a licence; and provide for appeals with the Minister against decisions of the licensing officer.

Full text
English
Website
www.malawilii.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Cotton Act (Cap. 65:04).

Legislation | Malawi | 1951 (2017)

Keyword: Agricultural development, Plant production, Institution, Textile plants/fibres, Internal trade, Classification/declassification, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Data collection/reporting, Offences/penalties, Crops/grasses

Source: FAO, FAOLEX