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Andhra Pradesh Oil Palm (Regulation of Production and Processing) Act, 1993

Andhra Pradesh Oil Palm (Regulation of Production and Processing) Act, 1993

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The Andhra Pradesh Oil Palm (Regulation of Production and Processing) Act, 1993 regulates the cultivation, supply, pricing, and processing of oil palm fruit across Andhra Pradesh. It applies to oil palm growers, agricultural cooperative societies, and processing factory owners within designated factory zones. The law establishes advisory and zonal committees to oversee regional production, requires factory owners to purchase all local oil palm produce, and empowers the state government to fix minimum prices or introduce market intervention schemes. This Act protects farmers from market volatility, guarantees a market for their harvests, and supports organized industrial growth.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Constitution of the Advisory Committee
  4. 4. Functions of the Advisory Committee
  5. 5. Constitution of Zonal Committee
  6. 6. Powers and functions of the Zonal Committee
  7. 7. Zonal Committee Funds
  8. 8. Appointment of Oil Palm Commissioner
  9. 9. Oil Palm Inspector
  10. 10. Register of Oil Palm Growers’ and Oil Palm Growers' Co-operative Societies
  11. 11. Declaration of factory Zone
  12. 11A. Market Intervention Scheme
  13. 12. Failure to buy
  14. 13. Power to fix prices
  15. 14. Maintenance of Records and Inspection
  16. 15. Penalities
  17. 16. Institution of Proceedings
  18. 17. Compounding of offences
  19. 18. Protection of acts done in good faith
  20. 19. Determination of occupier of factory for the purposes of this Act
  21. 20. Payment of Oil Palm Price
  22. 21. Levy of Tax on purchase of Oil Palm FFBs
  23. 22. Purposes for which tax levied and collected
  24. 23. Power of Government to give directions
  25. 24. Delegation of powers of Government
  26. 25. Power to make Rules

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