Tanzania
Sisal Industry Act
Chapter 30
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 1 October 1997
- [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
- [Note: This legislation has been thoroughly revised and consolidated under the supervision of the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. This version is up-to-date as at 31st July 2002.]
Part I – Preliminary provisions (ss. 1-2)
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Sisal Industry Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise—"Authority" means the Tanzania Sisal Authority established by section 3 of the Tanzania Sisal Authority Act;"Board" means the Tanzania Sisal Board established by section 3;"Minister" means the Minister for the time being responsible for agriculture;"producer" means any person, Company, Society or smallholder who grows for sell, buys, sells imports or deals in sisal fibre or its derivatives or who manufactures for sale any article containing sisal fibre or its derivatives;"sisal" means the plant Agave "Sisalama" or other species of the genus Agave, or of the hybrids of any such species and fibre thereof, and includes brush tow, flume tow, twines, ropes, yarns, or any other product manufactured which contains predominately fibre or any of its derivatives;"Sisal Association of Tanzania" means an association of all members of the sisal industry registered under the Companies Act1;"Sisal Inspector" means an inspector appointed by the Board under the provisions of this Act;"society" means a co-operative society registered under the Co-operative Societies Act2.Part II – Tanzania Sisal Board (ss. 3-8)
3. Establishment of Tanzania Sisal Board
4. Board to be body corporate
The Board shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and shall be capable in law of suing and being sued in its corporate name, of purchasing, holding, managing and disposing of any property whatsoever, whether movable or immovable, and whether by way of investment or otherwise, and of entering into any such contract as may be necessary or expedient for the performance of its functions under this Act or any other written law.5. The functions of the Board
6. Minister may give directions, vary functions of the Board, etc.
7. Orders and directions of Board
8. Establishment of Sisal Trust Fund
Part III – Administration and financial provisions (ss. 9-17)
9. Appointment of Chief Executive and of employees
10. Remuneration and allowances of the Board members
The Board of Directors shall be entitled to receive such remuneration, allowances and other benefits as the Minister may approve.11. Benefits of employees
The Board may—12. Agents and contractors
The Board of Directors may, from time to time appoint and employ, upon such terms and conditions as it thinks fit, such agents and contractors of the Board as it deems necessary.13. Power of Board to delegate functions
14. Funds and resources of the Board
The funds and resources of the Board shall consist of—15. Annual and supplementary budget
16. Power to borrow
With the prior approval of the Minister the Board of Directors may, from time to time, borrow moneys for use by the Board by way of loan or overdraft, and upon such security and such terms and conditions, relating to the repayment of the principal and the payment of interest as, subject to any direction by the Minister the Board deems fit.17. Accounts and audit
Part IV – General provisions (ss. 18-21)
18. Liability of members, etc.
Without prejudice to the provisions of section 284A of the Penal Code3 or of the Public Officers (Recovery of Debts) Act4, no act or thing done, or omitted to be done, by any member of the Board or by any officer, employee or agent of the Board shall, if done or omitted bona fide in the execution or purported execution of his duties as such member, officer, employee or agent subject any such person to any action, liability or demand.19. Powers of Sisal Inspectors
20. Regulations
21. Penalties
Any person who commits an offence under this Act or any subsidiary legislation made hereunder shall, unless some other punishment is prescribed therefor, be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five million shillings or imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years, or to both that fine and imprisonment and in every case of an offence under this Act or under subsidiary legislation made hereunder, the sisal or sisal product in relation to which the offence is committed shall, upon conviction be forfeited to the Board.Part V – Repeal and savings (ss. 22-23)
22. Repeal of Act No. 20 of 1973
[Repeals the Sisal Industry Act.]23. Savings
Notwithstanding the repeal of the Sisal Industry Act, all directions given and all rules made by the Tanzania Sisal Authority under the provisions of the Sisal Industry Act5, shall be deemed to be directions given and regulations made by or on behalf of the Board under the provisions of this Act, and shall remain in force until revoked by directions given or regulations made under this Act.History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
01 October 1997
Commenced
Subsidiary legislation
Title | Numbered title |
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Sisal (Compulsory Marketing) Order, 1973 | Government Notice 253 of 1973 |
Tanzania Sisal Board Regulations, 1999 | Government Notice 240 of 1999 |
Cited documents 0
Documents citing this one 4
Legislation 4
1. | Probate and Administration of Estates Act | 325 citations |
2. | Probate and Administration of Estates Act, 1963 | 7 citations |
3. | Production Development Funds Act | 2 citations |
4. | Tanzania Sisal Board Regulations, 1999 |