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National Agricultural Marketing and Development Corporation Act, 1991 (No. 16 of 1991).

Country/Territory
Trinidad and Tobago
Document type
Legislation
Date
1991
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Legal Supplement to the Trinidad and Tobago Gazette, No. 216 of 1991, pp. 149-165.
Long title
An Act to provide for the establishment of the National Agricultural Marketing and Development Corporation and for matters incidental thereto.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Agricultural development Institution Internal trade Policy/planning Food quality control/food safety
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN FAO, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

The corporation here established shall consist of nine members, of whom the President shall appoint six and the other three shall participate ex-ufficio. The Corporation shall: "create, facilitate and maintain an environment conducive to efficient marketing of agricultural produce and food products through provision of marketing services and stimulation of the agro-industrial sector of Trinidad and Tobago" (sect. 9). It may establish wholesale markets, introduce systems of grades and monitoring of agricultural produce, take over functions of the Central Marketing Agency, etc. It may also make regulations, with the approval of the Minister, with respect to matters listed in section 31, including marketing schemes, prohibition of sale of produce, licensing and registration of producers, etc.

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