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Uganda Coffee Development Authority Act 1994 (Cap. 325).

Country/Territory
Uganda
Document type
Legislation
Date
1994 (2000)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of Uganda.
Long title
An Act to establish a public authority to promote and oversee the coffee industry as a whole by developing research and controlling the quality and improving the marketing of coffee and to provide for other matters connected therewith.
Subject
Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Coffee/cocoa/tea Institution Registration Certification Classification/declassification Inspection Beverages Plant production Agricultural development
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries
Abstract

This Act establishes the Coffee Development Authority as a body corporate and defines its objectives, functions and powers. The Authority shall, among other things, control the quality of coffee by issuing certificates in respect of the grade and quantity of coffee, monitor the price of coffee to be placed on the market, register operators in the coffee industry and set the quality control standards for coffee to be placed on the market.

Full text
English
Website
www.ulii.org

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Coffee Regulations, 1994 (S.I. No. 261 of 1994).

Legislation | Uganda | 1994

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Coffee/cocoa/tea, International trade, Authorization/permit, Certification, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Registration, Classification/declassification, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Beverages

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

The National Coffee Act, 2021.

Legislation | Uganda | 2021

Keyword: Coffee/cocoa/tea, Farming, Processing/handling, Agricultural commodities, Agricultural development, Authorization/permit, International trade, Procedural matters, Registration, Research, Tax/levy, Transport/storage, Institution, Financing, Beverages, Planting material/seeds, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX