Papaya Growers' Association Act. Country/Territory Belize Document type Legislation Date 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of Belize Revised Edition 2000, CAP. 323. Long titleAn Act to provide for the establishment of the Papaya Growers' Association charged with the duty of promoting, protecting and regulating the growing of papayas for the export market and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Institution Agricultural development Crops/grasses Registration Geographical area Americas, Central America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract The Association is established as a body corporate (sect. 3). The Association shall be managed by a Committee established under section 5. Functions of the Committee are outlined in section 12, and include the making of loans to papaya growers. Every papaya farmer who applies to and satisfies the Committee that either he or his predecessor in title has produced from his land not less than 100 boxes of papaya during the crop year preceeding the date of application shall be registered as a member of the Association (sect. 15). Membership of the Association shall cease if during three consecutive years less than 100 boxes of papayas are delivered to the Association. The Minister may, by Regulation, provide for the establishment of district branches of the Association (sect. 17). Full text English Website www.belizelaw.org