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Dairy Act, 1968 (No. 28/1968).

Country/Territory
Eswatini
Document type
Legislation
Date
1968
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the control and improvement of the dairy industry and its products and for incidental or connected matters.
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Milk/dairy products Basic legislation Authorization/permit Animal production Agricultural development Institution Registration Internal trade
Geographical area
Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Southern Africa
Abstract

This Act establishes the Dairy Board as a body corporate with full legal personality and charges it with the functions of organizing the efficient production of dairy products, ensuring that the products are of a standard suitable for public health, advise producers as to the production and marketing of their dairy products, among other functions. The Board is empowered to charge dairies to be registered and prescribe the manner of registration, regulate the manner of branding or marking of dairy products, incidental applications, registrations, certificate of inspections, analysis or other documents for the purpose of the Act etc. The Act makes extensive provisions with respect of how the Minister may, in consultation with the Board, fix prices for the sale of dairy products within the Country.

Full text
English
Website
www.dairyboard.co.sz

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Dairy Regulations, 2020.

Legislation | Eswatini | 2020

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Milk/dairy products, Animal production, Agricultural development, Institution, Registration, Internal trade, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX