Tobacco Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
This Act has been repealed.It was replaced by Tobacco Act, 2022 (No. 10 of 2022). Read this one for the law as it stood, not as it is now.
The Tobacco Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 125 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Tobacco Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Tobacco Act
- S. 1These Rules may be cited as the Tobacco (Marketing and Licensing) Rules. Title
- S. 2In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation
- S. 3(1) Every grower, other than a person deemed to be a grower solely by virtue of Crop forecast returns
- S. 4I f the premises for which conditional authority is sought-
- S. 5Section 5
- S. 6W hether or not you are a buyer solely by virtue of the ownership of land in respect of which you have agreed
- S. 7W hether or not the application is for the issue of an exclusive licence pursuant to section 44 (4) of the Act, and
- S. 8I f you wish to buy tobacco by auction, and have not previously been licensed as a buyer, have you attached to
- S. 9H ave you enclosed the licence fee of three hundred fee units? (YES/NO)..............................................................
- S. 10A ppointment of secretary to Board
- S. 11F orm and manner of application for licence
- S. 12G rounds for refusal
- S. 13To pay such remuneration and allowances and grant such leaves of absence and, with the approval of the
- S. 14F orm and manner of application for licence
- S. 15A pplication for conditional authority
- S. 16M inimum standards of premises
- S. 17R eports of Board
- S. 18F unds of Board
- S. 19The provisions of this Part shall not apply to tobacco offered for sale at a Part VI not to apply to
- S. 20S tatement of revenue and expenditure of Board to be submitted
- S. 21A ccounts of Board
- S. 22A ppointment of auditors and audit of accounts of Board
- S. 23P rohibition of any other markings
- S. 24R egister of growers
- S. 25R egistration periods and duration of registration
- S. 26(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, any grower or any person who bona Growers to be
- S. 27The provisions of this Part shall apply- Application of Part VIII
- S. 28D uties and powers of sales supervisors
- S. 29P ower to inspect records
- S. 30(1) Tobacco may be offered for sale in the form of- Tobacco which may be
- S. 31(1) Subject to the provisions of this rule, no person shall knowingly offer for sale Declared mixed bales
- S. 32S plit bales
- S. 33C onsignment of tobacco to auction floor
- S. 34D uties of holders of auction floor licences
- S. 35R eceipting of tobacco
- S. 36A ppeal to Minister
- S. 37O rder of selling
- S. 38A pplication for grader's licence
- S. 39C ancellation and suspension of grader's licence
- S. 40A ppeal to Minister
- S. 41S torage of tobacco
- S. 42A pplication for buyer's licence
- S. 43N ominated agents
- S. 44G rounds of refusal to issue and conditions attaching to buyer's licence
- S. 45R ate of selling
- S. 46S ize of bids
- S. 47N o-sale bales
- S. 48A lteration of bale tickets
- S. 49A ppeal to Minister
- S. 50R epudiation of bales at sale
- S. 51B adly handled, mixed, damaged or nested bales
- S. 52F unked tobacco
- S. 53M ouldy or damaged tobacco
- S. 54C ancellation of sale of mouldy tobacco
- S. 55C onditional authorities for building or extending auction floors
- S. 56N esting
- S. 57C ompletion of sales
- S. 58B uyers' disputes
- S. 59T obacco purchased for house account
- S. 60R emoval of bales
- S. 61(1) Any person who sells or buys non-auctionable tobacco by auction shall be Prohibition against
- S. 62The holder of an auction floor licence shall not sell or permit the sale on his Auctionable tobacco to
- S. 63Any registered grower who delivers or causes to be delivered to a licensed Delivery in excess of
- S. 64I mport of auctionable tobacco for sale in Republic
- S. 65D uties of auction floor licensee on sale of imported auctionable tobacco
- S. 66R eturn of bale wrappings
- S. 67A uctionable tobacco to be sold only on sales days in the selling season, etc.
- S. 68D eductions from purchase price of auctionable tobacco
- S. 69W eighing, selling and commission charges of holders of auction floor licences
- S. 70D isposal of auctionable tobacco which is left unsold
- S. 71A ppointment of sales supervisors
- S. 72D uties and powers of sales supervisors
- S. 73P ower of Minister to control sales of non-auctionable tobacco
- S. 74P ower of Minister to fix minimum prices for auctionable tobacco
- S. 75D uties of licensed buyers on purchase of auctionable tobacco
- S. 76P rohibition against resale of auctionable tobacco bought at less than internal
- S. 77P rohibition against manufacture or keeping of auctionable tobacco not sold on
- S. 78C ontrol of marketing of tobacco of specified class or grade
- S. 79E vidence of amount of marketing quotas
- S. 80E stablishment of pools
- S. 81P ower of Board to dispose of surplus tobacco otherwise than through pools
- S. 82P rohibition against sale or export of surplus tobacco by grower except through
- S. 83P ower of Minister to prescribe varieties of tobacco
- S. 84P rohibition against growing or selling tobacco not of prescribed variety
- S. 85P rohibition against export of tobacco by grower
- S. 86P rohibition against export of tobacco
- S. 87P ower of Minister to permit export
- S. 88P ower of Minister to grant exemption from this Part
- S. 89E xport of sample
- S. 90Any licence issued by the Board pursuant to this Act shall not be valid after the Period of validity of
- S. 91Any certificate, licence, permit or authority issued under this Act shall be Official documents to
- S. 92Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of Failure to comply with
- S. 93S ecrecy
- S. 94P rohibition against altering, defacing or removing official records
- S. 95P rohibition against altering or defacing prescribed records
- S. 96P rohibition against obstruction, etc., of inspectors or sales supervisors
- S. 97P rohibition against failure to furnish returns, etc.
- S. 98V enue of proceedings for offences
- S. 99P enalty
- S. 100R egulations
- S. 101S avings
- S. 102D issolution of Tobacco Industry Board
- S. 103C omposition of Board pending appointment of members
- S. 104V esting of property in Board
- S. 105T ransfer of contractual rights to Board
- S. 106T ransfer of contractual and other liabilities to Board
- S. 107R egistration upon transfer of registered lands or interests
- S. 108P roceedings not to abate
- S. in respect of any duration prescribed under paragraph (b) of section twenty-five,
- S. IPRELIMINARYPART I PRELIMINARY
- S. IIESTABLISHMENT OF TOBACCO BOARDPART II ESTABLISHMENT OF TOBACCO BOARD
- S. IIILICENSING OF GRADERSPART III LICENSING OF GRADERS
- S. IVFUNDS OF THE BOARDPART IV FUNDS OF THE BOARD
- S. IXSALE OF TOBACCOPART IX SALE OF TOBACCO
- S. VREGISTRATION OF GROWERSPART V REGISTRATION OF GROWERS
- S. VIMARKING OF BALES FOR SALEPART VI MARKING OF BALES FOR SALE
- S. VIILICENSING OF BUYERSPART VII LICENSING OF BUYERS
- S. VIIISALE OF TOBACCO BY AUCTIONPART VIII SALE OF TOBACCO BY AUCTION
- S. XMARKETING QUOTAS AND POOLSPART X MARKETING: QUOTAS AND POOLS
- S. XIPRESCRIBED VARIETIES OF TOBACCOPART XI PRESCRIBED VARIETIES OF TOBACCO
- S. XIIEXPORT OF TOBACCOPART XII EXPORT OF TOBACCO
- S. XIIIMISCELLANEOUS AND OFFENCESPART XIII MISCELLANEOUS AND OFFENCES
- S. XIVPROCEEDINGS AND PENALTYPART XIV PROCEEDINGS AND PENALTY
- S. XVSection XV
- S. XVITRANSITIONAL PROVISIONSPART XVI TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS