Agricultural Credits Act, 2010 (No. 35 of 2010)
ZambiaAct of Parliament2010No. No. 35 of 2010
Still in force, for now.Agricultural Credits and Warehouse Receipts Act, 2026 (No. 7 of 2026) has been passed to replace it, but it only starts on a date the Minister sets by statutory instrument. Check whether that has happened before relying on either.
The Agricultural Credits Act, 2010 (No. 35 of 2010) is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2010. It contains 105 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Agricultural Credits Act, 2010 (No. 35 of 2010) and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Agricultural Credits Act, 2010 (No. 35 of 2010)
- S. 1Short title and commencement
- S. 2Interpretation
- S. 3Establishment of Authority
- S. 4Seal of Authority
- S. 5Section 5
- S. 6(1) The Minister may, by statutory instrument, appoint an
- S. 7Board of Authority
- S. 8Functions of Board
- S. 9(1) The Board shall appoint a Director on such terms and
- S. 10Inspectors
- S. 11Agricultural charges on farming stock and assets
- S. 12Effect of fixed charge
- S. 13Effect of floating charge
- S. 14(1) Notwithstanding sections eleven, twelve and thirteen, a
- S. 15(1) An agricultural charge shall have effect
- S. 16(1). An agricultural charge shall be registered within thirty
- S. 17(1) Except as otherwise provided under this Act, a person
- S. 18Fraud
- S. 19Validity of contracts
- S. 20Failure to make full disclosure of inputs, items, etc
- S. 21(1) A person who intends to operate a warehouse business
- S. 22(1) An applicant shall execute and file with the Board a
- S. 23The Board may, where an applicant executes a bond as
- S. 24(1) An applicant for a certificate to operate a warehouse
- S. 25(1) The Board shall, before granting a certificate, inspect
- S. 26A certificate issued under section twenty-five shall—
- S. 27A holder of a certificate shall display the certificate in a Display of
- S. 28(1) The holder of a certificate may, at any time during the
- S. 29Surrender of certificate
- S. 30(1) A certificate shall not be transferred to a third party.
- S. 31Renewal of certificate
- S. 32Suspension or cancellation of certificate
- S. 33A warehouse operator may, where the registration of the
- S. 34Appeals
- S. 35(1) The Director shall keep and maintain a register of all the
- S. 36(1) The Authority may order the closure of a warehouse
- S. 37(1) A warehouse receipt shall be issued by a warehouse
- S. 38(1) A warehouse receipt, whether negotiable or non-
- S. 39(1) A depositor shall fully and correctly disclose
- S. 40A person who deposits agriculturaln commodities for
- S. 41(1) Agricultural commodities delivered to a warehouse or
- S. 42(1) A warehouse receipt shall contain the following
- S. 43(1) A warehouse receipt in which it is stated that the
- S. 44A warehouse receipt in which it is stated that the agricultural
- S. 45An alteration to a warehouse receipt shall be treated as
- S. 46(1) A purchaser of a warehouse receipt for value without
- S. 47A warehouse operator shall report any loss, theft or
- S. 48(1) A holder of a warehouse receipt may, where a
- S. 49Right of warehouse operator to sell or pledge warehouse receipt
- S. 50The obligations imposed by this Act on a warehouse operator
- S. 51Except as provided in this Act, a warehouse operator shall
- S. 52Obligation to deliver in accordance with demand of depositor
- S. 53Subject to sections fifty-one and fifty-two, a warehouse
- S. 54Liability for mis-delivery
- S. 55Exception to obligation to deliver
- S. 56Liability for failure to cancel warehouse receipt after full delivery
- S. 57Liability for failure to cancel or mark warehouse receipt after partial delivery
- S. 58Liability after loss, theft or destruction of warehouse receipt
- S. 59Delivery to persons with valid titles or right
- S. 60Ascertaining valid titles to agricultural commodities
- S. 61Liability for mis-described agricultural commodities
- S. 62(1) A warehouse operator shall exercise such care with
- S. 63Duty to keep agricultural commodities separately
- S. 64Commingling of fungibles
- S. 65Warehouse operator's right to lien
- S. 66Enforcement of lien
- S. 67Loss of lien
- S. 68Statement of charges under lien
- S. 69Refusal to deliver agricultural commodities
- S. 70Warehouse operator's lien does not preclude other remedies
- S. 71Methods of enforcing lien
- S. 72Perishable and hazardous agricultural commodities
- S. 73Termination of storage at warehouse operator's option
- S. 74Negotiating warehouse receipt
- S. 75(1) Negotiation of a negotiable warehouse receipt after it Negotiation
- S. 76Effect of endorsement to non-negotiable receipt
- S. 77A negotiable warehouse receipt may be negotiated by any
- S. 78(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a person to
- S. 79Rights acquired in absence of negotiation
- S. 80Rights of transfer of warehouse receipt
- S. 81(1) A transferee of a negotiable warehouse receipt for Rightsand
- S. 82The negotiation or transfer by endorsement, delivery or Warranties
- S. 83Issues of receipt for agricultural commodities not received
- S. 84Issue of warehouse receipt containing false statement
- S. 85Issue of unmarked duplicate receipt
- S. 86Where there are deposited with, or held by, a warehouse
- S. 87Delivery of goods without obtaining negotiable warehouse receipt
- S. 88Negotiation of receipt for mortgaged agricultural commodities
- S. 89General penalty
- S. 90Arbitration
- S. 91Offences by body corporate or unincorporate body
- S. 92Regulations
- S. 93Repeal of Act No, 23 of 1995
- S. 94Savings
- S. in, or influenced, the alteration of the warehouse receipt.
- S. IPRELIMINARY
- S. IITHE WAREHOUSE LICENSING AUTHORITY
- S. IIIAGRICULTURAL CHARGES
- S. IVCONTRACTS FOR ADVANCES ON INPUTS AND OTHER ITEMS
- S. IXOFFENCES AND PENALTIES
- S. VREGISTRATION OF WAREHOUSE
- S. VIWAREHOUSE RECEIPTS
- S. VIIRIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF WAREHOUSE OPERATORS
- S. VIIINEGOTIATION AND TRANSFER OF WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS
- S. XGENERAL PROVISIONS