Law To Facilitate Effective Movement of Agricultural Produce

Law To Facilitate Agriculture

Legislation is to be amended to facilitate the effective regulation of trade and movement of agricultural produce. With this amendment, the Agricultural Produce Act is to be strengthened and modernized to achieve this objective. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, who made the disclosure during a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (January 5), informed that Cabinet gave approval for the Act to be amended.

“Cabinet also gave approval for consequential amendment to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority Act to empower the Rural Agricultural Development Authority to collect payment in relation to the proposed amendments, consequential amendment to the Praedial Larceny (Prevention) Act to make the definition of agricultural produce consistent with the Agricultural Produce Act, as amended,” she said.

In the meantime, Cabinet gave approval for the Bill titled, ‘The Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Suppression and Punishment) (Amendment) Act, 2021’ to be introduced in the Houses of Parliament.

The principal Act is being amended to deal with fines and penalties.