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- Is amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023
Uganda
Tobacco (Control and Marketing) Act
Chapter 44
- Published
- Commenced on 15 September 1967
- [This is the version of this document at 31 December 2023.]
- [Note: This legislation was revised and consolidated as at 31 December 2000 and 31 December 2023 by the Law Reform Commission of Uganda. All subsequent amendments have been researched and applied by Laws.Africa for ULII.]
- [Amended by Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023) on 28 July 2023]
Part I – Production of tobacco
1. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—“buyer” means a person holding a tobacco buying licence issued under section 8 to purchase tobacco;“buying season” means the period declared by the Commissioner under section 9(1) for the purchase of tobacco;“Commissioner” means the Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner for agriculture;“currency point” has the value assigned to it in the Schedule to this Act;“grower” means a person registered under this Act to grow tobacco;“growing area” means a tobacco growing area declared as such by the Minister under section 2;“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;“licence” means a tobacco buying licence issued under section 8;“Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility under this Act is assigned;“prescribed” means prescribed by the Minister;“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
3. Registration of growers
A 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
5. Pest control
6. Destruction of tobacco plants
Part II – Marketing of tobacco
7. Declaration of markets
8. Tobacco buying licence
9. Fixing of prices and seasons
Part III – Financial matters
10. Tobacco cess
Part IV – Administration
11. Appointment of inspecting officers
The Minister may, by statutory instrument, appoint any person to be an inspecting officer for the purposes of this Act.12. Powers of inspecting officers
An inspecting officer may—13. Delegation of Minister’s powers
Where under the provisions of this Act the Minister is empowered to exercise any powers or perform any duties, he or she may, by statutory instrument, delegate the exercise or performance of any of his or her powers or duties to any person subject to such conditions, limitations and exceptions as he or she may prescribe.Part V – Miscellaneous
14. Personal liability
No matter or thing done by the Minister, the Commissioner, a public officer or an inspecting officer shall, if it is done bona fide for the purposes of executing any provisions of this Act, subject the Minister, the Commissioner or any such officer to any civil liability.15. Powers of exemption
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, the Minister may, by statutory instrument, on the advice of the Commissioner, exclude or exempt any type of tobacco from any or all of the provisions of this Act.16. Offences and penalties
17. Regulations
18. Power to amend Schedule
The Minister responsible for finance may, by statutory instrument, with the approval of Cabinet, amend the Schedule to this Act.History of this document
31 December 2023 this version
Chapter 44
Revised Laws 2023
Consolidation
28 July 2023
31 December 2000
15 September 1967
Commenced
Cited documents 2
Ordinance
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Repealed
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