Bauchi State Agricultural Development Authority Law, Chapter 173 of 2002

CAP. 173 Baltdii S/c,J,: Agrlculturo/ De\'eiopmtnl Au1horil)I Law CHAPTER 173 BAUCH I ST ATE AGRICULTURAL DEV£LOPMENT AUTHORITY LAW ARRANGEMENTOFSECTIOHS S£CTION 1. Ci1111io" nOO C(ll'll.1ftCnccmc:nl. 2. Esaablis.hmcnl, l, Objcdiva.. • · Pow« aOO dullCsoflhc AulhOri.ry, s. ,\ppoiintMCM nfManag s Oii«tot•nd llcadJor[)qW\fflCl'lli. 6. Di"irti� nt11S rcmuftCfflli�n. 7. C-s1nhi.i!ohM1:11I of Excwti� Camndt1cc. A . Sc:cretary • •• 10. Com.mim.-c� II. 12. I), M«1inci;, 14. Powcn.. IS. fl,)lldL 16. E�cfi1in. 17, Annu11I budg,cl., 111, 19. J'"fomoncc rcPQfl. 20. ll. Savinp. ,22.. Legal r,rotc¢<1"'p. 2J. Common llCaJ (autt11:nllcaiioo or OOC.Umm1). 24, Oclll.fll diirccclvcr;: ohhc Oo..-emor. l.S. 26. Ptmioo and gratuity. 27. i"ffllcc:t.ion of mcmbert 1M sqft 28.. Tnit1shlion11I s.lllt\d of stafr. 29. 34. 31, hU1,,"t'Pf('lltio11. ,. B-107 CAP.173 •Bouclii Sum� Agriculuuttl Dewopmail Aufhori,y Low CHAP'JllR 17) BAUCH I STATE AGRICUI,, TURAL DIWELOPMENT AUTHORITY LAW A Law 1, est■bllsh &uchl Sttte A&ricuil•t•I De,·dcipmmt Authority. [Commencement: 1S1hSepte,n�r. 2002} BE IT ENACTED by lhc Bauchi Slate: House of Assembly as follows: ThrS La.w may be tiled n., the O..uchi S.C.te, Agrkulrural Oc"clopmen1 Authority Law, 2002 and shilJJ be deemed 10 ha\'c: come ioto foroc on the 15th day of September. 2002, 2. Eitabllshmcnt (I) h is hereby e1111kbllshed a body ,o be known as lhc &uchi State Aarieultural Oe• vclopmcnt Authority (BASA DA) which shall be a body corpoi.t.c whh pcrpc:cual SUCCC$- 11ion and a common sie#I, and may sue and be socd in its corporate name� (2) The bcadquar1cr1 of the, Authority shall be in l�c Scat.e Cnpi1al with lhtce ional offices at A7.an:., Mi)"i aod N11bordo and additional zonal offices us m&)' be 1pprovcd by the E1teculi,·e Commhtec. (J) The Aulhority shall consi.,;;t of the roUowing Oi.rcdoratc: (o) Administnuion and Training-; (b) Finanw, Cc) F'ad�ina nnd Eni;incering Services; (d) Plilnninc. Monitoring llnd l!va.lu1tion: (e) ExlfflSion Scrvh.-es; (/) Tcchqje11I Services. (4) Subjw 10 the ,pproval of the, .Execu1ivo Commineo tbc Authority may &el up o:s 1hc need arises, Directorates and units aod appoint suitable experlenctd persons to head .suth Oi�c101111e1 � unil8 for the pu� of executing ics funccKlns uoder this Low. (S) The Auchorily shall be a fully plcdac<J scheduled ori;anisatKln accountable to the Exccutiw Com.millcc receiving subvcn1ions dlt«dy from 1he Govcmmcn1, 3. Objectives The objee.dv� or 1he Au1horhy sJ�J1 be to, in conjunction with lbc MinislJ')' or Agri­ culture and Na,ural Resources, cany out• comptdw:nsiVtl •sricuhuml development o(lhc StalC and in l»f'ku.lar 1hroos.h- (a) a �r()$tft� to increase prodoction of crops through tho in1roduct.on of imptovec.l funning prac1i(e,i to (armors, stren;lhcning of Qtension $Crvlces aod fflwrc provision o( ftnproved tnput&; llttuC I) B-108 C1\I', 173 Btmchi .\'tare Agricult11m/ D.J�-c/()11mm11 Jfutll,mcJ' I.aw U>) :1 rro.i;rumme 11, 111\l)l'U\'1.: (arm num11gemcn1 lhrough lhi.: 1111ul(lut1ton ,,rao u�11111()1Y1ic paek;iac:. pl11111.e1-I \\J11C1 1111m11g,c:m('nl 1md irrlg,.,uun (111 1hc 1;1d:un;1 l;uwl� k} apphtd r�1d1 11wohlni; ti:�1inS of cmr, vanetics. ngronc-mic pr.ic11cc.s. nc" unplcm..:nts and funning systems; (d1 U'c,1� :Jud pl11J11mg mt\h:tml, l)Todl.lC.li(III d1ro1.1�l•�11 �t(.)\\�Cl)I !Ukl 0iccp1i .. i1kw1 ('It' fomwb.11011 S\.'i..'<l �nd tbe sccurit)' l,f d1scusc-(rec ii1ocloi Glf funhcr 11"1hiplic1111011, fc) 11�t•'•forc.'itl')' 1k�clopmcn1 1tt\"Ol\'i11g p1oduc1ion of !iC'l'<llinb,>s, 1fl0d.cm1S11• 1ion or 11ur.-cri1$ and �1.1hh1ilu111.:m of w111d-brc:ll: aml wood 1oL'i: (/l .,.,,1 C<10SCM:111on �od l.!lnd plannins ln\.'Oh•mg npplk11tioo of appmpnMc mcai,:ures. collcclfng .ind rrocesiint tJ;u;a fur long• -1ml than-1mn :11,!ti�ul• IUIUI hind ll.� pl:ummi;,; ('I.) wc:uhcr r,-conhni;. prrdl<'lion rind forcc.ishng ,11 pc�ts 1111d \li�:,i.� 11\."CU rrcnc'--... 1/r) 11 rccl1rd piogrnmmc con5,.1mng of: IEl)I I 01<.lAL I\OTI:.; \\'l,miini:; :i,-per uugu1aJ Gu.:c1te. i (i) m1prov�•n1tnt/constnitt11.-.n ot lbc nee� tmt:b wiUun th,.• fadnm:alna,111 nr.­ c:,s a.-. 1hc 11c .. �I ari�c1<. v• ,u,��M1mg lhc dn�ICl(Ull<lll ()I' (;id;,11111 fannmg 1hmui;h dnllrng ,.f "J�h huu.,� llllll u1bi.• "�lltl 111 fadama o1re:A :.ud cffic:ic111 u1ih,):tt.1c111 of (IU fucc ",11er (m 1rng:11lon Pll'll'�� 1k) � pmt,'TW1111� ul' dclibtr.itc and purpo<cfi1I 1r.1mi11g to l1pgra.J1: funne,f $!;ills :ind pmfcs.'iion,al comrclencks of the Authorily su,n: The Autho,i1y -.lw1ll fiw 1hc purpo)ol; or i;an-ying uu1 its objcc1ivi: be t1!J!M)11,;ibk fo1 lhc (a) con11tnichun.•rch.abilit:,11on or proJl.}l;f unic\."$, worJ.:�1,up� :Ofl«:11, staff t1011 .. c.c. tind fonn scn•iC:1.· ccnkrs� (I,) mo11horm� aml cvnh1:111ut, of 1hc pm&nunmc IKll\'1\ics., prtp.anoion 1111d 11tov1�l"'n f\f w,ttk fof ✓lW12.I opc.r:uicm u1111s, n:sul:lr pruduc1ion by cosi lll\:C1)uut:,nh1. or d111:., c>n 1,lllnt n,id \t:111..::lc u1llis.a1i(,n 11!ld ci,•il W(ld: 00:,1, '-'l)l­ kc1,on hy tonal mm1i1( t1g :u,d cv;,lu.1liP1\ uni!$ 01' b:i'"ic 11w-mwnne <bta l\:::ulls t'rom dcmonsunuon plols nnd m1ukcl p1lc.e info1'in;111,in, m-,h.:plh l!\11h,1.m1Clfl M 1eehni�l p.»i:bsc 1111d 1, basdino survey m g:ithcr da1,, 611 1bc on-gnlng 11grooom,c 11,1;hv11l-c£ (r) c:s1ahhi.hmem/mam1cniuM:c ol' 11 s1:1ff 1.k\·dopnlellt 11nd 1hc fflrmc:r 1mlning .;i:•ut1,1r 1uMI ,uc.fl.n L'\:utrc.; (dJ a,h·mn.: 01\ tbc 1,rocun<ctnt•nl and di11nbulioo u( ap1>rorria1c; fo,m l11p111<1 10 Uaui:h1 Stille fnrmcrs dtrnugh f.inn sc:r,•ke ccmers nnd viable rirlmaf)' c-o­ 'l'J'Cr:i1ivc socic1it:s: IJ -109 CAP. 173 Buuc.ltl Stnfe Agric11.lt11Tat Devt!lopl'Jtnf A11tl,orlly Low (L") gf'9dual inttamlioo of Bauc:hi State Local OoV1:mment Couneils into lhc opctotion of the progRmrne. through increa.scd linkage and mimilation of Local Government field stall; I/) mis«ain« in cnnying ou1 experimental studies on innovalivc Ctrm lechnology; (g) s.lk� oth« po"'-m; or dudes u the Govemmcru of lbc Sate mny <.-onfct UJ)!)11 the Autl1ority by Law. The Authorit)' mny cn1cr into such oontnKU, ocqufrc. hold or di:sposc or ,-ny propeny movable, aa may be necessary or expc<fjent for the pu1p0Se o( carrying out i1s func1ion. 5, Appointmml of Manti:ing Director and Heads of"Dcpartmtnts Thc:rc shall be a Mann,ging Oil't'C4or who sball be the Chic!Exccutive of the Authority appointed by the Chief Excculivc- of lhc Staie on thc•rtc0mmcndation of the Minist,y of Airictilture nnd Natuml Rc�urccii in oon,1,lltalion with the Project Co-otdina1Jf\a Unit (hctc.inancr referred to us "P.C.U.")- {o) each Oiroc10r:.10 or the Authority shaU be he6dcd by a Dircetof to be ap­ poi1ucd by the Chief F.xerutive of the Sta.IC on lhe r«c)lM\Cl'lcbtipl'I or the Mioistry or AgriculNre tod N•rural Resources in consultadon with P.C.U.; (b) the Authorily sh:dl accept staff' on posttog secoodincnt or IJ:ansfer by 1he Central Recrui1mcnt Agt:ncy and may employ Sllff 1mdcr deleg.aJcd power. 6. Obcipllno ind r-enmnfflltl«m Subjccl to the provision of section 17 (1) of the StaMCIJ')' Bodie$ (Central R.ccruhmen1 Agency. clc.) Llw, Cap, I Sl, R.cvi$cd Laws o f Bauchi Slate, 1991. the Executive Com• miuee of the Authority may make ,:cgulodons"' provide ror- (o) appointment, promotion and disciplinary control (including dismi$$8I) or Sia.rr on 1hc Authority; (b) appeals of ,utl\ ,ufTipln1I d!Jmi;a,I or olhof di.,iplinary measures: (cl e,\Jlblishmcnt mo.tiers and lhe gmcraJ lldmlnlstt:uivc policy io the service i;)fihe Aulhori{y: (d) salaries. al1Ctwt111c;es •nd benefit$ of1ho sufT of the Authority, 7, £s11bllshDmn or Exec11tlvr Commillct (7) Thc:tt.'is hctcby cSlablishcd f0r the Authority • committee to be known M the 811uchi Statc-Aaric:ullurnl Ocvdopmeot Aulhorily Eitticu1ivc Committee (BASAf>'EC) and shell eoa';ist of the follnwin�: (i) .the Executive (',ovcmor; Chainnao (ii) HonoornbJc CommisJioner, Mini.wy of Agriculture- 11�11 and Narurnl Resources o r flt\)' other memher as the . EKccutivc Go,·emor mo.y direct (iii) ,Head of Civil ScrvtCe (iv) flo11ourablc Commissioner, Mini.sll')' of Economic De. velopmcnl; 8-110 Deputy Chairman; Member: CAP.173 &,ucl,; &ate Agrici,l1&1ral o&e.fopment Alilhority Low (v) Honour.ib1c Commin;oner, Ministry of Commerte and Industry :ind Co-operative - • Member, (Vi) llonl,u,,ihtc c .. ,mmi:ssioner. Minislry o( Water R.c,,wl"Cf.it Member. (vii) llon1.'ll.lral)le Commissioner, Minisuy or Women A f - f:iirs ;tir)d Youth Ocvclopmcnl Member; {viii) 0in'(;�r. Federal Dcparlmcnt or Agricullure . . (ix) Hc:.d. rro;ecc Co-ordinating Unit (x.) PCffl'l11l'\c:tU Se�.rct�cy. Ministry of Agriculcutt and Nalural Resources Member, (�i) �mt Secretary, Dep:attrnen1 for l..ocal OoYcmmcnt - Member; (icii) Regional Head, Project Co-otdino.t1ng Unil (P.C.U.) (,cJ.ii) Managing Director. Upper B(nue River Basin Oevc:1- opmcnl Au1hori1y (xiv) Mana.aing Di1"tor. Hadeja/Jama'arc River Basin De,. vek>rmcn1 Aulhority (xV) f:ttmtrs· rqrrcsc n1111ivcs (xvi) rcprc:i11."111n1ivf;$ <tr Women's groups (xvii) repre.�i.ativc- of NACCIMA (xviii) Mo.T1-11ging Director, BASA0A 8. Secret.a ry Member: Member; Mcmbc:r; Mcrnbcr: Member; Member/ S.C-,y. The Mana,ging Oircttl\t wlloO !hill be a l'r\etnbct/See:rciary of ihe £.xewilvc Commi1- '"• shall kttp the n."Cords, conduct its correspoodcnce and pcrfonn such other duties or 1ho cleric•I and sccn:1nria1 nature Bl die ExOClld\lc Committee ot hs Oai.rman m1y direct from lime 10 lime. 9, G.ecb m�mber of �he. Execuli� Commi.ueo may be pold allowances out of the funds of lhc Au1hodly "" 1hc Commiucc may dctemii'nc from time lo time:.. JO, Cotnmlllff (I) � E.xccuth•c- Committ<'c sh.Ill appoint lhc following sub-committees co ca,ry out such function :s!I i1 m;iy dckgale: (o) Aa,i(uhunl l)cyelopmcnt Authority Esiablisbmcnt Sub-committee; {b) Gener.'11 rul'JIOSC Sub-oommiucc: (c) Aa:,icuhural L"'isoo Committee:. (2) The Excwtl� Committee: may appoint n.ore sub-<::ommittce as ii may doc:m nec­ C$113.1)' for the doc disch:irse of its f\inetions. 8-111 CAP.113 8auclri St'1tt: AgrlcJl!Jural D�lopmtnt Authorily Law 14. Pow�rs . ne /\ulhority m:ay cnlCf into contracl, aoqui:re, hold or dispose of any propcny mov­ oblc o, immov�k. 0.1. may be tteceswy or expcd"icnt for the purpose or c1a:nying � iL'i functions. IS. Fu.iids The fund� of the Au1hori1y ihall coosis1 of- (i) such funds :as may be granted 1tS '°cuts by the World Bank o r similar lnsli1u-­ tions aOO contribulion from fedoi:ral OovcrnineN. Swc and farmers, in lhc S1atc; {ii) �ueh fu.fld& as may be collex:1cd or received by lhc Authori1y from other service, either in the execution of iis functions Of in respect of any property inVtitcd in tbe program� (iii) such int.crest as may aocruc to 1hc Au1hori1y from invesunUtt by virtue of thist:i� (iv) funds contributed by L.O.A.s: (v) stdl mooics accruing to the Authority by way of endowmenl,. pn!S, subsi­ dies. donuions, fees. subscriptions. rent royalties, loans, gi.& or otherwise:; (vi) un:y sum derived from lhc sole of any property held by or oo behalf of the Authority: aod (vii} 11II 01Jl(r monlc� which may, in llny manner become payable 10 the At.ithClC'• ity in rcspcet of any ma net incidental to its function under this Low. 16. ExPC'�dllure ' The. �mds of the Authority shall be applied in p1.u·s.uat1ce of ilt func1i.on$ and as pro- vided for under 1hi11 Liaw. Th� A.11hority i.hall keep proper accounts and records in relatioo to its activities. ind shall pteplrc in f'C!(l')CC1 of each year a sto..tement of n,c001,1nu1. • 17. Ann�•J b•de,cl The Au1harity sh311 prepare an at11:1ual worlc plan and bodgct 10 be approved by the £xccutive Commiucc. 18. (i) The annual siamnc:nt o( ocoouots of lhe Authority $hall be audited by e.xtcmal auditon lo be rcoommcndr:d by the Executive Authori1y from a lisc of qualified auditor.; 10 be provided by lhe Audh0rs,Gcncral, (ii) The Auditar-Ocneral may provide guidclin.(S on the level or profcssK)nal fees: if any. lo be paid :md $uch fees shall be charged on the funds of1he: Authority. ',:(iii ) The Alllharity shall Mtbmi1 to the Auditor-OCOOfllJ, the Audited S13ttment of accounts for ciich fin.,ne'8J year for his comments. (iv) The Exlcmal audilOtS shall within six month after 1hc end of each linanci.oJ year present 10 1he E.xccu1ivc Commiucc- (o) a emintd copy of tbc audited annual a&utement of accounts.; and ,, :AP.173 Ba"dii Startt Agricullural C>ewlopma,t Au1/rorl,y La,v (b) commcms o(d1c Auditors-Gene I 1h , ra on c 1udi1cd sto1c r • Pcrforn1a111ce reporr men1 o a,cc,:owus. Th� Authority .shall� the end of ,ccm,vc of the State, an annual peri'=n.a.QCiaJ �car pn:paN: and $Ubmit 10 th.:. Chti:r I. The Ch�r Executive of the Slate • � or I.he prn,ous year. scharg<i or ,ts funcdons uodcr th, • - may give d11tt:1ivc 10 che Au tho , JS .... w. l'.lty ;u lo Ilic du1: • S•vlngs ��ng shall iovaJidate an.,.,.· >visions of dlis Law ,..,mg dooe or ttponed to ha� boc � n of this Luw. or any other law which ls iq force bcti -�-done purs,uan1 10 lh.: • ore u� commg into QP\.TJ• Ltpl pro<ttdlogs 111 any suit tbc Aulhoril)' may at a lhc O!ambers of the Attomey-�.0.f �r ibc proc:�ings be rcprc$e1llcd in coun as the Ron. AUome"'-Ocn•-I di • arusuy of Justice, Bauchi or any orh, J ..... may rccL For the N,......,..60 f lh' . t:r ooun- "11 I " ,-.-� o 1s sect,on- u r n)Cans actJoo or any civil d' or in such other manntr as ma b p,ocec. mas commenced by the writ or summons e.ludc criminal proceedings. Y c prescribed by th.c rule, of coun buJ doclt noc in• Co1nmon seal (aut.br:ntiution of de)(Umr:ot) 'I) An • ' ; 1 i,J contract or mS1niment �hich wheo entered into or executed by 11 person n,ot g Y oorpor1te !ft'Y not reqwtc to be w,dcr seal, may be entered into or cxcc:ut1.-d �f o f Che Aucbonly by ch• Managing Oirt<IO< or any pmon -ia]ly or ,pe<inlly t011sed rn lhui behalf by the Authority. :i> The liJC,ing of lhe coounon seal o( the Aulhority shall be auihcnticaied by the sig� trt of the Managing Director or some other mcmbc1 or person as may generally or !ially be :suthoriscd in tha.l behalf by the Authority. Gcner11 dlreclivts o( the Go"·rmor standing ordrr Notwithslllnding anylhing eontainod in this law, the Ooviemor may aivc din..'<ti�• or cncral or ,pccirtc naNR to I.be Authority wilh rcspocc to the performances of iti; clion. Subject to the provisk>ns of this Law, the Authority may make rcg utations for proper ))ernc:nlltinn o( hs objectives, rtasloo •"d gratuity The Authority shall grant pension and gratuities tu the staff of the: Authority in aiccor4 ,,cc with any pension law operatint in the: Su�. • rrotc<,1lon of mcmbtn ari'd s11.U A ,raembcr urstaff shaU nol be personalty liable ro, any lK'l OJ omission, or for any d-:- 1Jh of1he J\utboriiy ,, long fS such eel, omission or dcfauh rs in the eouf'5Corhi.'1 duties tdcr the Authority and in good faith. B-114 "·