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Tobacco (Registered Growers) Regulations (Cap. 65:02).

Country/Territory
Malawi
Document type
Regulation
Date
1970 (1989)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Agricultural development Plant production Tobacco Registration Internal trade Authorization/permit Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries
Abstract

These Regulations require every registering officer to keep a permanent register of persons registered to grow tobacco on customary land in his or her area and require all persons wishing to grow tobacco on customary land shall apply for registration to the registering officer of his or her area. The register shall be in the form set out in the First Schedule. The registering officer shall be, in respect of burley tobacco, dark-fired tobacco, sun-cured tobacco, fire-cured tobacco and oriental tobacco grown on customary land, the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation or its representative. The Regulations also provide for the registration of tenants growing tobacco on private and public land and provide that it shall be a condition of every certificate of registration that the applicant shall only sell the tobacco grown by him or her to the person licensed or authorized to buy tobacco grown on the land in question.

Full text
English
Website
www.malawilii.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Tobacco Act (Cap. 65:02).

Legislation | Malawi | 1970 (1986)

Keyword: Agricultural development, Plant production, Tobacco, Institution, Internal trade, Classification/declassification, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX