Export (Prohibition) Act.

Country/Territory: Nigeria
Document type: Legislation
Date: 1989 (1999)
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Long title: An Act to provide for the exportation of certain foodstuff from Nigeria and the trial of offenders by the Federal High Court.

Subject: Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition
Keyword: Agricultural commodities Offences/penalties Cereals/grains/rice Vegetables/legumes
Geographical area: Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa

Abstract: This Act absolutely prohibits the exportation of the goods specified in the Schedule to this Act, anything contained in the Customs Excise Tariff, etc. (Consolidation) Act or in any Act or other enactment notwithstanding. Any person who takes, causes to be taken, induces any other person to take or attempts to take out of Nigeria any of the goods specified in the Schedule to this Act shall be guilty of an offence. The Scheduled goods are: beans, cassava tuber, maize, rice, Yam tuber, all products or derivatives of these products, and all imported food items.
Full text: English
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