Tanzania
Sisal Industry Act
Tanzania Sisal Board Regulations, 1999
Government Notice 240 of 1999
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 1 September 1999
- [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 (regs. 1-3)
1. Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Tanzania Sisal Board Regulations.2. Application
These Regulations shall apply to any type of sisal and sisal products processed or brought into Tanzania for the purpose of production, processing, marketing or export.3. Interpretation
In these Regulations, unless the context requires otherwise—"Act" means the Tanzania Sisal Industry Act 1;"Board" means the Tanzania Sisal Board;"Director" means the Director for crop development;"exporter" means the export of sisal or sisal products;"Inspector" means an officer designated as a sisal inspector under the Act;"Institute" means the Mlingano Sisal Research Institute;"Minister" means the Minister responsible for agriculture;"Officer" means any officer acting on behalf of the Board.Part II – Sisal cultivation and husbandry (regs. 4-5)
4. Restrictions on importation of bulbils
5. Sisal growing
Part III – Registration and licensing (regs. 6-15)
6. Registration and licensing
7. Register
The Board shall keep and maintain registers of the following, namely—8. Licensing period and fees
9. Sisal growing licence
An application for sisal growing shall be in Form TSB/SGL/001 and the sisal growing licence shall be in Form TSB/SGL/002 set out in the First Schedule.10. Sisal buyer licence
11. Sisal spinner licence
12. Sisal weaving licence
13. Sisal fibre exporters
An application for sisal fibre exporters licence shall be in Form TSB/STL/009 and the licence shall be in Form TSB/SFE/010 as set out in the First Schedule.14. Cordage exporters licence
15. Local sisal sales licence
Part IV – Grading (reg. 16)
16. Grading of sisal fibre or product
Part V – Issuing of licences (regs. 17-21)
17. Processing of licence
The Board shall process every application for a licence under these Regulations without undue delay.18. Refusal to issue licences
The Board may refuse to issue a licence to an applicant if—19. Suspension of licence
20. Cancellation
Notwithstanding provisions of regulations 18 and 19 the Board may cancel any licence issued under these Regulations where it is satisfied that the holder of the licence has—21. Transfer of licence
A licence issued in accordance with these Regulations shall not be transferred to any other person.Part VI – Inspection and quality control (regs. 22-24)
22. Inspection
23. Inspector may require production of documents
24. Offences and penalty
Any person who—Part VII – General provisions (regs. 25-27)
25. Exporting terms
All sisal fibre and sisal products shall be exported through the following terms:26. Prices
27. Records, returns and documents
History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
01 September 1999
Commenced