NATIONAL FERTILIZER QUALITY (CONTROL) ACT 2019

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NATIONAL FERTILIZER QUALITY (CONTROL) ACT 2019

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1.       Object of the Act                          

PART I – PERMIT OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

2.       Application for permit or certificate of registration.

3.       Issuance of permit or certificate of registration

4.       Keeping of records by Prescribed Authority

5.       Validity of permit or certificate of registration

6.       Fees

7.       Cancellation of permit or certificate of registration

PART II – PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

8.       Operating with an expired permit or certificate of registration

9.       Destructive ingredients or harmful properties

10.     Conversion or diversion of fertilizer

11.     Obstruction of authorized officers

12.     Sale of unbranded or misbranded fertilizer

PART III – INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS

13.     Power of entry (First Schedule)

14.     Display of permits or certificates of registration

15.     Enforcement

16.     Allowable variation in fertilizer weight

17.     Labels (Second Schedule)

18.     Offences relating to manufacture, importation and distribution of fertilizer (First Schedule)

19.     Penalty for offences under section 18

20.     Penalty for offences relating to manufacture, importation and distribution of fertilizer

21.     Penalty for use of destructive ingredient and conversion or diversion, etc. of fertilizer

22.     Penalty for obstruction of authorized officers

23.     Jurisdiction

24.     Compensation

25.     Power to make Regulations

26.     Repeal of Cap. N39,LFN 2004 and Cap. F25, LFN, 2004

27.     Savings and Transition

28.     Interpretation

29.     Citation

SCHEDULES

ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO THE LAWS OF NIGERIA (UPDATED)

LAWS MADE BY THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF NIGERIA [1999 – Date]

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