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Produce Protection Act (Cap. 68:08).

Pays/Territoire
Guyana
Type du document
Législation
Date
1978
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Laws of Guyana.
Titre complet
An Act to make better provision for the prevention of praedial larceny and to provide for other matters incidental thereto.
Sujet
Plantes cultivées
Mot clé
Production végétale Infractions/sanctions
Aire géographique
Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement, Amérique du Sud
Résumé

This Act introduces various measures and prohibitions in order to prevent and fight illegal appropriation of commodities as specified by the Minister from time to time. Powers to stop suspected vehicles, examine produce, etc. are given to police officers. Proof of ownership of produce may be required if ownership is doubtful. Section 12 introduces a presumption of produce unlawfully obtained. Persons trespassing land on which produce is grown shall explain their presence in a satisfactory manner, otherwise they will be charged with trespassing land for purposes of unlawfully obtaining produce.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
legalaffairs.gov.gy