Oil Palm Development Agency Law, A.S.N. no. 9 of 1989, Chapter 99

Oil Palm Develop111e11t J\gency [CAP. 99 3191 PTER 99 OIL PALi\1 DEVL LOPMEKT AGE1\C't LAW A law to C!>l:tblish Oil Palm Dcrdopmcul Agc11cy for the St.1lc and to �!iii]�· 9 of provide for co1111cl'lcd malkrs. [28th of March, 1989] 1. Th.! Law may be <:ill.d as the Oil Palin Dt:Vl'll)pment Agt.:ncy Law. 2. ln this Law unk.,, 1hc context otht.:rwisc requircs- "Agency" me.ins 1hc Oil P·ilm Development Agency established section 3 of this Law; under "I3oard'' means the tvl:inageml'nt Bua1d of the Agency estal lishcd under section 4 of this l.aw, "Chairman" means 1hl..' Cliairmim of the Board; ··Co111muni1y'" !'.:'.i: the meaning assigned to th:11 word in the f'und for Rural Dt:vclopment (i\tanageml'nt) l.:I\\ C:1p 5-1. "functions" in<.:ludcs Juties and powers; "General t-..lanagcr'' means tlw Gt.:neral i\I.111:igcr or the r\gency; ''Governor" mc:111s the Governor or thl! State; "member·· means a mt.:mber of the Bo:ml and includes the Chairman; "palm" means the oil palm "Small-holders" means persons or bodies whether corporate or unirK·orporated who or whirh have estahlish1.'d or arc engaged in esl:1blishing palm plantations not exceeding ten hectarl!S in size; "Small-hol<lcr Oil Palm DcVl'lopmcnt Scheme'' or .. th•: S<.:hcme·• means a scheme hy which persons, bodies whether corporate or unincorporatc, communities, co-,)pcr:lli\ e societies or other organized group:.. arc encouraged to cst., 11lish oil p:1lm plantations not t.:xcccding ten hectares in size and to grow in such plantations imprnvcu variety oil p:11111 St>edlb�s and, wherever applicable to systematic:,lly rt•place wild or senile oil palm trees with improved variety oil palm sc1.:dlings; ·'State" means Anambra State of Nigl!ria. Cilllion. l nt.:rprclalic,n. ii a Oil P(l/111 DLTdup111l'llf ,\gu1cy f CAP. 99 3193 be spcc11ietl in lhl' inslrullll'nl m kill I h, ,, hk·h lw is appPil!ll·d; p1m idl'd th:11 cwty such P,l·mher sh:dl I d1 •1. k· I 1 1c-:ipp11i11111w111. (2) Notwi1hstaml111g :mything ron1,1i11ed in 1hc ithllunll'tll ,,r ktll'r hy which he is appointed, a 1111.'lllbl r may rl.'Sign his :IJll' 1111lt11l·ll' h) writing un<kr his hand addrl'Ss1.•d to till' Gm 1. rnor and upon 1\ l.·1.·ipt h� lhl' Cllvl'I nm of 1he ll!llcr or rcsig11a1ion 1hc :1ppoi111m1:11t or 11lt.: tlll'tllhl'r sh:ill tk11.•n11i1w. 8. The1 c shall be p:1id to th1: llll'llll .:rs. 1hc1 1ha11 er oj)i,·iu 111ctnh1.•rs. l{,mun,ra1i,111 :1ml such t enn111cratio11 or al lo\\ a1K1.·s as the C\,,·ernor may j)lt'St'rihl'. .\IJ.,,, 111,c. 9. Tile Bo:11ds 111:ty lkkga11.: to any pers11111 1 b\lth :-.ud1 l>I the l'uncti 1h of the Agency undet this l:m as the 130;1rd 1I1111),s m:1) h1. llhll\: conn niullly dealt with hy such ptrsnn or h,ltly , as l'nh ·1111..·L the l'1'1il'il·111 u 11du1.·1 ol iilL affairs or the t\gency. I), It-<' 11<111 ,,t t 1111,'lhlll\. !O. (I) Subjcl'I to this L:1,,·, lhl· ,\ 'llll'Y i, 1.·h:11gl·d with lhl· 1'1>ll!mi11g i,:::\1;,'.",::.;.'r functions. that is tu s:iy- (a) to continue to cx1.Tutc tht· S111all holtk1 Oil Palm D1.·v1.-!opmcnt Sd11.·m1. or till St 1tc Cnwrn11ll I t: (b) to assist, ,1 hcthc1 h) ,, :iy or gi\'i11g p1ot'1. •s-.i\Hl:d :td\'il.'l · 01 01hn,, i..;l.', persons, lmdi1.·s "h1. th1.·r t'lll p1H:1k u1 u11i11c111 pi11at1.·, nu11111111itil-s, co-operati\'c sot'icti1.·s or 01111.·r 111�•;111i:ted g111t1ps indu ling sm:111- lmltkrs in cst:thlishing or exp:1mli11g th1.·ir plam pl:1nt:11ions: (c) to educate till' l·i1izu1s 1111 thl.' 111.·ct·ssity tu plant or !-'.l<l\\' lh1.· impmwJ variety p:1'111 s1.·1.·dlings Ill \'Sl:thlish pl:in1:1ti1111s t'I 111p1isnl or th1.: i:·1r·m·.1.·d v:11 irt� p:ilm SL'nlli11gs as \\ l I) as ·1 tiVt'I) l'lll'OUt;1gc thl.' pl:11111ing 01 gwwi11g ul' such 1nl111s m 1.·st.1hlhh1n1.·111 nl' such pla111:11i11ns i11 every Loc:11 Gov1.·111m1:11t Ar•. a of till' S1:1t1·: ( <l) to c11cou1 ·1gc anti assi,1 snrill- holtil-1 s ll, r1. !bt'it;,1,• , r I q;l·1w1 ate dormant. disus1.:d 01 ah:i11d1,111.·d pal111 pl:llll:1tiP11s and cai'ty out the: St1p1.'I\ isiotl ,,r th1. 111:1illll'll,lnl'l' :i11d :1n:11w1.·111 Ill 11I p:ll lll pb1ll;l(l()ll', i11cludi11g 1csuscit:1I1.•d 11r 1q;1.•111.•1 :tt1.·d J''"'ll plan1:11iu11,: (e) to c:1usl' to b1.· ndtiv:111.·d and grnwn hy such JK·rS(lllS uI1 l•odk-; as ii may dcs1gna1c in th:11 hl'hatr. nr tu :1np1111.· fro111 :Iny othl'r so11rn·. :is may hl' 111.·c1.·ss:11 y. th1.· 1111p111, 1.·d , ;11 i1.·ty palm s1. 1.·tll11H.:s tor lhc