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Sugar Act, 2001 (No. 10 of 2001).

Country/Territory
Kenya
Document type
Legislation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act of Parliament to provide for the development, regulation and promotion of the sugar industry, to provide for the establishment, powers and functions of the Kenya Sugar Board, and for connected purposes.
Subject
Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Sugar International trade Internal trade Registration Authorization/permit Contract/agreement Plant production Sugar cane/sugar beet Special fund Court/tribunal Institution
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa
Abstract

This Act provides for the regulation of the cultivation of sugarcane and any other sugar-producing crop, the manufacturing, refining, marketing and disposal of sugar and its by-products. It establishes the Kenya Sugar Board as a body corporate. The Board shall be the successor to the Kenya Sugar Authority and shall, among other things, regulate, develop and promote the sugar industry, license sugar mills and register millers. The Act also establishes the Sugar Development Fund which shall be administered by the Board and the Sugar Arbitration Tribunal for the purpose of arbitrating disputes arising between any parties under this Act. These shall be for purposes of this Act agreements negotiated between growers and millers, growers and out-grower institutions (as defined by this Act), and millers and out-grower institutions. The agreements shall conform to the guidelines set out in the Second Schedule.

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Sugar (Arbitration Tribunal) Rules, 2008.

Legislation | Kenya | 2008 (2012)

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Sugar, Court/tribunal, Dispute settlement, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Sugar (Elections) Regulations, 2002.

Legislation | Kenya | 2002 (2012)

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Sugar, Plant production, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Sugar (Imposition of Levy) Order, 2007 (L.N. No. 90 of 2007).

Legislation | Kenya | 2007

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Sugar, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Sugar (Sugar Cane Development Levy) Order, 2006 (L.N. No. 58 of 2006).

Legislation | Kenya | 2006

Keyword: Plant production, Coffee/cocoa/tea, Tax/levy

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Sugar (Imports, Exports and By-products) Regulations, 2003 (L.N. No. 39 of 2003).

Legislation | Kenya | 2003

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Sugar, International trade, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Sugar (Imports, Exports and By-products) Regulations, 2008 (L.N. No. 114 of 2008).

Legislation | Kenya | 2008

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Sugar, International trade, Internal trade, Registration, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Crops Act, 2013 (No. 16 of 2013).

Legislation | Kenya | 2013

Keyword: Basic legislation, Agricultural development, Institution, Farming, Subsidy/incentive, Special fund, Agricultural land, Land-use planning, Plant production, Plant protection, International trade, Policy/planning, Registration, Non-governmental entity, Inspection, Irrigation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX