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Warehouse Receipt System Regulations, 2007 (S.I. No. 33 of 2007).

Country/Territory
Uganda
Document type
Regulation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Uganda Gazette No. 39 of 3 August 2007, Statutory Instruments Supplement No. 19.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Agricultural development Institution Agricultural commodities Credit Transport/storage Internal trade Contract/agreement Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries
Abstract

These Regulations provide rules that shall apply to warehouses to which the Warehouse Receipt System Act applies. They shall initially be restricted in application to the warehousing of agricultural commodities and shall be extended to other goods by the Minister by a Statutory Order upon recommendation of the Authority. A warehouse may be licensed either as a public or a private warehouse. The Regulations, among other things: set out rights and obligations of warehouse operators; require the Uganda Commodity Exchange to perform temporarily the function of the Authority under the Act; provide with respect to licensing of warehouse operators and inspectors; provide with respect to warehouse bond, insurance and other securities, warehouse receipts and care for and delivery of goods in storage. The Court may order the Authority to take possession of warehoused goods related assets. A Warehouse keeper notify the owner of perishable goods to remove the perishable goods and to satisfy the lien if are likely to deteriorate greatly in value or likely to injure other goods are or endanger the life of persons likely to get into contact with the goods.

Full text
English
Website
www.ulrc.go.ug

References - Legislation

Implements

Warehouse Receipt System Act, 2006 (No. 14 of 2006).

Legislation | Uganda | 2006

Keyword: Agricultural development, Institution, Agricultural commodities, Credit, Transport/storage, Internal trade, Contract/agreement, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX