Laws of Botswana

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A National Climate Change Action Plan for Botswana 2018

policy · Made 2018-12-12

A Strategy for Changing the Health Sector For Healthy Botswana 2010-2020

policy · Made 2010

Acquisition of Property Act (Chapter 32:10)

Act · Made 1955-01-28

Acquisition of Property (Board of Assessment) (Fees and Allowances) Order

Regulation · Made 1973-08-24

Acquisition of Property (Board of Assessment) Rules (Chapter 32:10)

Regulation · Made 1962

Administration of Estates Act (Chapter 31:01)

Act · Made 1972

Agricultural Charges Act (Chapter 35:01)

Act · Made 1967-04-28

Repealed

Agricultural Charges (Fees) Regulations (Chapter 35:01)

Regulation · Made 1967

Agricultural Charges (Forms) Regulations (Chapter 35:01)

Regulation · Made 1967-07-28

Agricultural Management Associations Act (Chapter 35:08)

Act · Made 1978

Agricultural Resources Conservation Act (Chapter 35:06)

Act · Made 1972-12-30

Agricultural Resources Conservation (Harvesting of Veld Products) Regulations (S.I. No. 28 of 2004)

Regulation · Made 2004-03-26

Agricultural Resources Conservation (Utilization of Veld Products) Regulations

Regulation · Made 2006-12-01

Agrochemicals Act (Chapter 35:09)

Act · Made 1999

Agrochemicals Regulations (Chapter 35:09)

Regulation · Made 2003-08-08

Aquatic Weeds (Control) Act (Chapter 34:04)

Act · Made 1971-12-31

Aquatic Weeds (Control) Regulations

Regulation · Made 1976-01-01

Atmospheric Pollution (Prevention) Act (Chapter 65:03)

Act · Made 1971-05-14

Bamangwato Land Grant Act (Chapter 32:07)

Act · Made 1969-08-22

Boat (Import, Registration and Movement) Regulations, 1986 (Chapter 34:04)

Regulation · Made 1986-10-01

Bogosi Act (Chapter 41:01)

Act · Made 2008-04-30

Boreholes Act (Chapter 34:02)

Act · Made 1956-10-19

Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board Act, 1974 (Chapter 74:06)

Act · Made 1974-04-10

Botswana College of Agriculture Act (Chapter 57:02)

Act · Made 1991-05-16

Botswana Ecotourism Certification System

Regulation · Made 2008

Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority Act, 2016 (No. 13 of 2016)

Act · Made 2016-09-26

Botswana Integrated Water Resources Management & Water Efficiency Plan

policy · Made 2013-05

Botswana Intended Nationally Determined Contributions

policy · Made 2015-10

Botswana Investment and Trade Centre Act, 2011

Act · Made 2011-09-19

Botswana Land Policy

policy · Made 2015-07-18

Botswana Land Policy Review

policy · Made 2019

Botswana Meat Commission Act (Chapter 74:04)

Act · Made 1965-12-24

Repealed

Botswana Meat Commission Stabilisation Reserve Order

Regulation · Made 1989-01-27

Botswana Meat Commission (Transition) Act, 2019 (No. 20 of 2019)

Act · Made 2019

Botswana Multi - Sectoral Strategy For The Prevention And Control Of Non-Communicable Diseases 2018 – 2023

policy · Made 2018

Botswana National Climate Change Strategy 2018

policy · Made 2018

Botswana National Development Plan 11

policy · Made 2016-03

Botswana National Ecotourism Strategy

policy · Made 2002-03

Botswana National Water Policy 2012

policy · Made 2012-10

Botswana Power Corporation Act (Chapter 74:01)

Act · Made 1970

Botswana Power Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2016 (No. 15 of 2016)

Act · Made 2016-09-26

Botswana Power Corporation (Electricity) Bye-laws (Chapter 74:01)

Regulation · Made 1979-12-21

Botswana’s 2nd Updated Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement

policy · Made 2024-10

Botswana's Strategy for Waste Management

policy · Made 1998

Botswana Tenth National Development Plan

policy · Made 2009

Botswana Tourism Organisation Regulations (Chapter 42:10)

Regulation · Made 2010-05-14

Branding of Cattle Act (Chapter 36:02)

Act · Made 1962-01-01

Branding of Cattle (Additional Brands) Order 1996 (Chapter 36:02)

Regulation · Made 1996-11-08

Branding of Cattle (Additional Brands) Order (Chapter 36:02)

Regulation · Made 1969-12-24

Branding of Cattle (Amendment) Act (No. 10 of 1996)

Act · Made 1996-04-10

Branding of Cattle (Authorized Officers) Order (Chapter 36:02)

Regulation · Made 1963-04-08

Branding of Cattle (Branding Irons) Regulations (Chapter 36:02)

Regulation · Made 1964-01-01

Branding Regulations (Chapter 36:02)

Regulation · Made 1969-03-28

British South Africa Company Land Act (Chapter 32:06)

Act · Made 1905

Cattle Export and Slaughter Levy Act (Chapter 51:01)

Act · Made 2005-08-19

Cattle Export and Slaughter Levy Regulations

Regulation · Made 2006-05-26

Cattle Export Levy (Designation of Market) Order

Regulation · Made 1945-10-01

Central District (Abattoir) Bye-laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 1972-09-08 · Central District

Central District Council (Hawking and Street Vending) Bye-Laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 2008-11-07 · Central District

Central District Council (Markets) Bye-laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 1989-04-07 · Central District

Central District Council (Public Sewer) Bye-Laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 2006-05-19 · Central District

Central District (Livestock Control) Bye-Laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 1970-01-23 · Central District

Chobe District Council (Control of Livestock and Other Animals) (Model Bye-Laws) (Adoption) Bye-Laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 2008-12-19

Chobe District Council (Hawking and Street Vending) (Model Bye-Laws) (Adoption) Bye-Laws

Regulation · Made 2008-12-19 · Chobe District

Co-operative Societies Act

Act · Made 1962

Repealed

Co-operative Societies Act, 2014

Act · Made 2014-02-01

Co-operative Societies Act (Chapter 42:04)

Act · Made 1989-05-03

Community Based Natural Resources Management Act, 2025

Act · Made 2025-10-17

Community Based Natural Resources Management Policy

policy · Made 2007-01-01

Conservation Trust Fund Order

Regulation · Made 1999-02-08

Constitution of Botswana

Constitution · Made 1966

Consumer Protection Act (Chapter 42:07)

Act · Made 1998

Consumer Protection Regulations (Chapter 42:07)

Regulation · Made 2001

Control of Boreholes (Model) Bye-laws (Adoption) Order (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 1970-08-28

Control of Boreholes (Model) Bye-laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 1968-04-26

Control of Goods (Animal Feed Additives and Growth Promoters) Regulations (Chapter 43:08)

Regulation · Made 1977-08-12

Control of Goods (Authorised Officers) Regulations

Regulation · Made 1974-05-03

Control of Goods (Beef Prices) Regulations

Regulation · Made 1980-03-21

Control of Goods (Export of Grapple Plant) Regulations

Regulation · Made 1978-05-05

Control of Goods (Fresh Milk) Regulations

Regulation · Made 1977-02-28

Control of Goods (Import and Export of Agricultural Products) Regulations (Chapter 43:08)

Regulation · Made 1985

Control of Goods (Import Control) Regulations (Chapter 43:08)

Regulation · Made 1987

Control of Goods (Importation of Eggs and Poultry Meat) Regulations (Chapter 43:08)

Regulation · Made 1979

Control of Goods (Importation of Sugar) Regulations

Regulation · Made 1985-01-01

Control of Goods (Imports from and Exports to Iraq or Occupied Kuwait) Regulations

Regulation · Made 1990-10-29

Control of Goods (Intoxicating Liquor (Levy)) Regulations

Regulation · Made 2008-10-31

Control of Goods (Liquefied Petroleum Gas Cylinders) Regulations

Regulation · Made 2000-07-14

Control of Goods (Marking of Goods) Regulations

Regulation · Made 1974-10-01

Control of Goods, Prices and Other Charges Act (Chapter 43:08)

Act · Made 1973-11-23

Control of Goods, Prices and Other Charges (Marking and Labelling of Halaal and Non-halaal Meat and Meat Products) Regulations

Regulation · Made 2009-02-13

Control of Goods, Prices and Other Charges (Restriction on Importation of Pre-packed Refined Sugar) Regulations

Regulation · Made 2006-03-01

Control of Goods, Prices and other Charges (Restriction on Importation of Bottled Natural and Mineral Water) Regulations

Regulation · Made 2018-04-06

Control of Goods, Prices and Other Charges (Restriction on the Importation of Bread Loaves and Pie Pastries) Regulations, 2003 (Chapter 43:08)

Regulation · Made 2003

Control of Goods, Prices and other charges (Restriction on the importation of baked goods) Regulations, 2020

Regulation · Made 2020-07-27

Control of Goods, Prices and Other Charges (Returnable Containers) Regulations

Regulation · Made 1997-07-04

Control of Goods (Restriction on Importation of Wheat Flour) Regulations (Chapter 43:08)

Regulation · Made 1985

Control of Goods (Restriction on Importation of Wheat Flour) (Amendment) Regulations (S.I. No. 59 of 2016)

Regulation · Made 2016-06-06

Control of Goods (Sugar Exportation) Regulations

Regulation · Made 1979-09-14

Control of Goods (Trading Margins) Regulations

Regulation · Made 1975-01-01

Control of Livestock Industry Act (Chapter 36:01)

Act · Made 1941

Control of Livestock Regulations (Chapter 36:01)

Regulation · Made 1967

Control of Maize Milling Act (Chapter 43:05)

Act · Made 1961

Controlled Hunting Areas (Fees) Order (S.I. No. 16 of 1995)

Regulation · Made 1995-03-17

Cooperative Societies Regulations

Regulation · Made 1964

Corruption and Economic Crime Act, 1994

Act · Made 1994-08-13

Cruelty to Animals Act (Chapter 37:02)

Act · Made 1936

Customary Court of Appeal Rules (Chapter 04:05)

Regulation · Made 1968-01-25

Customary Courts Act (Chapter 04:05)

Act · Made 1961

Customary Courts (Enforcement of Specified Laws) Order (Chapter 04:05)

Regulation · Made 1981-07-10

Customary Law Act (Chapter 16:01)

Act · Made 1969-08-22

Customs Act, 2018

Act · Made 2018-08-27

Customs and Excise Duty Regulations

Regulation · Made 1974-03-28

Declaration of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (Lung Sickness) Infected Area (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1996 (S.I. No. 23 of 1996)

Regulation · Made 1996-03-15

Declaration of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (Lung Sickness) Infected Area (Amendment) Order, 1996 (S.I. No. 1 of 1996)

Regulation · Made 1996-01-04

Repealed

Declaration of Controlled Hunting Areas Order

Regulation · Made 1968-02-28

Declaration of Foot and Mouth Disease (Infected Area) Order (S.I. No. 3 of 2003)

Regulation · Made 2003

Declaration of Infested Waters Order, 1986 (Chapter 34:04)

Regulation · Made 1986-10-14

Declaration of Private Game Reserve Order (Chapter 38:01)

Regulation · Made 1992-01-31

Declaration of Private Game Reserves Order (Chapter 38:01)

Regulation · Made 1968-06-24

Declaration of Sowa Township Waterworks Area Order

Regulation · Made 1990-07-13

Declaration of Sua Pan Flamingo Sanctuary Order (S.I. 38 of 2010)

Regulation · Made 2010-04-23

Declaration of Waterworks Area Order

Regulation · Made 1970-12-31

Deeds Registry Act (Chapter 33:02)

Act · Made 1960-07-15

Deeds Registry (Conveyancers and Notaries Public) (Fees and Charges) Regulations (Chapter 33:02)

Regulation · Made 2004-10-01

Deeds Registry Regulations (Chapter 33:02)

Regulation · Made 1960-08-01

Delegation of Functions (Directions to Land Boards) Order (Chapter 02:11)

Regulation · Made 2006-06-02

Disease of Stock Regulations (Chapter 37:01)

Regulation · Made 1926

Diseases of Animals Act (Chapter 37:01)

Act · Made 1977-01-28

Diseases of Animals (Animal Information and Traceability System) Regulations (S.I. No. 7 of 2018)

Regulation · Made 2018-01-26

Diseases of Animals (BSE Control (Removal of Specified Risk Material)) Regulations (Chapter 37:01)

Regulation · Made 2004-12-10

Diseases of Animals (Declaration of Stock-Free Zones) Order (Chapter 37:01)

Regulation · Made 1982-12-10

Diseases of Animals (Determination of the Value of Compensation) Order (S.I. No. 54 of 2011)

Regulation · Made 2011-06-30

Diseases of Animals (Inoculation) Order (Chapter 37:01)

Regulation · Made 1952

Diseases of Animals (Livestock Identification and Trace-back) Regulations (Chapter 37:01)

Regulation · Made 2005-02-25

Diseases of Animals (Muzzling) Order (Chapter 37:01)

Regulation · Made 1954

Diseases of Animals (Prohibition of use of Anabolic Hormones and Thyrostatic Substances) Regulations (Chapter 37:01)

Regulation · Made 1987-09-18

Diseases of Animals (Stock Feed) Regulations (Chapter 37:01)

Regulation · Made 2004-12-10

Diseases of Stock (Poultry) Regulations (Chapter 37:01)

Regulation · Made 1941-09-08

Diseases of Stock (Quarantine and Compensation) Regulations (Chapter 37:01)

Regulation · Made 1930-12-09

Dissolution of the Tropical Forest Conservation Fund Order, 2015 (S.I. No. 74 of 2015)

Regulation · Made 2015-06-09

District Councils (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 1970-08-07

Dogs (Model) Bye-laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 1971-02-26

Educational Game Reserve Regulations (Chapter 38:01)

Regulation · Made 2004-08-13

Electricity Supply Act (Chapter 73:01)

Act · Made 1973-10-12

Electricity Supply (Licensing) Regulations (Chapter 73:01)

Regulation · Made 1993-11-26

Electricity (Supply) Regulations (Chapter 73:01)

Regulation · Made 1988-04-22

Emergency Powers Act (Chapter 22:04)

Act · Made 1966-09-30

Emergency Powers (COVID-19) Regulations, 2020 (S.I. No. 61 of 2020)

Regulation · Made 2020-04-02

Employment Act (Cap. 47:01)

Act · Made 1982

Environmental Assessment Act, 2011 (No. 10 of 2011)

Act · Made 2011-06-17

Environmental Assessment (Amendment) Act, 2020

Act · Made 2020-09-17

Environmental Assessment (Establishment of Appeals Committee) Order, 2019 (L.I. No. 29 of 2019)

Regulation · Made 2019-03-19

Environmental Assessment Regulations (Cap 65:07)

Regulation · Made 2012

Environmental Impact Assessment Act

Act · Made 2005-05-27

Repealed

Essential Supplies and Services Act (Chapter 22:05)

Act · Made 1973-11-23

Establishment and Jurisdiction of Customary Courts Order (Chapter 04:05)

Regulation · Made 1972-09-08

Establishment of Subordinate Lands Boards (Amendment) Order, 1992 (S.I. No. 45 of 1992)

Regulation · Made 1992

Establishment of Subordinate Lands Boards (Amendment) Order, 1994 (S.I. No. 53 of 1992)

Regulation · Made 1994

Establishment of Subordinate Lands Boards Order, 1973 (Chapter 32:02)

Regulation · Made 1973-06-15

Excise duty Act, 2018 (N. 34 of 2018)

Act · Made 2018-08-02

Factories Act (44:01)

Act · Made 1973

Factories (Woodworking) Regulations, 1974 (S.I. No. 51 of 1974)

Regulation · Made 1974-03-06

Fauna Conservation (Batawana Tribal Territory) Regulations, 1967 (S.I. No. 65 of 1967)

Regulation · Made 1967-11-03

Fauna Conservation (Capture of Animals) Regulations, 1968 (Chapter 38:01)

Regulation · Made 1968-01-12

Fauna Conservation (Compensation for Destruction of Livestock and Other Property) Order

Regulation · Made 1980-11-28

Fauna Conservation (Controlled Hunting Areas Fees) Order

Regulation · Made 1968-04-24

Fauna Conservation (Driver-Couriers) Regulations (Chapter 38:01)

Regulation · Made 1974-06-14

Fauna Conservation (General) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971

Regulation · Made 1971-03-04

Fauna Conservation (General) Regulations (Chapter 38:01)

Regulation · Made 1980-08-22

Fauna Conservation (Hunting on State Land) Regulations (Chapter 38:01)

Regulation · Made 1967-05-09

Fauna Conservation (Mannyelanong Game Reserve) Regulations, 1985 (Chapter 38:01)

Regulation · Made 1985-06-27

Fauna Conservation (Names of Animals) Regulations (Chapter 38:01)

Regulation · Made 1967-12-22

Fauna Conservation (Powers and Functions of Honorary Game Officers) Regulations, 1982 (S.I. No. 38 of 1982)

Regulation · Made 1982-03-31

Fauna Conservation (Tribal Territories Controlled Hunting Areas) Regulations, 1968 (S.I. No. 23 of 1968)

Regulation · Made 1968-03-29

Fauna Conservation (Trophy Dealers) Regulations, 1971 (Chapter 38:01)

Regulation · Made 1971-07-16

Fauna Conservation (Unified Hunting) (Amendment) Regulations, 1979 (S.I. No. 31 of 1979)

Regulation · Made 1979-04-16

Fauna Conservation (Unified Hunting) (Amendment) Regulations, 1988 (S.I. No. 39 of 1988)

Regulation · Made 1988-03-25

Fauna Conservation (Unified Hunting) Regulations, 1979 (S.I. No. 19 of 1979)

Regulation · Made 1979-03-12

Fencing Act (Chapter 33:03)

Act · Made 1962-08-22

Fencing (Application of Act) Order (Chapter 33:03)

Regulation · Made 1962-02-22

Fencing Regulations (Chapter 33:03)

Regulation · Made 1962-02-22

Fish Protection Act 1975 (Chapter 36:02)

Act · Made 1975-12-18

Repealed

Fish protection (prohibition of export of dry fish) regulations, 2017 (SI 17of 2017)

Regulation · Made 2017-02-17

Fish Protection Regulations, 2016 (S.I. No. 16 of 2016)

Regulation · Made 2015-08-08

Fish Protection Regulations (Chapter 36:02)

Regulation · Made 2008-05-23

Repealed

Food Control Act (Chapter 65:05)

Act · Made 1993-09-03

Food Control (Food Safety Alerts and Food Recall Procedures) Regulations. Statutory Instrument No. 198 of 2018

Regulation · Made 2018-12-28

Food Control (Inspection and Investigation of food on food premises) Regulations (S.1.62, 2023)

Regulation · Made 2023-05-26

Food Control (Maximum Levels of Aflatoxins in Food) Regulations

Regulation · Made 2011-04-08

Food Control (Maximum Levels of Melamine in Food) Regulations

Regulation · Made 2010-12-10

Food Grade Salt Regulations (S.I. 93, 2010)

Regulation · Made 2010-09-24

Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Conveyance of Products) Order (Chapter 37:01)

Regulation · Made 1960-07-30

Foot and Mouth Relief Fund Order (S.I. No. 94 of 2014)

Regulation · Made 2014-07-07

Forest Act (Chapter 38:03)

Act · Made 1968-03-10

Forest Conservation Strategy 2013-2020

policy · Made 2013

Forest (Declaration of Forest Reserves) Order (Chapter 38:03)

Regulation · Made 1986-05-24

Forest (Declaration of Protected Trees) Order, 1981 (Chapter 38:03)

Regulation · Made 1981-05-19

Forest (Exemption of Certain Villages from Prohibited Acts in Forest Reserves) Order (Chapter 38:03)

Regulation · Made 1968

Forestry (International Trade In Wild Flora) Regulations

Regulation · Made 2009-12-18

Francistown City Council (Public Sewer) Bye-laws (S.I. No. 82 of 2010)

Regulation · Made 2010-08-27

Francistown Town Council (Abattoir) Bye-laws (Cap. 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1972-05-26

Francistown Town Council (Establishment of Pound) Bye-laws (Cap. 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1965-06-25

Francistown Town Council (General) Bye-Laws (Cap. 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1967-08-18

Francistown Town Council (Local Beer) Bye-laws (Cap. 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1963-10-21

Francistown Waterworks (Prescribed Charges) Order (Chapter 34:03)

Regulation · Made 1962-10-01

Gabarone City Council (Public Standpipes) By-laws, 1994 (Cap. 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1994-02-25

Gabarone Game Reserve Regulations, 1987 (S.I. No. 85 of 1987)

Regulation · Made 1985-08-05

Gaborone City Council (Abattoir) Bye-laws (Cap. 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1971-07-30

Gaborone City Council (Dogs) Bye-laws (Cap. 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1968-04-05

Gaborone City Council (General) Bye-laws (Cap. 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1966-05-27

Gaborone City Council (Operation of Pound) Bye-laws

Regulation · Made 1971-03-12

Gaborone City Council (Public Land Excavation)(Control) Bye-laws (Cap. 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1976-10-22

Game Ranching Policy for Botswana (Government Paper No. 5 of 2002)

policy · Made 2002

Gemsbok National Park Regulations

Regulation · Made 1992-01-31

Ghanzi District Council (Hawking and Street-Vending) Bye-Laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 2006-10-27 · Ghanzi District

Ghanzi District Council (Livestock Control) Bye-laws

Regulation · Made 2011-02-11

Ghanzi District Council (Markets) Bye-Laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 1997 · Ghanzi District

Ghanzi Township (Refuse) Bye-laws (Chapter 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1978-01-27 · Ghanzi District

Grading of Carcasses Regulations (Chapter 36:03)

Regulation · Made 1977-08-12

Hawking and Street-Vending (Model) Bye-laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 2001-08-24

Herbage Preservation (Prevention of Fires) Act, 1977 (Cap. 38:02)

Act · Made 1977-09-08

Hides and Skins Export Act (Chapter 49:01)

Act · Made 1939

Hides and Skins Regulations (Chapter 49:01)

Regulation · Made 1955-09-01

Hypothecation Act (Chapter 46:05)

Act · Made 1977-09-29

Hypothecation Regulations (Chapter 46:05)

Regulation · Made 1978-05-12

Immovable Property (Removal of Restrictions) Act (Chapter 32:08)

Act · Made 1967-09-22

Importation of Bees Act (Chapter 49:02)

Act · Made 1910-04-14

Importation of Bees Order (Chapter 49:02)

Regulation · Made 1910-06-10

Industrial Development Act, 2019 (No. 23 of 2019)

Act · Made 2019

Industrial Development Act (Chapter 43:01)

Act · Made 2007

Repealed

Industrial Development Regulations (Chapter 43:01)

Regulation · Made 1989

Industrial Property Act, 2010 (Cap. 68:03)

Act · Made 2010-04-26

Jwaneng Town Council (Abattoir) Bye-laws (Cap. 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1990-10-19

Jwaneng Town Council (General) Bye-laws (Cap. 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1981-12-31

Jwaneng Town Council (Pound) Bye-laws

Regulation · Made 1991-09-13

Jwaneng Waterworks (Prescribed Charges) Order (Chapter 34:03)

Regulation · Made 1984-09-17

Kanye (Water Fees) Bye-laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 1972-09-15 · Southern District

Kgalagadi District Council (Control of Livestock) Bye-Laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 1998-12-04 · Kgalagadi District

Kgalagadi District Council (Food-Vending) Bye-Laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 1998-12-04 · Kgalagadi District

Kgalagadi District Council (Hawking and Street-vending) Bye-Laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 1998-12-04 · Kgalagadi District

Kgalagadi District Council (Public Standpipes) Bye-Laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 2002-03-01 · Kgalagadi District

Kgatleng District Council (Control of Livestock and Other Animals) Bye-laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 1980-02-22 · Kgatleng District

Kgatleng District Council (Natural Resources Protection) Bye-laws (S.I. No. 84 of 2010)

Other · Made 2010

Kweneng District Council (Control of Livestock and Other Animals) Bye-laws, 2016 (S.I. 27 of 2016)

Regulation · Made 2016-02-24

Kweneng District Council (Food-Vending) Bye-laws

Regulation · Made 2017-11-24

Kweneng District Council (Natural Resources Protection) Bye-Laws

Regulation · Made 2017-07-21

Kweneng District Council (Public Standpipes) Bye-Laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 2004-10-15 · Kweneng District

Labelling of Food Additives Regulations (Chapter 65:05)

Regulation · Made 2003-04-01

Labelling of Prepackaged Foods Regulations (Chapter 65:05)

Regulation · Made 2003-01-01

Land Control Act (Chapter 32:11)

Act · Made 1975-08-15

Land Control (Amendment) Act (No. 17 of 1986)

Act · Made 1986-12-11

Land Survey Act (Chapter 33:01)

Act · Made 1959-12-18

Land Survey Regulations (Chapter 33:01)

Regulation · Made 1963

Land Survey (Training in Practical Survey Work) Regulations (Chapter 33:01)

Regulation · Made 1964-04-09

Land Tribunal Act (No. 4 of 2014)

Act · Made 2014-01-23

Livestock Advisory Services Fund Order

Regulation · Made 2011-06-30

Livestock and Meat Industries Act (Chapter 36:03)

Act · Made 1962

Livestock and Meat Industries (Meat Inspection and Control of Red Meat Abattoir) Regulations

Regulation · Made 2007-09-11

Livestock and Meat Industries (Poultry Abattoir) Regulations (Chapter 36:03)

Regulation · Made 2007-09-11

Livestock and Meat Industries (Producers' Agents) Regulations

Regulation · Made 1968-02-09

Livestock Bones (Export Levy) Regulations

Regulation · Made 1956-04-20

Livestock Control (Model) Bye-laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 1971-07-30

Livestock Improvement Act, 2009 (No. 9 of 2009)

Act · Made 2009-06-15

Livestock Improvement Regulations, 2021 (Statutory Instrument No. 39 of 2021)

Regulation · Made 2021-03-29

Livestock Sales (Permits) Regulations, 1973 (Chapter 36:01)

Regulation · Made 1973-12-28

Lobatse Town Council (Abattoir) Bye-laws (Cap. 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1976-09-10

Lobatse Town Council (General) (Amendment) Bye-laws, 2014 (S.I. No. 34 of 20I4)

Regulation · Made 2014-03-28

Lobatse Town Council (General) Bye-laws (Cap. 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1967-09-15

Lobatse Town Council (Operation of Pound) Bye-Laws

Regulation · Made 2008-06-20

Lobatse Town Council (Public Sewer) Bye-Laws (S.I. No. 79 of 2009)

Regulation · Made 2009-09-11

Lobatse Town Council (Public Standpipes) Bye-laws (Cap. 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1983-06-03

Local Authorities Procurement and Asset Disposal Act (Chapter 41:11)

Act · Made 2008

Local Government Act, 2012 (Chapter 40:01)

Act · Made 2012-11-09

Local Government Act (District Council) Act (Chapter 40:01)

Act · Made 1965-12-31

Repealed

Locusts Act (Chapter 35:03)

Act · Made 1923-09-21

Maize (Classification and Grading) Regulations (Chapter 74:06)

Regulation · Made 1976-06-18

Marketing of Foods for Infants and Young Children Regulations (Chapter 65:05)

Regulation · Made 2005-06-17

Matimela Act (Cap. 36:06)

Act · Made 1969-08-15

Repealed

Matimela Act (Cap. 36:06)

Act · Made 2019-04-01

Matimela Regulations (Cap. 36:06)

Regulation · Made 1969-08-15

Matimela (Variation of Period of Sale) Order (Cap. 36:06)

Regulation · Made 2010-03-19

Maun Waterworks Areas Order (Chapter 34:03)

Regulation · Made 1993-08-27

Meat Industries (Beef Equalisation) Special Fund Order

Regulation · Made 1975-07-04

Meat Inspection and Control of Public Abattoirs and Export Slaughter Houses Regulations

Regulation · Made 1954-09-14

Medicines and Related Substances Act, 2018

Act · Made 2013

Medicines and Related Substances Regulations (SI.No.163 2019)

Regulation · Made 2019-12-06

Mineral Rights in Tribal Territories Act (Chapter 66:02)

Act · Made 1967-09-29

Mines and Minerals Act

Act · Made 1976-01-01

Repealed

Mines and Minerals Act, 1999 (Chapter 66:01)

Act · Made 1999-09-01

Mines and Minerals (Amendment) Act (No. 28 of 1980)

Act · Made 1980-09-11

Repealed

Mines and Minerals (Demarcation of Mining Lease Areas) Regulations (Chapter 66:01)

Regulation · Made 1971-01-05

Monuments and Relics Act (Chapter 59:03)

Act · Made 2001-08-24

Monuments and Relics Regulations

Regulation · Made 2016-12-30

Moshupa Waterworks Area Order, 1992 (S.I. No. 78 of 1992)

Regulation · Made 1992-09-11

Movable Property (Security Interests) Act, 2022

Act · Made 2022-02-25

Movement of Stock (Restriction) Order (Chapter 37:01)

Regulation · Made 1960

National Adaptation Plan Framework for Botswana 2020

policy · Made 2020-06

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2016

policy · Made 2016

National Development Bank Act (Chapter 74:05)

Act · Made 1963

National Disaster Risk Management Plan (NDRMP) 2009

policy · Made 2009-10

National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy 2013-2018: Beyond vulnerability – Towards resilience

policy · Made 2013

National Drought Plan 2020

policy · Made 2020

National Energy Policy 2021

policy · Made 2021-04

National Environmental Fund Order

Regulation · Made 2010-04-06

National Health Policy Towards a Healthier Botswana

policy · Made 2011

National Implementation Plan (Nip) for The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

policy · Made 2008-03

National Master Plan for the Arable Agriculture and Dairy Development (NAMPAADD). Implementation Guidelines

policy · Made 2001-01-01

National Meteorological Service Act, 2009 (N. 5)

Act · Made 2009-05-11

National Parks and Game Reserves Regulations (Chapter 38:01)

Regulation · Made 2000-04-01

National Parks Regulations, 1988 (S.I. No. 136 of 1988)

Regulation · Made 1988

National Planning Act (N. 5 of 2024)

Act · Made 2024-01-30

National Policy and Strategy for the conservation and management of elephants in Botswana

policy · Made 2003

National Policy on Disaster Management

policy · Made 1996-08

National Policy on Natural Resources Conservation and Development

policy · Made 1990-12-17

National Quality Policy for Botswana (2022)

policy · Made 2022

Natural Resources Protection (Model) Bye-laws, 1992 (S.I. No.30 of 1992)

Other · Made 1992-03-06

Natural Resources Protection (Model) Bye-laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 1992-03-27

Noise and Nuisance (Model) Bye-laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 1971-02-26

Noise and Nuisance (Model) Bye-laws (S.I. No. 21 of 1971)

Regulation · Made 1971

North East District (Abattoir) Bye- laws

Regulation · Made 2011-04-01

North East District Council (Control of Livestock and Other Animals) Bye-Laws

Regulation · Made 2018-08-18

North East District Council (Public Sewer) Bye-Laws (S.I. No. 30 of 2009)

Regulation · Made 2009

North-East District Council (Public Standpipes) Bye-Laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 2005-10-28 · North-East District

North West District Council (Control of Livestock and Other Animals) Bye-Laws (S.I. No. 67 of 2015)

Regulation · Made 2015-06-19

North West District Council (Hawking and Street-Vending) (Model) Bye-Laws (Adoption) Order

Regulation · Made 2005-12-16 · North West

Noxious Weeds Act (Chapter 35:04)

Act · Made 1916

Noxious Weeds Order

Regulation · Made 1968-06-07

Nxai Pan National Park Regulations

Regulation · Made 1976

Okavango-Cubango River Basin - Botswana National Action Plan 2011-2016

policy · Made 2011-04-01

Ombudsman Act 2021 (N. 22 of 2021)

Act · Made 2021-08-16

One-stop border post Act (No.10 of 2013)

Act · Made 2013-09-04

Orapa and Letlhakane Mine Waterworks Areas Declaration Order

Regulation · Made 1988-10-07

Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Regulations, 2014 (S.I. No. 140 of 2014)

Regulation · Made 2014-11-15

Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act (Chapter 67:01)

Act · Made 1981

Plant Diseases and Pests Act (Chapter 35:02)

Act · Made 1959-03-20

Repealed

Plant Protection Act (Chapter 35:02)

Act · Made 2007

Plant Protection (Amendment) Regulations (S.I. 144 of 2016)

Regulation · Made 2016-12-22

Plant Protection Regulations (S.I. 58 of 2009)

Regulation · Made 2009-07-17

Pounds Act (Chapter 36:05)

Act · Made 1925

Pounds (Non-Application to Certain Townships) Order

Other · Made 1965-06-25

Pounds (Prescribed Form) Order (Chapter 36:05)

Regulation · Made 1978-12-08

Pounds (Variation of Fees for Certain Townships) Order

Other · Made 1965-05-15

Prescribed Charges for Water Utilities Corporation Supply Areas (Chapter 34:03)

Regulation · Made 1992-10-08

Prevention of Rabies Act

Act · Made 1971

Prohibition of Hunting Order, 1991 (S.I. No. 70 of 1991)

Regulation · Made 1991-05-30

Prohibition of Sale of Imported Cattle to the Botswana Meat Commission for Export to the European Union Regulations (Chapter 37:01)

Regulation · Made 1998-12-18

Prohibition of Use of Water in Lobatse Waterworks Area Order (Chapter 34:03)

Regulation · Made 1990-12-04

Public Authorities (Functions) Act (Chapter 02:11)

Act · Made 1984-07-20

Public Finance Management (Chapter 54:01)

Act · Made 1965

Public Health Act (Chapter 63:01)

Act · Made 1971

Public Health Regulations (Chapter 63:01)

Regulation · Made 1983-08-26

Public-Private Partnerships Policy and Implementation Framework

policy · Made 2009-06

Public Procurement and Asset Disposal (Chapter 42:08)

Act · Made 2001-08-07

Public Service Act Ch. 26:01

Act · Made 2010-05-01

Purchase of Agricultural Produce Act (Chapter 35:05)

Act · Made 1960-09-30

Radiation Protection Act (Chapter 24:03)

Act · Made 2006

Radiation Protection Regulations (Chapter 24:03)

Regulation · Made 2008

Railway (Compensation for Livestock) Act (Chapter 70:03)

Act · Made 1904

Railway Land Act

Act · Made 1908

Registration of Livestock Act (Chapter 36:04)

Act · Made 1921-03-24

Repealed

Removal of Reservations of Trading Rights (Tati Company Limited) Act (Chapter 32:12)

Act · Made 1979-09-19

Rent Control Act (Chapter 43:09)

Act · Made 1977

Second Transitional National Development Plan (April 2023 – March 2025)

policy · Made 2023-04

Sectional Titles Act (Chapter 33:04)

Act · Made 1999

Sectional Titles (Conduct) Rules (Chapter 33:04)

Regulation · Made 2005-12-30

Sectional Titles (Management) Rules (Chapter 33:04)

Regulation · Made 2005-12-30

Sectional Titles Regulations (Chapter 33:04)

Regulation · Made 2002-09-23

Seeds Certification Act (Chapter 35:07)

Act · Made 1976

Selebi-Phikwe Town Council (Abattoir) Bye-laws (Cap. 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1978-11-10

Selebi-Phikwe Town Council (General) Bye-laws (Cap. 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1971-02-12

Selebi-Phikwe Town Council (Pound) Bye-laws

Regulation · Made 1971-04-02

Selebi-Phikwe Town Council (Public Standpipes) Bye-laws (Cap. 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1981-04-16

Sleeping Sickness Act (Chapt 63:03)

Act · Made 1939

Small Business Act (Chapter 43:10)

Act · Made 2004

Sorghum (Classification and Grading) Regulations (Chapter 74:06)

Regulation · Made 1976-06-18

South East District Council (Public Sewer) Bye-laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 2002-07-16 · South-East District

Southern District Council (Control of livestock and other animals) Bye-Laws

Regulation · Made 2014-10-31

Southern District Council (Markets) Bye-laws

Regulation · Made 2014-10-31

Southern District Council (Public Standpipes) Bye-Laws (Chapter 40:01)

Regulation · Made 1998-06-19 · Southern District

Sowa Township Authority (General) Bye-Laws (Cap. 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1996-12-27

Sowa Township (Hawking and Street Vending) Bye-laws

Regulation · Made 1994-03-04

Sowa Township Regulations (Chapter 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1991-03-08

Standards Act (Chapter 43:07)

Act · Made 1995

Standards (Import Inspection) Regulations

Regulation · Made 2008-09-12

State Land Act (Chapter 32:01)

Act · Made 1966-09-30

State Land (Procedure for Enforcement of Payment of Levies and Loans) Regulations, 1982 (S.I. No. 137 of 1982)

Regulation · Made 1982-12-10

State Land (Procedure for Enforcement of Payment of Levies and Loans) Regulations (Chapter 32:01)

Regulation · Made 1986-04-25

Statistics (Farming Production and Accounts) Regulations (Chapter 17:01)

Regulation · Made 1970-07-24

Stock Diseases (Semen) Regulations (Chapter 37:01)

Regulation · Made 1968-05-03

Stock Theft Act, 1996 (Chapter 09:01)

Act · Made 1996-12-19

Sunflower Seed (Classification and Grading) Regulations (Chapter 74:06)

Regulation · Made 1977-02-18

Tati Concessions Land Act (Chapter 32:05)

Act · Made 1911

The Botswana Climate Change Policy 2021

policy · Made 2021-04

The Citizen Economic Empowerment Policy (CEE Policy)

policy · Made 2012

The National Blue Economy Strategy for Botswana

policy · Made 2024

Tolerance of Poisonous Noxious Seeds in Grain Cereals, Legumes and Oilseeds Intended for Human Consumption Regulations. Statutory Instrument No.1 of 2019

Regulation · Made 2019-01-04

Tourism Act (Chapter 42:09)

Act · Made 1992

Tourism Board Act (Chapter 42:10)

Act · Made 2004

Tourism Policy

policy · Made 2021-04-14

Tourism Regulations (Chapter 42:09)

Regulation · Made 1996

Tourism (Reservation of Tourist Enterprises for Citizens) Regulations (Chapter 42:09)

Regulation · Made 2006

Town and Country (Declaration of Planning Areas) Order, 1980 (Chapter 32:09)

Regulation · Made 1980-08-01

Town and Country Planning Act (Chapter 32:09)

Act · Made 1977-01-24

Town and Country Planning (General Development) Order, 1980 (Chapter 32:09)

Regulation · Made 1980-07-11

Repealed

Town and Country Planning (General Development) Order, 2014 (S.I. No. 51 of 2014)

Regulation · Made 2014-04-22

Town and Country Planning (Minimum Size for Subdivision of Land) Order (S.I. 79 of 2019)

Regulation · Made 2019-07-05

Town and Country Planning (Transfer of Planning Functions) Order

Regulation · Made 1980-08-01

Town and Country Planning (Transfer of Planning Functions) Order, 1980

Regulation · Made 1980-07-04

Town Council (Hawking and Street-Vending) Regulations (Chapter 40:02)

Regulation · Made 2002-04-26

Town Council (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Chapter 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1969-08-08

Town Council (Public Sewers) Regulations (Chapter 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1982-04-08

Town Council Regulations (Chapter 40:02)

Regulation · Made 1966-04-01

Town Planning Scheme Order (S.I. 16, 1978)

Regulation · Made 1978-02-24

Townships Act (Chapter 40:02)

Act · Made 1955

Repealed

Trade Act (Chapter 43:02)

Act · Made 2004

Trade Regulations (Chapter 43:02)

Regulation · Made 2008

Tribal Land Act (Act No. 1 of 2018)

Act · Made 2018-02-19

Tribal Land Act (Chapter 32:02)

Act · Made 1968

Repealed

Tribal Land (Amendment) Act, 1980 (No. 24 of 1980)

Act · Made 1980-09-09

Repealed

Tribal Land (Amendment) Act, 1982 (No. 26 of 1982)

Act · Made 1982-10-18

Repealed

Tribal Land (Amendment) Act, 1984 (No. 3 of 1984)

Act · Made 1984-04-13

Repealed

Tribal Land (Amendment) Act, 1985 (No. 16 of 1985)

Act · Made 1985-08-12

Repealed

Tribal Land (Amendment) Act, 1986 (No. 5 of 1986)

Act · Made 1986-02-03

Repealed

Tribal Land (Amendment) Act, 1987 (No. 15 of 1987)

Act · Made 1987-08-03

Repealed

Tribal Land (Amendment) Act, 1994 (No. 10 of 1994)

Act · Made 1994-07-13

Repealed

Tribal Land (Amendment of Schedule) Order, 1984 (S.I. No. 91 of 1984)

Regulation · Made 1984-08-15

Repealed

Tribal Land (Amendment of Schedule) Order, 1986 (S.I. No. 35 of 1986)

Regulation · Made 1986-04-16

Repealed

Tribal Land (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 (S.I. No. 142 of 2016)

Regulation · Made 2016

Tribal Land (Establishment of Land Tribunals) (Amendment) Order, 1996 (S.I. No. 43 of 1996)

Regulation · Made 1996-05-09

Tribal Land (Establishment of Land Tribunals) Order, 1995 (Chapter 32:02)

Regulation · Made 1995-09-11

Tribal Land (Land Board Service) Regulations (Chapter 32:02)

Regulation · Made 2006-03-10

Tribal Land Regulations, 1970 (Chapter 32:02)

Regulation · Made 1970-01-30

Tribal Lands (Subordinate Land Boards) Regulations, 1973 (Chapter 32:02)

Regulation · Made 1973-06-15

Trust Property Control Act, 2018 (No. 11 of 2018)

Act · Made 2018-06-29

Tsetse Fly Control Order

Other · Made 1960-03-11

Tsetse Fly Control Regulations

Regulation · Made 1962

Veterinary Surgeons Act (Chapter 61:04)

Act · Made 1971

Vision 2016 - A long term vision for Botswana

policy · Made 2016

Vision 2036: Achieving Prosperity for All

policy · Made 2016-07-01

Waste Management Act (Chapter 65:06)

Act · Made 1998-09-04

Water Act (Chapter 34:01)

Act · Made 1968-02-09

Water Regulations (Chapter 34:01)

Regulation · Made 1968-09-06

Water Utilities Corporation Act (Chapter 74:02)

Act · Made 1970-06-30

Water Utilities Corporation (Vesting of Assets) Order (Chapter 74:02)

Regulation · Made 2008-08-15

Waterworks Act (Chapter 34:03)

Act · Made 1968-02-09

Waterworks (Amendment) Act

Act · Made 1983-08-30

Waterworks (Prescribed Charges) Order

Regulation · Made 1962

Whistleblowing Act, 2016

Act · Made 2016

Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act (Chapter 38:01)

Act · Made 1992-11-10

Wildlife Conservation and National Parks (Amendment) Act, 1993 (Act No. 16 of 1993)

Act · Made 1993-12-15

Wildlife Conservation and National Parks (Cheetahs) (Killing Suspension) Order (Chapter 38:01)

Regulation · Made 2005-04-22

Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Citation (Open Season Hunting Declaration) Order, 2019. S.I.n.101 of 2019

Regulation · Made 2019-08-27

Wildlife Conservation and National Parks (Hunting and Licensing) Regulations (Chapter 38:01)

Regulation · Made 2001-08-10

Wildlife Conservation and National Parks (Lions) (Killing Restriction) Order (Chapter 38:01)

Regulation · Made 2005-04-22

Wildlife Conservation and National Parks (Prohibition of Hunting, Capturing or Removal of Animals) Order, 2016 (S.I. No. 4 of 2016)

Regulation · Made 2016-01-01

Wildlife Conservation and National Parks (Prohibition of Sale of Snares and Traps) Order, 2016 (S.I. No. 110 of 2016)

Regulation · Made 2016-09-26

Wildlife Conservation and Parks (Amendment) Act, 2023 - Act No. 15 of 2023

Act · Made 2023-11-13

Wildlife Conservation (Possession and Ownership of Elephant Tusks or Ivory) Regulations (Chapter 38:01)

Regulation · Made 2001-08-10

Wildlife Policy

policy · Made 2013

Zonal Branding Areas and Symbols Order

Other · Made 1964-01-01