Sale of Cotton Act.

Country/Territory: Barbados
Document type: Legislation
Date: 1906 (1963)
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Original source: Laws of Barbados, pp. 1-21.
Long title: An Act for prohibiting the sale of cotton without a certificate, and more effectually preventing the purchase and exportation of stolen cotton.

Subject: Cultivated plants
Keyword: Plant production Textile plants/fibres Crops/grasses International trade Internal trade Offences/penalties
Geographical area: Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States

Abstract: This Act provides rules for the trade in and transportation of cotton produced in Barbados. It prohibits the sale of cotton without a certificate issued under this Act in a form as set out in the Schedule by an Inspector appointed under this Act. The Act introduces other measures to control the trade in cotton and to prevent illegal trading, such as: (a) the requirement of returns to be made by cotton growers to Inspectors; (b) the licensing of cotton purchasers; (c) the requirement that cotton factories keep records; (d) the presentation of shipping documents by a shipper to the Comptroller of Customs. The Act prescribes penalties for various offences.
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