Import and Export of Scheduled Products Regulations, 2001

1. Citation.

2. Interpretation.

3. Registration of Importers and Exporters of Scheduled Products.

4. Permits.

5. Duration of Permit.

6. Renewal of Permits.

7. Powers of the Board and to fix levy on Scheduled Products.

8. Revocation.

9. Transitional.

10. Unexpired Permits to be valid. Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Import and Export of Scheduled Products Regu- lations, 2001. Interpretation.

2. In these Regulations “Act” means the National Agricultural Marketing Board Act, 1985. Registration of Importers and Exporters of Scheduled Products.

3. (1) No person shall engage in the importation or exportation of scheduled products unless that person has applied to be registered by the Board and is so registered. (2) An application to the Board for registration under subregulation (1) shall be in the form prescribed in the Schedule to these Regulations. (3) Every application for registration shall be accompanied by a fee of E100.00 (Emalangeni one hundred) which is refundable if the application is unsuccessful. Permits.

4. (1) The Board shall, upon registration of any person under regulation 3, issue to that person a permit which shall entitle that person to import or export scheduled products. (2) No permit shall be required for the importation or exportation of scheduled products which do not exceed 20 kilograms in weight. [ISSUE 1] 1 STATUTES OF ESWATINI rr.5-10 Duration of Permit.

5. A permit issued or renewed under regulation 4 or regulation 6 shall be valid for a period of one month, and shall expire on the last day of the month for which it was issued or renewed. Renewal of Permits.

6. A permit issued under regulation 4 may be renewed upon application made to the Board by the holder of the permit for a period of one month. Powers of the Board and to fix levy on Scheduled Products.

7. The Board, as is empowered under section 6 of the Act, may — (a) require any person wishing to engage or who is engaged in importing and exporting scheduled products to register with and obtain a permit from the Board; (b) nominate and empower any person or body to import or export scheduled products; (c) determine the quantity, quality, grade or class of scheduled products that shall be subject to control and designate the place and manner of distribution of scheduled products; (d) require from any person information relating to the source, type, grade, quan- tity and price of scheduled products; or (e) collect permit fees and by notice published in the Gazette prescribe and impose such levy as may be appropriate on the value of scheduled products. Revocation.

8. The following Legal Notices are hereby revoked, that is — (a) The Import and Export of Scheduled Products Regulations, 1991 (L.N.131 of 1991); and (b) The Import and Export of Scheduled Products Notice, 1986 (L.N.109 of 1986) with the exception of the Import and Export of Scheduled Products (Amendment) Notice, 2001 (L.N. 115/2001). Transitional.

9. Import and Export of Scheduled Products (Amendment) Notice, 2001 (L.N.115/2001) shall continue in force until it is revoked. Unexpired Permits to be valid.

10. Permits issued by the Board before the commencement of these Regulations which haven not expired shall be valid until they expire. 2