Sugar Industry Act, 2001. País/Territorio Belice Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2001 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Laws of Belize Revised Edition 2003, CAP. 325. Título completoAn Act to make new and better provision for the administration and control of the sugar industry in Belize; to provide for the organisational structure of the sugar industry through the establishment of the Sugar Industry Control Board, the Sugar Cane Production Committee, the Sugar Industry Research and Development Institute, the Sugar Cane Quality Control Authority and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association; to provide for the establishment of the Sugar (Industry Development) Fund and the Sugar (Labour Welfare) Fund; to consolidate the laws regulating the control of the sugar industry; to repeal the Sugar Cane Industry (Control) Act, Chapter 283 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, revised edition 2000, to repeal the Sugar (Special Funds) Act, Chapter 219 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, revised edition 2000; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Materia Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Alimentación y nutrición, Cultivos Palabra clave Desarrollo agrícola Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Azúcar Institución Producción vegetal Cultivos/praderas Registro Área geográphica Americas, América Central, América Latina y el Caribe, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo Entry into force notes This Act shall come into force on a day appointed by the Minister. Resumen The Act consists of 75 sections divided into 6 Parts: Preliminary (I); Establishment and functions of Sugar Industry Control Board, the Sugar Cane Production Committee, the Sugar Industry Research and Development Institute, the Sugar Cane Quality Control Authority and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (II); Imports and Exports (III); Provisions relating to manufactures generally and to manufactures' quotas (IV); Establishment and purposes of the Sugar (Industry Development) Fund and the Sugar (Labour Welfare) Fund (V); Legal and general (VI). The Sugar Industry Control Board is established as a body corporate under section 3. Its members shall be appointed by the Minister in accordance with section 5. Its functions are outlined in section 6. The Sugar Cane Production Committee, established under section 15, shall bear overall responsibility for all aspects of sugar cane production, harvesting and delivery (sect. 17). Sugar cane producers shall register in the Cane Farmers Register pursuant to section 18. Section 19 requires manufacturers of sugar to deal only with registered cane farmers. Functions of the Sugar Industry Research and Development Institute are outlined in section 25. The Sugar Cane Quality Control Authority, established under section 28, shall operate under the general control of the Board. The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association, established under section 32 as a body corporate and "autonomous entity" shall be managed by a management committee and shall develop a territorial organization in accordance with sections 33 to 41. Section 58 provides for manufacturers' licences, whereas sections 61 to 64 provide for a quota system for manufacturers and related matters. Regulation making powers of the Board are outlined in section 73. Texto completo Inglés Referencias - Legislación Revoca Sugar (Special Funds) Act. Legislación | Belice | 1954 Palabra clave: Cultivos/praderas, Fondo especial Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Sugar Cane Farmers Association Act. Legislación | Belice | 1960 (1987) Palabra clave: Institución, Desarrollo agrícola, Cultivos/praderas, Registro Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Implementado por Sugar (Industry Development Fund) (Use) Regulations. Legislación | Belice | 2002 (2003) Palabra clave: Caña de azúcar/remolacha de azúcar, Fondo especial, Desarrollo agrícola Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Sugar Industry (Control) Regulations. Legislación | Belice | 1975 (2003) Palabra clave: Caña de azúcar/remolacha de azúcar, Comercio interior, Registro, Autorización/permiso Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Sugar Industry (Licence to Import Export Sugar) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 62 of 2023). Legislación | Belice | 2023 Palabra clave: Autorización/permiso, Negocios/industria/corporaciones, Certificación, Comercio internacional, Infracciones/sanciones, Azúcar, Transporte/depósito, Caña de azúcar/remolacha de azúcar Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Enmendado porr Sugar Industry (Amendment) Act, 2015 (No. 1 of 2015). Legislación | Belice | 2015 Palabra clave: Desarrollo agrícola, Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos, Azúcar, Producción vegetal, Cultivos/praderas, Institución, Registro, Entidad no gubernamental Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX