ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I
Preliminary

SECTION

1.        Short title

2.        Interpretation

PART II
 The Commission and its Functions

3.        Establishment of Commission

4.        Purpose of Commission

5.        General powers of Commission

6.        Formation of companies

7.        General duties of Commission

8.        Interests of employees

9.        Powers of Minister in relation to Commission

10.        Annual report to the Minister

11.        Other reports to the Minister

PART III
 Financial Provisions relating to the Commission

12.        Borrowing powers of Commission

13.        Provision for redemption of loans

14.        Charges to revenue account

15.        Stabilization Reserve

16.        Development Reserve

17.        Balancing of revenue account

18.        Surplus revenues

19.        Meeting of deficiencies

20.        Accounts and audit

PART IV
 General Provisions

21.        Control of export of cattle and the licensing of export slaughter-houses

22.        Proceedings on failure of Commission to comply with law

Schedule

Law 22, 1965,
Act 2, 1966,
L.N. 11, 1966,
L.N. 64A, 1966,
L.N. 84, 1966,
Act 22, 1972,
Act 10, 1973,
Act 7, 1974,
Act 35, 1978,
Act 18, 1979,
Act 3, 1986,
Act 26, 2004.

An Act to provide for the establishment of a Commission to be known as the Botswana Meat Commission, to impose certain duties and confer certain powers on the said Commission, to vest in the said Commission certain assets and liabilities, and to provide for matters incidental to the foregoing matters or connected therewith.

[Date of Commencement: 24th December, 1965]

1.       Short title

            This Act may be cited as the Botswana Meat Commission Act.

2.       Interpretation

            In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-

            "chairperson" means the person appointed as the chairperson of the Commission under paragraph 2(1) of the Schedule;

            "Chief Executive Officer" means the person appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, under paragraph 9(1) of the Schedule;

            "Commission" means the Commission established under section 3;

            "financial year" means a period of 12 months ending on 30th September in any year or on such other day as the Commission may determine;

            "livestock" means cattle and such other kinds of domestic animals as may from time to time be designated by the Minister in terms of section 4(3).