TOBACCO (CONTROL AND MARKETING) ACT.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

   Section

PRODUCTION OF TOBACCO.

   1.   Interpretation.

   2.   Declaration of growing areas.

   3.   Registration of growers.

   4.   Distribution of tobacco seed.

   5.   Pest control.

   6.   Destruction of tobacco plants.

MARKETING OF TOBACCO.

   7.   Declaration of markets.

   8.   Tobacco buying licence.

   9.   Fixing of prices and seasons.

FINANCIAL PROVISIONS.

   10.   Tobacco cess.

ADMINISTRATION.

   11.   Appointment of inspecting officers.

   12.   Powers of inspecting officers.

   13.   Delegation of Minister's powers.

MISCELLANEOUS.

   14.   Personal liability.

   15.   Powers of exemption.

   16.   Offences and penalties.

   17.   Regulations.

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OBACCO (CONTROL AND MARKETING) ACT.

Commencement: 15 September, 1967.

   An Act to control the production and marketing of leaf tobacco and for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith.

PRODUCTION OF TOBACCO.

1.   Interpretation.

   In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

   (a)   "buyer" means a person holding a tobacco buying licence issued under section 8 to purchase tobacco;

   (b)   "buying season" means the period declared by the commissioner under section 9(1) for the purchase of tobacco;

   (c)   "commissioner" means the commissioner or the deputy commissioner for agriculture;

   (d)   "grower" means a person registered under this Act to grow tobacco;

   (e)   "growing area" means a tobacco growing area declared as such by the Minister under section 2;

   (f)   "inspecting officer" includes a senior agricultural officer, an agricultural officer, a tobacco officer, an entomologist, a principal assistant agricultural officer of the department of agriculture, or any person appointed in that behalf in writing by the Minister for the purposes of this Act;

   (g)   "licence" means a tobacco buying licence issued under section 8;

   (h)   "Minister" means the Minister to whom responsibility under this Act is assigned;

   (i)   "prescribed" means prescribed by the Minister;

   (j)   "tobacco" includes all unmanufactured tobacco whether cured or uncured and any tobacco which has been grown out of, but imported into, Uganda.

2.   Declaration of growing areas.

   (1) The Minister may, on the advice of the commissioner, by statutory instrument, declare any area of land to be a growing area.

   (2) No person shall grow tobacco for sale in any area other than in an area declared under subsection (1) to be a growing area.

3.   Registration of growers.

   Any person who wishes to grow tobacco for sale in an area declared to be a growing area shall apply to be registered as a grower in accordance with regulations made for that purpose under section 17.

4.   Distribution of tobacco seed.

   (1) The commissioner shall cause to be distributed to growers through such persons as he or she shall authorise in writing tobacco seed for the purpose of planting.

   (2) No person, other than a person authorised by the commissioner in writing, may distribute tobacco seed to any grower for the purpose of planting.

   (3) No person, except with the permission in writing of the commissioner, shall plant tobacco seed which has not been distributed by or on behalf of the commissioner in a growing area.

   (4) A grower shall receive tobacco