ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Sugar Act
61. Regulations
Edition: 2024-12-07 · In force
61. Regulations
(1)The Cabinet Secretary shall in consultation with county governments and the Board make regulations generally for the better carrying into effect of the provisions of this Act.(2)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), may make regulations prescribing—(a)the regulation and control of the production, manufacturing, marketing, importation or exportation of sugar and its by-products;(b)the forms of licences to be issued under this Act, and the form and manner of application for the licences;(c)the fees which may be charged for any activity relating and incidental to the development, products, marketing and distribution of sugar and its by-products;(d)the establishment of weigh bridges and collection centres;(e)standards on grading, sampling and inspection, tests and analysis, specifications, units of measurement, code of practice and packaging, preservation, conservation and transportation of sugar and sugar by-products to ensure safety and proper trading;(f)production and import of sugar to ensure adequate sugar availability in the country;(g)guidelines on general industry agreements between growers and millers and between parties in the sugar industry;(h)minimum period within which farmers are to be paid for sugar crop delivered and penalties for delayed payments;(i)cane harvesting and transportation;(j)the conditions with respect to the delivery, measurement, examination and testing of sugar crop;(k)the seizure by an inspector of books, documents and sugar crop which, in the opinion of the inspector, may afford evidence of a contravention of this Act and the doing of such other things as may appear to the inspector to be necessary for ascertaining whether compliance has been made with this Act;(l)the procedure for election of farmers’ and millers’ representatives to the Board and the pricing committee; and(m)penalties for non-adherence to sugar industry agreements.(3)Without prejudice to the generality of this section, the Cabinet Secretary shall make the regulations necessary to operationalize this Act within six months from the date of commencement of this Act.