Agricultural Crops (Compensation) Act (Cap. 5)

ACT Act No.9 of 1967 Amended by SRO 32 of 1995 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1. Short title. 2. Damage to agricultural crops. 3. Disagreement as to amount of compensation. 4. Power to amend Schedule. Schedule CHAPTER 5 AGRICULTURAL CROPS (COMPENSATION) ACT An Act to make provision for the amount of compensation payable for damage to agricultural crops and other trees. [Act No. 9 of 1967 amended by SRO 32 of 1995.] [11th March, 1967.] 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Crops (Compensation) Act. 2. Damage to agricultural crops The amount of compensation payable for damage to agricultural crops and other trees shall be as follows— (a) where the damage amounts to total destruction, the compensation shall be calculated at the rates set out in the Schedule; (b) where the damage does not amount to total destruction, the compensation shall be calculated on that proportion of the amount for total destruction directly attributable to the damage as may be determined by assessors appointed by the parties within four days of the occurrence of the damage. 3. Disagreement as to amount of compensation Where the parties or their assessors disagree as to the amount of compensation payable, either party may make application in writing to the Director of Lands and Surveys within seven days of the occurrence of the damage to determine the compensation payable by arbitration, and thereafter the provisions of the Agricultural Small Tenancies Act, Chapter 10, shall apply, mutatis mutandis. 4. Power to amend Schedule The Minister, if he or she considers it expedient to do so, may by Order amend the Schedule. Schedule AGRICULTURAL CROPS (COMPENSATION) ACT Note that the values quoted are the maximum recommended to be charged. Persons doing the valuation should use their discretion based on the situation as seen. All values are quoted in E.C. dollars. Nutmeg Bearing or mature (15 years +) Immature (5 – 15 years) Plants Nutmeg (Marcott) $160.00 $50.00 $9.00 Nutmeg (Seedling) $300.00 $100.00 $6.00 COCOA (10 years +) (1 – 9 years) (< 1 year) Cocoa (Clones) $200.00 $100.00 $5.00 Cocoa (Seedling) $200.00 $100.00 $5.00 FRUITS AND OTHER TREE CROPS Name Bearing or mature (over 5 years) Immature (1 – 5 years) Plants (under 1 year) Ackee $50.00 $15.00 – $50.00 $15.00 Atemoya $75.00 $15.00 – $50.00 $15.00 Avocado $200.00 $15.00 – $75.00* $15.00 Breadfruit $200.00 $15.00 – $75.00 $15.00 Breadnut $150.00 $15.00 – $75.00 $15.00 Cashew Nut $150.00 $15.00 – $75.00 $15.00 Chenip $350.00 $15.00 – $15.00 $75.00 Coconut $100.00 $15.00 – $75.00 $15.00 Coffee $30.00 $10.00 – $30.00* $5.00 Condicion $50.00 $10.00 – $30.00 $15.00 Custard Apple $60.00 $15.00 – $50.00 $15.00 Damson $50.00 $10.00 – $30.00 $15.00 French Cashew $50.00 $10.00 – $30.00 $15.00 Golden Apple $350.00 $15.00 – $75.00 $15.00 Governor Plum $50.00 $10.00 – $30.00 $15.00 Grape (Vines) $20.00 $10.00 $3.50 Guava $40.00 $10.00 – $20.00 $10.00 Mammie Apple $150.00 $15.00 – $75.00 $15.00 Mango (Seedling) $250.00 $15.00 – $75.00 $15.00 Mango (Grafted) $250.00 $15.00 – $75.00 $15.00 Mauby $100.00 $15.00 – $75.00 $15.00 Passion Fruit $20.00 $10.00 $3.50 Pawpaw (Table) $40.00 $10.00 $3.00 Plum (Red & Yellow) $75.00 $10.00 – $50.00* $10.00 Sapodilla $250.00 $15.00 – $75.00 $15.00 Star Apple $125.00 $15.00 – $75.00 $15.00 Sugar Apple $50.00 $15.00 – $50.00* $15.00 Tamarind $200.00 $15.00 – $75.00 $15.00 West Indian Cherry $50.00 $10.00 – $30.00 $10.00 Miscellaneous $50.00 $10.00 – $30.00 $15.00 *Note.—The following guidelines should be followed in determining value of fruit trees between 1 – 5 years— Range Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 $15.00 – $50.00 $15.00 $23.75 $32.50 $41.25 $50.00 $15.00 – $75.00 $15.00 $30.00 $45.00 $60.00 $75.00 $10.00 – $30.00 $10.00 $15.00 $20.00 $25.00 $30.00 $10.00 – $50.00 $10.00 $20.00 $30.00 $40.00 $50.00 SPICES, CITRUS AND BANANAS Spices Bearing (over 5 years) Immature (1 – 5 years) Plants (under 1 year) Bay Leaf $40.00 $15.00 $4.00 Cinnamon $40.00 $15.00 $4.00 Cloves $150.00 $30.00 $8.00 Mountain Spice $40.00 $15.00 $4.00 Pimento $150.00 $30.00 $8.00 Sapot $40.00 $15.00 $4.00 Tonka Bean $40.00 $15.00 $4.00 CITRUS – ALL TYPES $150.00 $15.00 – $75.00 $15.00 BANANA FAMILY (Price per plant) (7 months to harvest) (3 – 7 months) (1 – 3 months) Banana $12.00 $6.50 $4.00 Bluggoes $10.50 $5.75 $1.80 Greendie $8.00 $4.00 $2.00 Gros Michel $20.00 $10.00 $3.00 Pelipita $6.00 $3.00 $1.00 Plantain $30.00 $12.00 $5.00 Rock Fig $8 00 $4.00 $2.00 Note.—Limit to a maximum of three mature plants per stool when determining values. ORNAMENTALS Name Bearing(over 5 years) Immature(1 – 5 years) Plants (under 1 year) Cassia $25.00 $22.00 $1.65 Casurina $45.00 $30.00 $3.15 Flamboyant $40.00 $30.00 $3.15 Immotell $75.00 $25.00 $1.65 Wild Tamarind $45.00 $25.00 $1.65 Black Tulip $140.00 $40.00 $10.00 Costos $100.00 $45.00 $4.00 Name Bearing (over 5 Immature (1 – 5 Plants (under 1 years) years) year) H. Sexy Pink $140.00 $40.00 $10.00 H. Golden Opal $60.00 $20.00 $4.00 H. Collisina $140.00 $40.00 $10.00 H. Rostrata $140.00 $40.00 $10.00 H.Wagneriana $140.00 $40.00 $10.00 H. Golden Torch $50.00 $15.00 $2.00 H. Richmond Red $140.00 $40.00 $10.00 H. Flame Red $140.00 $40.00 $10.00 Heliconia Caribea $140.00 $40.00 $10.00 Musa Coccina $150.00 $70.00 $5.00 Musa Onatto $150.00 $70.00 $5.00 Musa Veluctina $150.00 $70.00 $5.00 Perfume Ginger $140.00 $40.00 $10.00 Pineapple Ginger $140.00 $40.00 $10.00 Pink Ginger Lily $80.00 $20.00 $4.00 Red Ginger Lily $80.00 $20.00 $4.00 Shampoo Ginger $140.00 $40.00 $10.00 Torch Lily $140.00 $40.00 $10.00 VINES AND ROOT AND STEM TUBERS Vines Bearing Immature Plants Butternut Squash $5.00 $3.00 $0.50 Cantaloupe $6.00 $3.00 $0.50 Melon (Vine) $20.00 $5.00 $0.50 Melon (Fruit) $10.00 – – Pumpkin Vine $20.00 $5.00 $0.50 Pumpkins (Fruits) $5.00 – – Cucumber $6.00 $3.00 $0.50 ROOT AND STEM TUBERS Names Bearing Non-bearing or immature Plants Beet $1.00 $0.75 $0.25 Carrot $0.75 $0.50 $0.25 Cassava $2.50 $1.25 $0.25 Cut Yam (Bush Yam) $3.00 $2.00 $0.20 Dasheen (Holes) $2.50 $1.40 $0.50 Eddoes (Holes) $2.50 $1.50 $0.50 Ginger $3.00 $2.00 $0.25 Ground Nut $2.50 $1.20 $0.25 Onion $0.35 $0.20 $0.10 Sweet Potatoes (Holes) $1.00* $0.60 $0.20 (1 – 3 months) Tannias (Holes) $3.00 $2.50 $0.50 Yarn (Lisbon etc) $4.50 $2.50 $0.50 * A hole comprises one (1) vine. GRASS BARRIERS AND HEDGES: $1.00 per running foot. LEGUMES AND LEGUMES MIXED AND LEAFY VEGETABLES Legumes and legumes mixed Bearing Immature Plants Corn and Peas together (Max. 4 per hole) $4.00 $2.20 $1.00 Peas Stool (Solid Stand) $4.00 $2.20 $1.00 Corn Stool (Solid Stand) $4.00 $2.20 $1.00 String Beans (Stool, 3 plants) $5.00 $3.00 $1.00 Beans (Bush type) (Stool, 3 plants) $5.00 $3.00 $1.00 LEAFY VEGETABLES Broccoli $3.00 $1.50 $0.50 Cabbage $3.00 $1.00 $0.50 Cauliflower $3.00 $1.50 $0.50 Legumes and legumes mixed Bearing Immature Plants Celery $3.00 $1.50 $0.50 Lettuce $1.50 $0.75 $0.50 Parsley $2.50 $1.00 $0.50 Thyme $4.00 $2.00 $0.50 Water Cress (Sq. Ft.) $3.00 $1.50 $0.50 Chives $3.00 $1.50 $0.50 OTHER VEGETABLES AND SUGAR CANE Other Vegetables Bearing Immature Plants Egg Plant $6.00 $3.00 $0.50 Hot Pepper $6.00 $2.00 $0.50 Okra $2.50 $1.25 $0.50 Sorrel $1.50 $0.75 $0.50 Sweet Pepper $5.00 $2.50 $0.50 Tomatoes $10.00 $4.00 $0.50 SUGAR CANE Per Square Foot $0.75 $0.50 – Note.—FOR SUGAR CANE = The values quoted are based on row planting, 5 feet between rows, and sets of 30 cm (1 foot) long within the rows. The actual rows should be measured, excluding spaces between rows. Where cane is interplanted with other crops, those crops should be valued separately. The economic life of a field is expected to be 6 years (5 crops). After that period, there should be no compensation if the farmer has to give up the land. COMPENSATION SCHEDULES FOR FOREST TREES Category 1 Botanical Name Mature (E.C. $) Immature (E.C. $) Plants (E.C. $) Mahogany Swietenia mahogani 3.50 per bd.ft 100.00 per tree 5.00 Swietenia marcrophylla 3.50 per bd.ft 100.00 per tree 5.00 Red Cedar Cedrella odorata 3.50 per bd.ft 100.00 per tree 5.00 Teak Tectonia grandis 3.50 per bd.ft 100.00 per tree 5.00 Saman Samanea saman 3.50 per bd.ft 100.00 per tree 3.00 Bagul 3.50 per bd.ft 100.00 per tree 3.00 Gommier Dacroydas exceiss 3.50 per bd.ft 100.00 per tree 3.00 Christmas Trees Cupressua lusitanica 30.00 per tree over 8 ft 5.00 per ft – 8 ft 5.00 Builet Manilkara bidentata 3.50 per bd.ft 100.00 per tree 5.00 Category 2 Blue Mahoe Hibiscus eiatus 1.50 per bd.ft 50.00 3.00 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus spp 1 .50 per bd.ft 50.00 5.00 Gaiba Calliophyllum lucibum 1.50 per bd.ft 50.00 3.00 Poisdoux Inga venoss 1.50 per bd.ft 50.00 3.00 Maruba Simaruba amara 1.50 per bd.ft 50.00 4.00 Tapana Hieronyma caribaea 1.50 per bd.ft 50.00 3.00 Mangrove 1.50 per bd.ft 50.00 2.00 Gliricidia Gliricidia sepium 1.00 per bd.ft 30.00 1.00 Almond Richeria turbinate 1.50 per bd.ft 50.00 3.00 Cassia Cassia spp 1.50 per bd.ft 10.00 (50.00) per tree 1.00 (5.00) White Cedar Tabebuia heterophylla (pallida) 1.50 per bd.ft 40.00 1.00 Pine Pinus spp 1.50 per bd.ft 50.00 5.00 Tantakayo Albizia caribaea 1.00 per bd.ft 40.00 per tree Category 3 Penny Piece Pouteria multiflora 1.00 per bd.ft 25.00 1.00 Cutlet 1.00 per bd.ft 20.00 Calabash Creacentia cujete 1.00 per bd.ft 20.00 1.00 Hog Plum Spondias mombin 1.00 per bd.ft 20.00 1.00 Lowland Bursera simaruba .50 per bd.ft 10.00 1.00 Gommier Sandbox Hura crepitans 1.00 per bd.ft 15.00 1.00 Slikcotton Caiba pentrandra 1.75 per bd.ft 35.00 1.00 Cacolay 1.25 per bd.ft 10.00 1.00 Boisbande Leucaena Leucaena leucocephylia 35.00 trees over 15 ft 10.00 (20.00) up to 15 ft 1.00 (3.00) Others not Specified 1.00 per bd.ft 20.00 1.00 Category 4 Bamboo Bambusa vulgaris 0.50 per ft 0.50 per ft Note.—For forest trees— 1. Where there are two prices for immature trees and plants, the figure in bracket indicates the price for plants raised in