Produce (Enforcement of Export Standards) (Amendment) Act, 2016

\ ; PRODUCE (ENFOi<CEMgNT OF EXPORT STANDAHDS) (AIYIENDMENT) ACT, 2016 ICXPLANATOR'i JYll':IYlORAND!IM Thi' i\c1 amends the Pn>cluc~ (J:nl(m:cmcnt u!' L~porl Standards) Act C:.1p. 1':12. J.uws ol" 1lw l·cdcr:lliun or Nigeria.]()():] h) tTvicwillf' li"ll' pcnalttcs imposed under the ,\cl. \ I PRODUCE (ENFOHC!i:MENT OF EXPO.RT STANDARDS) (AIVIENDJVU:I'\T) ACT, 2016 ARRANGEMENT OF SEC'TIONS Section: 1. Amendment of Cap. 1'32 LfN. 2004. 2. Amendment of section 7 (j). 3. Amendment of section & (2). 4. Amendment of section 10 (1 ). 5. Amendment oJ section 16 ( 1 I (h). 6. Amendment of section I 7. 7. Cillltion. ,--- I '\,,,,'I I { I PRODUCE (ENFOHCEMENT OF EXPOR'I' STANDARDS) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 20 I 6 A Bill For An Ae! to amend the Produce (Enforcement of Export Standards) Act Cap. 1'32, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 by reviewing the penalties imposed under the Ael; and for related matters ENACTED by the National Assembly ol'thc Federal P.epublic of Nigeria 1. The l'roclucc 1 EnllHccmcnt of Lxport Standards) Act C<tp. 1'32. Laws ol the Federation of Nigeria. 2004 (in this Act rclcrred to as "the l'rincipal ·\cCi i.•; amcnclcd as set llllt in this Act. 2. Section 7 (j) of the Principal Act is amended by substituting l(lr the expression. "N200'·, in line 2, the expression, "N20,000''. J. ~)ection R C2l oC tbe Principal :~c1 i:-; nmendecl by suhstitutin~:- l'o1· the c.\prcs'>ir.nJ. ;\ >~I.'!.' [ i I, ll i 1 \I .. :'-. .. \( ) ( I ill 1 ;1( I inc' I he· lhL l1rincip;.li 1\cl i:, llmt:ndcd h\ :-;uh.;,;tiHil\1"1! ' j"{\1' th~..· ,·:-.:pn·:.::~J(l!\ ,·,\prc:;stun. "''··.'lUll ill"' 5. Scctron 16 (11 (h) oJthc Principal '\c\ is amcndccl b: substilurinc• tlw C.\l'rcs:.ion "N400'·, in line 5. the expression "!'\30.000''. li. '~id:\](l\i 1 - ~.~r tJ·,, , . ··jl li : 1], I!JL" (1, (1\mendmcn\J 1\c:t. 21! 16. (\JJ)l:I\Lilllt.:ill 1.\! Cup. 1':1::. 1.1-"!'< ?{JIJ.] /\JncJlClll'l\.'111 ol .~l.:l't iu11 7 1 11 \ 111\.'ii.J!\ ,','II ',i•l "1.•.1, l•,\,;<11 I, CERTIFY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2 (1) OF THE ACTS AUTHENTICATION ACT CAP. A2, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA 2004, THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF THIS BILL PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. • • MOHA MED AT ABA SANJ-OMOLORJ CLERK TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY c;)!J.fl" DAY OF OCTOBER, 2016 ------------- ------------------ : SHORT TITLE OF I lO";(~TlTLE OF TH! ": L :THE BILL 1 I l'l ,-;:, E D' "S"'D ; - >- l · I ~'-l.•"'J '- J..:J ! B\ THE SENATE ! I j Pn)(luce . A n :\ct 1.0 amend Il1~ '!r,1duc·( T--n~~--;.;--Bill-- Ji;iu!d~ ihc Produce j 2-9th Septen1ber, . 1- t' t- I ·t· .- fE · · ' r r d d ) . 1 ) 6. '(..:.n orccrnern o i \ .-t~lGn.:en1cnto ·xpcn ~l- !: ,~<t~·,J~) ·; (Llnorcernctn ,;[. xp~·n S1an ar s ; ~~ l E:-;port Standards) 1 \ct Cap. P32, Lm1· the '.· Ac1 Cap. P; -, ! .:ws of the . i (Amendment) BilL ' h:cl<"ration of Nigeria. ·,:u~ b-. : \:edercrti:ln c1: \ ::cuu 2004 by i 2016 i rL'\·iewing the penalli~-- rC\"l~\YHlg th"· !'·~'JLdiJ;;:; in1posed 1 , i : un ... kr the Act; and iil: :'-·Lu ... ·ll i. under th~ Au. i nu1 tcrs. I DATE PASSED BY THE: HOUSE OF I REPRESESTAHVZS l"June,20!6 I ccrtit~- that t:his Bill h;:ls hccn carefully con1p~1r'--·'-l h: ilh.." \\ ith lhc Lkcisio11 r·~ :;. ·IJL'·.l hy the Nmionai -\ssernb!y and found hy n1e tube true and correct decision oflhc l:l.(..1liSCS and is inaccur~..Luh :c \\'iillthc pro\'lsinns 1Ji.lih:' \, 'h ,·-\uthentication Act Cap. of);ig,criu 2004. / ...,,r-:;..r l A.SSE'\T :-.,IOH · 1 !JMED AT ABA SANI-O.MOLORl Clerk to the '\ational Assembly d-(}P Day of October, 2016 f\ ;' ~ . ,,j---V'---~LA,/\j0 '\HJHAMMAJXI BUHARI, GCFR Pr('~;ident of the Fed~r<ll Republic of :\'igeri:-~ l g Day oi'B-e-ro-bc"t\ 2016 {'it:N-t.Av~