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Dairy Produce Marketing and Levy Act (Cap. 234).

Country/Territory
Zambia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1961 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of Zambia, Revised Edition 2006, Chapter 234.
Long title
An Act to make provisions with respect to the operation and functions of the Dairy Produce Board, to provide generally for the regulation of the marketing of dairy produce and for the imposition and collection of levies on certain dairy produce, and for incidental matters.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Milk/dairy products Institution Agricultural development Internal trade Special fund
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries
Abstract

This Act makes provision for the imposition and collection of a levy on dairy produce and provides rules for the marketing of dairy produce. The functions and powers of the Dairy Produce Board established under section 3 of the Dairy Produce Board (Establishment) Act are defined for purposes of this Act. Powers of the Board are set out in the Schedule to this Act. The Board shall establish and administer, in accordance with the directions of the Minister, a dairy produce price stabilization fund for the purpose of stabilizing the price at which the Board sells dairy produce imported into Zambia and dairy produce produced, manufactured or prepared in Zambia. The Board shall also establish and administer a fund into which the Board shall pay the proceeds of any levy collected under this Act. The Board shall carry out marketing and produce of dairy products and may give directiosn to other traders and producers for purposes of its objectives. No person who is not a registered producer-retailer shall sell within a prescribed area cream, milk or skim milk which has not been acquired from or is not the property of the Board.

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Dairy Produce Marketing and Levy (General) Regulations (Cap. 234).

Legislation | Zambia | 1962 (2006)

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Milk/dairy products, Internal trade, Registration, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Whole Milk Powder (Returns) Regulations (Cap. 234).

Legislation | Zambia | 1971 (2006)

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Milk/dairy products, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Dairy Produce Marketing and Levy (Repeal) Act, 2010 (No. 10 of 2010).

Legislation | Zambia | 2010

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Milk/dairy products

Source: FAO, FAOLEX