Farmers Licensing and Levy Act [Chapter 18:10].

This Act provides for the licensing of farmers. Subject to section 3, any farmer may apply to a farmers union for the issue of a licence in terms of section four. After making such investigations into the applicant’s agricultural activities as it considers necessary, a farmers union may issue a licence to the applicant and shall not refuse a licence on the ground that the applicant is not a member of the farmers union. Appeal may be had with the Minister against refusal. The Minister shall approve the objects which in his or her opinion promote the interests of any section of the farming community, and upon which any moneys of licence application fees may be expended by the farmers union and may at any time impose conditions for expenditure. If the Minister is satisfied that an association is representative of the producers of an agricultural product, he or she may, by Statutory Instrument, declare such association to be a producers association representing such classes of producers of that agricultural product as specified. If the Minister is satisfied that a producers association is not administered by a farmers union, he or she may, by Statutory Instrument, declare such association to be a levying authority. Other provisions of this Act concern levies imposed on leviable agricultural products. Section 20 specifies powers of Minister on abolition or dissolution of farmers union or producers association or the declaration of a union.