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Sugar Industry Act.

Country/Territory
Barbados
Document type
Legislation
Date
1982 (2002)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of Barbados, pp. 1-22.
Long title
An Act to make new provision for the development of the Sugar Industry and to consolidate certain enactments related thereto.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Agricultural development Institution Special fund Plant production Sugar cane/sugar beet
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act concerns the development of sugar cane production in Barbados and for this purpose establishes the Research and Development Fund, the Sugar Industry Research and Development Committee and the Sugar Workers' Provident Fund. The Act also introduces measures to control the production and processing of sugar cane and the exportation of sugar. The Committee shall assess the work programmes and results of organizations having research and development functions in the growing, harvesting, handling and processing of sugar cane and carry out other functions assigned to it under this Act.

Full text
English
Website
www.caricomlaw.org

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Sugar Industry (Sugar Workers' Provident Fund) Order, 2011 (S.I. No. 96 of 2011).

Legislation | Barbados | 2011

Keyword: Agricultural development, Special fund, Agricultural commodities, Sugar cane/sugar beet

Source: FAO, FAOLEX