Warehouse Receipt System Act, 2019 🇰🇪

Kenya

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Warehouse Receipt System Act, 2019

Act 8 of 2019

Assented to on 12 June 2019
Commenced on 2 July 2019
[This is the version of this document from 2 July 2019.]

AN ACT of Parliament to provide a legal framework for the development and regulation of a warehouse receipt system for agricultural commodities, the establishment of the Warehouse Receipt System Council and for connected purposes.

Part I – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Warehouse Receipt System Act, 2019.

2. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"Agriculture and Food Authority" means the Agriculture and Food Authority established under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act, 2013(No. 13 of 2013);"agricultural commodity" means all agricultural produce, the storage of which is determined by regulations to be subject to this Act and includes goods that are packed, processed or otherwise transformed and stored in a warehouse;"Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabine…

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