Bago Region Salt and Salt Products Industry Law

Bago Region Salt and Salt Products Industry Law (Bago Region Hluttaw Law No. 9) 1376 1st day of the new moon 2014 September 9 Introduction The Bago Region Hluttaw enacted this law to exercise salt and salt products in Bago Region, exercising the power conferred under Article 188 of the Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Chapter 1 Name Establishment and Definition 1. (A) This Law shall be called the Bago Region Salt and Salt Products Industry Law. (B) This Law shall come into force throughout Bago Region from the date of promulgation by the Bago Region Government. 2. The following expressions contained in this Law shall have the meanings given herein: (A) Region means Bago Region ; (B) Government means the Bago Region Government; (C) Ministry means the Ministry of Forestry and Mines of Bago Region; (D) Minister means the Minister of Forestry and Mines of Bago Region, who is assigned to matters of salt and salt products. (E) Myanmar Salt Industry means the production and trade of Myanmar Salt and Marine Chemicals under the Ministry of Mines of the Union Government. (F) Region Oversight Committee means a body formed by the Cabinet with appropriate persons. (G) Inspection team means a team composed of at least three members consisting of employees of the Myanmar Salt Industry or staff from other departments assigned by the Minister to inspect the production of salt or salt products; (H) Salt means seawater; Groundwater Yes. အ ိုင၊် စ မ့ ်၊် Try it. ကန၊် Sodium chloride is extracted using well water and sand. The term also includes sodium chloride, which occurs naturally above and below ground. (I) Salt product means extra salt. Salt is extracted in combination with other chemicals. Salt is extracted from the remaining chicken broth. Sea water Groundwater Yes. အ ိုင၊် စ မ့ ်၊် Try it. ကန၊် Various sodium and potassium salts extracted from wells and sand. The term also includes various chemicals derived from various algae. (J) Salt area means the area where salt and salt products can be produced as prescribed by the Bago Region Government. (K) License means a permit to produce salt and salt products for commercial purposes; (L) Production means the production of salt or salt products by nature; By sunbathing; And other means of production. The term also includes salt refining. (M) Bago Region Myanma Salt Enterprise means the production and trade of Myanma Salt and Marine Chemicals in Bago Region under the Ministry of Mines of the Union Government. Chapter (2) the purpose 3. This law shall be implemented for the following purposes: (A) Natural means to prevent deforestation; By the way of the sun; To produce salt in some other way; (B) To increase salt production year by year; (C) To expand the salt production areas to increase salt production and salt production; (D) Improving the production of salt and salt products; Quality improvement; Domestic food security; Support low-cost distribution and private salt production; (E) To carry out the export of salt and salt products; (F) To disseminate the salt production technology and research methods to salt production products to private salt producers. Chapter 3 Forming a committee 4. The Minister, with the approval of the Cabinet: (A) The Deputy General Manager of Region's Myanmar Salt and Marine Chemical Production and Trade; The committee shall be composed of the Secretary of the Region Myanmar Salt and Marine Chemicals Production and Trade and the Secretary and the heads of the heads of the relevant government departments and organizations. (B) The Region Oversight Committee formed under sub-section (a) may be amended from time to time. (C) The Minister may prescribe the duties and powers of the Region Oversight Committee. Chapter 4 Applying for a license 5. Those who want to commercialize salt or salt products must apply for a license in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Region Supervision Committee. 6. The Region Oversight Committee deals with the applications under section 5: (A) whether it is in accordance with the prescribed rules; The relevant inspection team can be assigned to investigate. (B) The license may be issued with the approval of the Minister if it is found to be in accordance with the prescribed rules. 7. (A) The Region Oversight Committee may determine the amount of salt that can be produced for family consumption with the approval of the Minister; (B) No license is required for salt production for family consumption. 8. The term of the license shall be as prescribed by the Region Supervision Committee with the approval of the relevant Ministry under the guidance of the Cabinet. Chapter (5) Duties and responsibilities of the licensee 9. The licensee shall pay the following taxes with the approval of the Minister in the manner prescribed by the Region Supervision Committee: (A) License fee; (B) New license exchange fee; (C) Overdue fee 10. License holder: (A) must comply with the conditions contained in the license as well as the rules issued by the Region Oversight Committee; (B) keep production statistics in accordance with the stipulations; (C) shall also submit the statistics requested by the Region Supervision Committee and the Audit Committee; (D) be subject to inspection by the inspection team. 11. The licensee has the following rights: (A) Obtaining the methods and technologies distributed by the Myanmar Salt Industry of Bago Region for the production and improvement of salt or salt products; (B) the right to freely sell the salt or salt product produced locally; (C) have the right to export the salt or salt product produced in accordance with the stipulations; (D) having the right to purchase and import the necessary chemicals and equipment used in the production of salt or salt products with foreign currency obtained from export; (E) The right to apply for a long-term license; (F) Having the permission of the Minister to expand the business for the production of more salt or salt products. Chapter (6) Duties and Powers of the Minister 12. The duties and powers of the Minister are as follows: (A) Issuance or denial of license; (B) determining the license fee based on the production capacity of salt or salt products; (C) assigning license validity; (D) Exchange of new licenses; (E) working to expand the area of salt that can produce salt or salt products; (F) Distributing salt production methods and technologies for the production of salt products to licensees; (G) Development of salt and salt production; Quality improvement; Supporting licensees to ensure domestic consumption and cheap distribution; (H) Assigning the staff of the Region Myanmar Salt Industry as inspection teams. Coordinating with relevant departments to assign staff from other departments as inspection team if necessary. (I) prescribing the duties and powers of the inspection team; (J) Increased production of salt or salt products; Reduced license fees due to production of salt or salt products in areas affected by climate and natural disasters; (K) With the approval of the Minister, the Region Myanmar Salt Industry Supervision Committee shall issue long-term licenses in order to increase salt production. (L) to consume the salt produced; To be examined; (M) Carrying out educational activities for the production of sun salt. 13. The Minister may delegate his powers to the Region Oversight Committee. Chapter 7 Investigation and action 14. The inspection team: (A) in the area under his responsibility; They have the right to inspect and inspect the production of salt or salt products in the area assigned to them. (B) has the right to request and inspect the production related statistics from the licensee; (C) Sampling of salts or salt products and, if necessary, performing laboratory tests; (D) take action against the perpetrator of any prohibition under this Law in accordance with the procedures; (E) Evidence if it is found that salt or salt products are being produced without a license shall be confiscated in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure . (F) may seek the assistance of the Myanmar Police Force if necessary in carrying out his duties. Chapter (8) Prohibitions and penalties 15. No one shall commercially produce salt or salt products without a license. 16.License holder: (No salt) with a wood or charcoal production, (B) shall not violate any provision of the license; (C) The Supervisory Committee shall not have issued fails to comply with the terms. 17.Whoever violates the provision of section 15 shall be subject to the following administrative fines: (K) were committed for the first time in at least fifty most ကျပ်တစ်သ န််း fine stroke, (B) imposing a fine of not less than one hundred thousand kyats but not more than three hundred thousand kyats in case of repeated offenses; 18. If the licensee violates the provision of section 16, the following administrative fines shall be imposed: (A) imposing a fine of not less than 10,000 kyats but not more than 50,000 kyats for the first offense; (B) imposing a fine of not less than 50,000 kyats and not more than 200,000 kyats in case of repeated offenses. 19. The administrative fine under section 17 or 18 shall be determined by the Region Supervision Committee. 20. The Region Oversight Committee has the right to manage the evidence submitted in the order under section 17 in accordance with the prescribed methods. Chapter 9 Appeal 21 Any person dissatisfied with the order or decision made by the Region Oversight Committee may appeal to the Minister within 30 days from the date of the order or decision. 22.The Minister may, with the approval of the Region Government, make any of the following orders or decisions made by the Region Supervision Committee: (A) Approval; (B) preparation; (C) review; 23. The decision of the Minister shall be final. Chapter (10) General 24. Bago Region Myanma Salt Industry Local and foreign organizations; Joint production of salt products can be done in accordance with existing laws. 25 The provisions of this law apply to salt, Not to be involved in the production of salt products and chemicals. 26. Region Myanma Salt Industry Overdue fees and fines shall be treated as non-payment of land tax. 27. Rules issued under the existing salt industry law; Orders and directives may continue to apply as long as they are not in conflict with this Law. 28.To implement the provisions of this law: (A) The Minister shall issue the rules and regulations related to this Law; Notice of Order Orders, directives and procedures may be issued with the approval of the Cabinet. (B) The Region Oversight Committee shall comply with the rules and regulations related to this Law. Rules may be issued with the approval of the Minister.