Coffee (Growers Levy) Order, 2002 (L.N. No. 383 of 2002)

LEGAL NOTICE NO.383 THE COFFEE (GROWER’S LEVY) ORDER, 2002 1. This Order may be cited as the Coffee (Growers Levy) Order, 2002. 2. There is hereby imposed a levy, described in section 33 of the Act as a grower’s ad valorem levy, at the rate of three per centum of the gross sales of all clean coffee sold by each marketing agent on behalf of a grower. 3. The amount of the levy shall be remitted as follows – (a) one per centum of the gross sales referred to in paragraph 2 shall be remitted to the Board; and (b) two per centum of such gross sales shall be remitted to the Coffee Research Foundation. 4. This Order shall be deemed to have come into operation on 2nd July, 2002: Provided that, for the purposes of the application of this Order in respect of a sale of coffee that took place before the date on which this Order is published in the Gazette, the reference in section 33 (2) of the Act to the date of receipt of coffee proceeds by a marketing agent shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of such publication. Made on the 17th December, 2002.