Tea (Licensing, Registration and Trade) (Amendment) Regulations, 2012 (L.N. No. 9 of 2012)

27th January, 2012 LEGAL NOTICE NO. 9 THE TEA ACT (Cap. 343) IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 25 of the Tea Act, the Minister for Agriculture, in consultation with the Board, makes the following Regulations:— THE TEA (LICENSING, REGISTRATION AND TRADE) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2012 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Tea (Licensing, Registration and Trade) (Amendment) Regulations, 2012. 2. The Tea (Licensing, Registration and Trade) Regulations, 2008 (in these Regulations referred to as the principal Regulations) are amended by deleting regulation 3 and substituting therefor the following new regulation— L.N. 122/2008. 3. (1) A small holder tea grower registered under section 8 of the Act shall apply to be registered with the tea factory to which he delivers green leaf in Form A set out in the First Schedule. (2) A plantation tea grower registered under section 8 of the Act shall apply to be registered with the tea factory to which he delivers green leaf in Form A1 set out in the First Schedule. 3. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 5 by deleting the word “wishes” and substituting therefor the word “intends”. 4. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 7 by deleting the word “wishes” in regulation 7 and substituting therefor the word “intends”. 5. The principal Regulations are amended in Regulation 12— (a) by deleting the words “cess and” appearing immediately after the word “monthly” wherever they appear in paragraph (1); (b) by deleting paragraph (2); and (c) by deleting paragraph (3). 6. The principal Regulations are amended by deleting regulation 13 and substituting therefor the following new regulation— 13. A person who intends to deal in tea as a buyer, exporter, importer, broker or warehouseman shall register or renew the registration with the Board by applying to the Board in Form G, I and K respectively set out in the First Schedule. 7. The principal Regulations are amended by deleting regulation 15 and substituting therefor the following new regulation— 15. A person who intends to deal in tea as a tea packer shall register or renew his registration with the Board by applying to the Board in Form M set out in the First Schedule. 8. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting the following new regulation immediately after regulation 15— 15A. Any manufacturer or person dealing in tea engaged in more than one function along the value chain shall be required to register with the Board for each function he performs in accordance with these Regulations. 9. The principal Regulations are amended by deleting regulation 24 and substituting therefor the following new regulation— 24. A person who intends to deal in tea as a management agent shall register or renew his registration with the Board by applying to the Board in Form S set out in the First Schedule. 10.The principal Regulations are amended by deleting regulation 38 and substituting therefor the following new regulation— 38. A person who intends to deal in tea as an auction organizer shall register or renew his registration with the Board by applying to the Board in Form X set out in the First Schedule. 11. The principal Regulations are amended in the First Schedule by deleting Form D and substituting therefor the new Form D set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations. 12. The principal Regulations are amended in the First Schedule by deleting Form F and substituting therefor the new Form F set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations. 13. (1) The principal Regulations are amended in Form S appearing in the First Schedule by— (a) deleting paragraph 1(c) under the terms and conditions and substituting therefor the following new paragraph— (c) that an applicant intending to offer agency services including marketing and payment to growers, has provided indemnity of 0.5% of principals’ annual business turnover from a reputable institution; and (b) deleting the word “manufacturing” in paragraph 5 and substituting therefor the word “management”. 14. The principal Regulations are amended in the First Schedule by deleting Form V and substituting therefor the new Form V set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations. 15. The principal Regulations are amended in the First Schedule by deleting Form W and substituting therefor the new Form W set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations.