Food Reserve (Designated Commodities) (Standard of Conduct) Regulations (S.I. No. 94 of 1996)

SECTION 16-THE FOOD RESERVE (DESIGNATED COMMODITIES) (STANDARD OF CONDUCT) REGULATIONS Statutory Instrument 94 of 1996 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Food Reserve (Designated Commodities) Standard of Conduct) Regulations. Title 2. A registered trader or processor shall, prior to purchasing a designated commodity, inspect all relevant records to determine if (a) the farmer, trader of processor selling the designated commodity has previously pledged the commodity as security;or (b) a charge or lien has been registered under the Agricutural Credits Act. Power to inspect records 3. A trader or a processor, registered as a dealer in a designated commodity, shall on a monthly basis provide to the Food Reserve Agency information regarding the stock of a designated commodity handled or held by him during the period commencing 1st May, 1996 to 30th April, 1997. Records by traders and processors 4. The information referred to in Regulation (3) above, shall be provided in the forms set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. Prescribed forms SCHEDULE (Regulation 4) FOOD RESERVE AGENCY Food Reserve Unit MONTHLY REPORT ON TRADING ACTIVITIES FOR TRADERS IN DESIGNATED COMMODITIES Reporting period: .............................. Traders who deal in designated commodities are required to complete this form at the end of the month and send it to one of the addresses below. Reports on trading activities are required for statistical purposes only, to enable the Food Reserve Agency to collect, analyse and disseminate marketing information for the benefit of producers, traders, processors and other market participants, and the help plan the Agency's own marketing activities. The information provided will remain confidential. Any statistics that are publicised will be in the form of aggregated data. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. NOTES: When filling in the forms, please provide data for the operating period only. Please specify the unit of measurement when indicating quantities (50 kg or 90 kg bags, or metric tonnes). Name of organisation: Food Reserve Agency registration number: Address (physical location): P.O. Box: Tel. and Fax No: Food Reserve Agency P.O. Box 34054, Lusaka Temporary Address: NRDC-Maize and Fertilizer Storage Project, Lusaka Choma, Regional Property Officer, offices at CIDA sheds, P.O. Box 630006 Chipata, Regional Property Officer, PWD building, P.O. Box 510161 Mkushi, Regional Property Officer, offices at CIDA sheds, P.O. Box 840170 Kitwe, Regional Property Officer, offices at Kitwe silos, P.O. Box 20630 Kasama, Regional Property Officer, offices at CIDA sheds, P.O. Box 410501 Isoka, Regional Property Officer, offices at CIDA sheds, P.O. Box 440034 FORM 1 (Regulation 4) 1. Crop Purchases Please indicate the quanities of designated commodities that your organisation purchased and the respective areas of purchase (province, district, country): Commodity Area of Purchase Quantity purchased 2. Storage Please indicate the quantities and location of designated commodities that you currently have in storage: Commodity 3. Sales Please indicate the quantities of designated commodities that you have marketed, and the type of buyer (e.g. industrial mill, hammer mill, international grain trader, local grain trader, brewery, stockfeed producer): Commodity Type of buyer Quantity sold 4. Processing If applicable, please indicate the approximate quantities of designated commodities that you have processed/milled during the reporting period. Commodity End product Quantity processed