Tea Act, 2020 🇰🇪

Kenya

Preface

Part I – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

2. Interpretation

Part II – THE TEA BOARD OF KENYA

3. Establishment of Board

4. Headquarters

5. Functions of the Board

6. Powers of the Board

7. Membership of Board

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Part III – REGULATORY PROVISIONS

20. Role of national and county governments in the development of tea

21. Registration of small scale tea growers and medium scale tea growers

22. Board of directors of tea factory limited companies

23. Registration of large scale tea growers

24. Tea grower certificate

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Part IV – APPOINTMENT OF CROP INSPECTORS

49. Appointment of crop inspectors

50. Entry and inspection

51. Powers of entry

52. Obstruction of inspectors

Part V – ESTABLISHMENT OF TEA LEVY AND TEA FUND

53. Establishment of Tea Levy

54. Establishment of a Tea Fund

Part VI – ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TEA RESEARCH FOUNDATION

55. Establishment of the Tea Research Foundation

56. Functions of the Foundation

Part VII – FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

57. Funds of the Board

58. Annual Estimates

59. Accounts and Audit

60. Annual report and publication

61. Financial year of the Board

Part VIII – COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE

62. Complaint and investigation against a licensee

63. Withdrawal of complaint

64. Decision on a complaint

65. Enforcement action

66. Interim directive

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Part IX – MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

69. Arbitration of disputes

70. Protection of members and staff from liability

71. General penalty

72. Offences relating to body corporate

73. Conflict of laws

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Part X – TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

76. Transfer of assets and liabilities

77. Pending proceedings and claims

78. Reference to written laws

79. Existing licences and registrations

80. Transfer of Staff

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FIRST SCHEDULE [s. 19.]

1. Meetings of the Board

2. Disclosure of interest

SECOND SCHEDULE [s. 40(3).]

Paragraph (a)

Paragraph (b)

Paragraph (c)

Paragraph (d)

Paragraph (e)

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THIRD SCHEDULE [s. 2.]

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Tea Act, 2020

Act 23 of 2020

Assented to on 23 December 2020
Commenced on 11 January 2021
[This is the version of this document from 11 January 2021.]

AN ACT of Parliament to provide for the regulation, development and promotion of the tea industry, and for connected purposes

Part I – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Tea Act, 2020.

2. Interpretation

In this Act—"auction" means a physical or electronic system where potential buyers place competitive bids for tea;"auction organizer" means a person, company or firm established for the purpose of organizing tea auctions in Kenya;"blending" means the art of mixing of teas of different types and grades to affect the flavour and characteristics of the tea for the purposes of packing and sale;"Board" means the Tea Board of Kenya established under section 3;"broker" means a person or company or firm established for the purpose of negotiating the purchase or sale of tea between tea growers or tea factories and buye…

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Tea Act, 2020

Act 23 of 2020

Part I – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

2. Interpretation

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