Crops Act, 2013 🇰🇪

Kenya

Preface

Part I – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

2. Interpretation

3. Objects and purposes of the Act

4. Guiding principles

5. Application

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Part II – DEVELOPMENT OF SCHEDULED CROPS

7. Declaration of scheduled crops

8. Promotion of scheduled crops

9. Commodities Fund

10. Application of the Fund

11. Identification of agricultural land

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Part III – REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHEDULED CROPS

13. Regulation of scheduled crops

14. Freedom to register

15. Registration of growers’ associations

Part IV – LICENSING AND TAXATION PROVISIONS

16. Registration of dealers

17. Taxation of scheduled crops

18. Manufacturing licence

19. Illegal manufacture, possession, etc.

20. Issue of licences

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Part V – APPOINTMENT OF COUNTY OFFICERS AND CROP INSPECTORS

26. Appointment of county officers

27. Appointment of crop inspectors

28. Entry and inspection

29. Powers of entry

30. Obstruction of inspectors

Part VI – MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

31. Infected areas

32. General power to impose levies

33. Use of levies

34. Power to recommend establishment of subsidiary bodies

35. General prohibition and offence

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FIRST SCHEDULE

Part 1 – Crops with breeding program under compulsory certification

Part 2 – Crops with breeding program under voluntary certification

Part 3 – Crops with no breeding program

SECOND SCHEDULE

THIRD SCHEDULE

Subsection (1)

Subsection (2)

Subsection (3)

Subsection (4)

8. Disciplinary proceedings

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Crops Act, 2013

Act 16 of 2013

Assented to on 14 January 2014
Commenced on 1 August 2014
[This is the version of this document from 1 August 2014.]

An Act of Parliament to consolidate and repeal various statutes relating to crops; to provide for the growth and development of agricultural crops and for connected purposes[Act No. 16 of 2013, Legal Notice 57 of 2013, Legal Notice 110 of 2014, Act No. 7 of 2016, Act No. 23 of 2020, Act No. 25 of 2022.

Part I – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Crops Act, 2013.

2. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"Authority" means the Agriculture and Food Authority established under the Agriculture and Food Authority Act, 2013 (No. 13 of 2013);"Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for matters relating to agriculture;"co-operative society" means a co-operative society registered under the Co-operative Societies Act (Cap. 490);"dealing in crop" includes col…

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Crops Act, 2013

Act 16 of 2013

Part I – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

2. Interpretation

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