Cotton Act, 2025
ZambiaAct of Parliament2025
Passed, but not shown to be in force. It starts on a date the Minister sets by statutory instrument, and no commencement order is recorded here. Until it starts, Cotton Act, 2005 still applies. Check the Gazette before relying on it.
The Cotton Act, 2025 is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2025. It contains 61 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Cotton Act, 2025 and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Cotton Act, 2025
- S. 1In this Schedule “former Board” means the Cotton Board Interpretation
- S. 2A person who immediately before the commencement of Member
- S. 3(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the Board or
- S. 4(1) A member of the Board, a member of a committee of the
- S. 5(1) A person who is present at a meeting of the Board, a
- S. 6An action or other proceedings shall not lie or be instituted
- S. 7(1) The Board may, for the purpose of performing its
- S. 8(1) A person shall not, without the consent, in writing, given Prohibition
- S. 9(1) The funds of the Cotton Board of Zambia consist of Funds of
- S. 10The financial year of the Cotton Board of Zambia shall be
- S. 11(1) The Board shall cause to be kept proper books of
- S. 12(1) The Cotton Board of Zambia shall, as soon as
- S. 13Prohibition of ginning or producing seed cotton
- S. 14Registration of distinguishing mark
- S. 15Suspension or cancellation of distinguishing mark
- S. 16Marking of bag or receptacle with distinguishing mark
- S. 17Publication of registered distinguishing marks
- S. 18Application and types of licences
- S. 19Prohibition of buying, selling, importing or exporting
- S. 20Application for licence to buy, sell, import or export cotton
- S. 21Validity of licence
- S. 22Renewal of licence
- S. 23Suspension or cancellation of licence
- S. 24Continuation of Cotton Development Trust Fund
- S. 25Management and administration of Fund
- S. 26Accounts and audit
- S. 27Annual report
- S. 28Inspectors
- S. 29(1) An inspector may, for the purpose of enforcing the
- S. 30(1) A person commits an offence if that person— Obstruction
- S. 31(1) A law enforcement officer may arrest a person, without Arrest
- S. 32A law enforcement officer may seize and detain property
- S. 33Restoration of property
- S. 34A holder of a certificate of registration, distinguishing mark Change in
- S. 35(1) A person whose certificate of registration, Duplicate
- S. 36(1) A certificate of registration, distinguishing mark Prohibition
- S. 37(1) A ginner who purchases seed cotton shall grade and Stages of
- S. 38(1) The Cotton Board of Zambia shall, in consultation with
- S. 39A person who intends to introduce a pesticide in the process
- S. 40Distribution of pesticide, seed and fertiliser
- S. 41Extension service
- S. 42Register
- S. 43(1) The Director-General shall, on the direction of the
- S. 44(1) There is constituted an ad hoc Appeals Committee
- S. 45(1) A person who is aggrieved with a decision of the Cotton
- S. 46A person who commits an offence under this Act, for which
- S. 47Administrative penalty
- S. 48Offence by principal officers of body corporate or
- S. 49Immunity from execution of judgment against assets of
- S. 50Guidelines
- S. 51Regulations
- S. 52Repeal of Cap. 227, and savings and transitional
- S. IPRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
- S. IIFINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- S. IIIPRICE CONSULTATIVE FORUM
- S. IVREGISTRATION OF PRODUCERS AND GINNERS
- S. IXGENERAL PROVISIONS
- S. VDISTINGUISHING MARKS
- S. VILICENSING OF PRODUCERS AND GINNERS
- S. VIICOTTON DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND
- S. VIIIINSPECTORATE