[SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION]
INDEX TO SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
ORDERS
[16th November, 1973]
G.N. No. 253 of 1973
1. This Order may be cited as the Sisal (Compulsory Marketing) Order.
2. No producer or agent of a producer of sisal shall sell or otherwise dispose of sisal except through the Tanzania Sisal Authority.
3. This Order shall apply throughout Mainland Tanzania.
REGULATIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Regulation
Title
PART I
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
1. Citation.
2. Application.
3. Interpretation.
PART II
SISAL CULTIVATION AND HUSBANDRY
4. Restrictions on importation of bulbils.
5. Sisal growing.
PART III
REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
6. Registration and licensing.
7. Register.
8. Licensing period and fees.
9. Sisal growing licence.
10. Sisal buyer licence.
11. Sisal spinner licence.
12. Sisal weaving licence.
13. Sisal fibre exporters.
14. Cordage exporters licence.
15. Local sisal sales licence.
PART IV
GRADING
16. Grading of sisal fibre or product.
PART V
ISSUING OF LICENCES
17. Processing of licence.
18. Refusal to issue licences.
19. Suspension of licence.
20. Cancellation.
21. Transfer of licence.
PART VI
INSPECTION AND QUALITY CONTROL
22. Inspection.
23. Inspector may require production of documents.
24. Offences and penalty.
PART VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
25. Exporting terms.
26. Prices.
27. Records, returns and documents.
SCHEDULES
THE TANZANIAN SISAL BOARD REGULATIONS
(Section 20)
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G.N. No. 240 of 1999
PART I
1. Citation
2. Application
These Regulations shall apply to any type of sisal and sisal products processed or brought into Tanzania for the purpose of production, processing, marketing or export.
3. Interpretation
In these Regulations, unless the context requires otherwise–
"Act" means the Tanzania Sisal Industry Act *;
"Board" means the Tanzania Sisal Board;
"Director" means the Director for crop development;
"exporter" means the export of sisal or sisal products;
"Inspector" means an officer designated as a sisal inspector under the Act;
"Institute" means the Mlingano Sisal Research Institute;
"Minister" means the Minister responsible for agriculture;
"Officer" means any officer acting on behalf of the Board.
PART II
SISAL CULTIVATION AND HUSBANDRY
4. Restrictions on importation of bulbils
(1) No person shall import sisal bulbils without a permit issued in writing by the Director.
(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of subregulation (1) commits an offence and upon conviction the imported bulbils shall be forfeited by the Director for destruction.
5. Sisal growing
(1) Every Sisal grower shall–
(a) grow sisal in accordance to the recommendation the institute and issued by the Board;
(b) use planting material approved by the Institute and develop, nurseries of such planting materials;
(c) follow the recommended practices issued from time to time.
(2) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with the provision of subregulation (1) commits an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine of three hundred thousand shillings or to an imprisonment for a term of six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
PART III
REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
6. Registration and licensing
(1) Any person intending to carry on any of the activities under the Act shall be registered and licensed according to these Regulations.
(2) The activities referred to in subregulation (1) includes the following–
(a) sisal growing;
(b) sisal spinning;
(c) sisal weaving;
(d) sisal export;
(e) sisal cordage export;
(f) sisal woven products export;
(g) sisal trading;
(h) small holders and co-operatives.
7. Register
The Board shall keep and maintain registers of the following, namely–
(a) sisal growers;
(b) sisal spinners;
(c) sisal buyers;
(d) sisal weavers;
(e) sisal exporters,
(f) cordage exporters;
(g) woven products exporters;
(h) small holders and co-operative growers or traders.
8. Licensing period and fees
(1) Unless specifically provided on the licence, all licences issued under these Regulations shall be valid for one year and shall commence from the 1>
(2) Every application for a licence shall be accompanied by fees as may be prescribed by the Board from time to time.
9. Sisal growing licence
An application for sisal growing shall be in Form TSB/SGL/001 and the sisal growing licence shall be in Form TSB/SGL/002 set out in the First Schedule.
10. Sisal buyer licence
(1) An application for sisal buyer licence shall be in Form TSB/ SBL/003 and the sisal buyer licence shall be in Form TSB/SBL 004 set out in the First Schedule.
(2) The licence granted under this regulation empowers the holder to buy sisal fibre from any estate but does not entitle him to export sisal fibre without a valid export licence.
(3) Every sisal fibre buyer shall produce his licence at all reasonable time upon request by the Board, police officer or any other duly authorised person.
(4) Any sisal buyer who fails without reasonable cause to produce the licence so requested, commits an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine of two hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term of six months, and in addition, the court may order cancellation of the licence.
11. Sisal spinner licence
(1) An application for sisal spinner licence shall be in Form TSB/SSL/005 and the licence shall be in Form TSB/SSL/006 as set out in the First Schedule.
(2) All sisal spinning plants shall be licensed by the Board in accordance with specifications prescribed by the Board from time to time.
12. Sisal weaving licence
(1) An application for sisal weaving shall be in Form TSB/SWL 007 and the licence shall be in Form TSB/SWL008 as set out in the First Schedule.
(2) All sisal weaving plants shall be licensed by the Board in accordance with specifications prescribed by the Board from time to time.
13. Sisal fibre exporters
An application for sisal fibre exporters licence shall be in Form TSB/STL/009 and the licence shall be in Form TSB/SFE/010 as set out in the First Schedule.
14. Cordage exporters licence
(1) An application for cordage exporter licence shall be in Form TSB/CE/011 as set out in the First Schedule.
(2) The cordage exporter licence empowers the holder to export sisal twine, yams and ropes from the licensed spinning mills
15. Local sisal sales licence
(1) An application for local sisal sales licence shall be in Form TSB/LSL/012 and the licence shall be in Form TSB/LSL/013 as set out in the First Schedule.
(2) The local sales licence empowers the holder to sell all sisal products produced in the Country.
PART IV
GRADING
16. Grading of sisal fibre or product
(1) The Board may at any time cause any type or grade of sisal fibre or product to be graded by a quality controller or any person authorised by the Board, particularly–
(a) prior to the sale by the grower; or
(b) after processing; or
(c) prior to export; or
(d) at the storage point.
(2) The grading of sisal fibre shall be as prescribed in Part A of the Second Schedule.
(3) The grading of sisal products shall be in accordance to the internationally recognised standards provided in Part B of the Second Schedule.
PART V
ISSUING OF LICENCES
17. Processing of licence
The Board shall process every application for a licence under these Regulations without undue delay.
18. Refusal to issue licences
The Board may refuse to issue a licence to an applicant if–
(a) the applicant has failed to show evidence of capacity to carry our business relating to the applied licence;
(b) in the opinion of the Board, the applicant is unable to comply with the provisions of these Regulations relating to the carrying out of the sisal business;
(c) the applicant is heavily indebted to the sisal industry.
19. Suspension of licence
(1) The Board may, for specified reasons made to the holder of a licence issued under these Regulations, suspend a licence.
(2) A suspension of a licence under this regulation shall not exceed a period of sixty days.
(3) Any person whose licence is suspended under this regulation shall be given an opportunity to be heard by the Board at the earliest opportunity.
(4) Any person who transacts any business during the period when the licence is under suspension commits an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine of three hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term of six months and in addition the court may order cancellation of the licence or order forfeiture of the property used in connection with the contravention.
(5) The Board shall, as soon as the situation necessitating the suspension of any licence is rectified by the holder of the licence to the satisfaction of the Board, lift the suspension of the licence without delay.
20. Cancellation
Notwithstanding provisions of regulations 18 and 19 the Board may cancel any licence issued under these Regulations where it is satisfied that the holder of the licence has–
(a) ceased to carry on the business in respect to which the licence was issued; or
(b) failed to pay the annual fee required to be paid in respect of the licence.
21. Transfer of licence
A licence issued in accordance with these Regulations shall not be transferred to any other person.
PART VI
INSPECTION AND QUALITY CONTROL
22. Inspection
(1) Every holder of licence for sisal growing, processing or marketing, shall, at all times during the normal working hours, whether with or without prior notice from the Board, allow free entry to inspectors and officers of the Board to carry out any inspection as it may be required and other activities which they may consider necessary for enforcing these Regulations and the holder of such licence shall render all reasonable assistance required.
(2) An inspector shall inspect the following, namely–
(a) land utilisation, which shall include but not limited to–
(i) brush cutting;
(ii) ploughing and cross ploughing;
(iii) usage of fertilizers and insecticides, water utilisation and other environmental factors;
(b) planting space and inter row cultivation;
(c) clearing of immature and mature sisal;
(d) cutting, transportation, decortication, brushing, pressing and storage facilities;
(e) plant and equipment for processing of sisal products;
(f) raw materials used in the spinning and weaving of sisal.
23. Inspector may require production of documents
(1) For purposes of proper execution of inspection duties, the inspector may require the holder of any permit or licence, the production of books, records, or returns required to be kept under these Regulations, which shall include–
(a) production and stock returns;
(b) inspectors reports;
(c) labour returns;
(d) land use returns;
(e) local and exports sales returns;
(f) investment returns;
(g) research and development returns.
(2) The inspector shall have to report all the inspection findings in the sisal inspection forms set out in the Third Schedule.
24. Offences and penalty
(a) denies entry; or
(b) obstructs; or
(c) fails to render reasonable assistance required by these Regulations to any inspector or, any officer,
commits an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine of three hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term of six months, and in addition, the court may order cancellation of his licence.
PART VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
25. Exporting terms
All sisal fibre and sisal products shall be exported through the following terms:
(a) FOB Tanga or Dar es Salaam or Mtwara;
(b) C.I.F. Tanga or Dar es Salaam; or
(c) any other terms may be approved by the Board.
26. Prices
(1) The Board may, from time to time, inform the general public about the prices prevailing in the world market.
(2) Any price which may be published by the Board under this regulation shall have no binding effect to either the grower, processor or seller of any type of sisal product, but shall only serve to indicate the approximate levels the products may be sold.
27. Records, returns and documents
(1) Every person registered by the Board under these Regulations, shall keep the following at the business premises namely–
(a) accurate records of his transactions;
(b) proper and accurate records of all sisal fibre and products exported and the contracted prices;
(c) a copy of the licence issued to him, by the Board; and
(d) a copy of the Act and these Regulations.
(2) Every licence holder shall be required to file with the Board such returns as shall be directed by the Board.
FIRST SCHEDULE
FORMS
FORM TSB/SGL/001
APPLICATION FOR SISAL GROWING LICENCE
TANZANIA SISAL BOARD
1. Name of individual/Company: ...................................................................................... |
2. Physical address: |
Plot No. .................................................................................................................... |
Location .................................................................................................................... |
3. We are applying for a sisal growing licence. Our Estate is located at ................................. District ............................... Region .................................. with Certificate of Occupancy No. .................................. |
4. Total hectarage ......................................................................................................... |
5. Type of sisal to be grown ........................................................................................... |
6. I/We enclose USD/T.Shs ...................................................... being the application fee. |
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY |
Application fees paid USD/T.Shs ............................... |
Receipt No. ............................................. |
Date ....................................................... |
Authorised to grant Licence: |
Name: ................................................. Date: .......................................................... |
Designation: ........................................ Official stamp: .............................................. |
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR SISAL GROWING LICENCE |
1. The applicant must be an active member of the Sisal Association of Tanzania and must have registered with the Board. |
2. The applicant must have a valid business licence. |
3. The applicant must be a body corporate and must submit a copy of the Articles and Memorandum of Association together with the list of Directors and their shareholding. |
4. The applicant must possess a valid title deed. |
5. The applicant must have a business plan which indicates the Sisal Development Programme. |
6. The applicant must have a good bank reference and the name of Bankers to be submitted to the Board. |
7. The applicant must have an Environmental Impact Assessment or a programme on how the organisation is going to deal with solid wastes. |
TANZANIA SISAL BOARD
M/S .......................................................... | |
Is hereby licensed to grow sisal subject to the conditions provide by Tanzania Sisal Board Act *. |
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Issued on ............................................................................. |
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Expires on ........................................................................... |
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Licence Fee paid .................................................................. |
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Receipt No. .......................................................................... |
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Authorising officer: Name: .............................................................................................. |
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Designation: ..................................................................................... |
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Date: ............................................................................................... {mprestriction ids="1,2,3"} |
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Official Stamp: ................................................................................. |
FORM TSB/SBL/003
APPLICATION FOR SISAL FIBRE BUYING LICENCE
TANZANIA SISAL BOARD
1. I/We ..................................................... of ............................................................... |
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2. P.O. Box ................................ Tel. No. ............................... Fax ............................. |
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3. Hereby apply for a SISAL FIBRE BUYING LICENCE for the year |
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4. The office for my/our business is located at .............................................................. |
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5. I/We enclose the required application fee, that is USD ...................................... |
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6. I/We have read and will comply with the Statutory Regulations governing the holding of the licence. |
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Licence granted to the above to carry on the business of Sisal fibre buying subject to relevant conditions. |
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Application fees paid ............... | Receipt No. ........................ | Date ........................... |
Licence fee paid ...................... | Receipt No. ........................ | Date ........................... |
Checked and found correct: Yes/No. |
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Authorising officer ......................................................................................................... |
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Designation .................................................................................................................. |
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Signature ..................................................................................................................... |
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Date ............................................................................................................................ |
CONDITIONS FOR SISAL BUYING LICENCE |
1. The applicant must be an active member of the Sisal Association of Tanzania and must have been registered by the Tanzania Sisal Board. |
2. If the applicant is a body corporate, it must submit a copy of the Articles and Memorandum of Association together with the list of Directors. |
3. The applicant must state from which Estates or Co-operative he is going to buy the sisal fibre. |
4. The applicant must possess a valid business licence. |
5. The applicant must have a good bank reference and the name of the Bankers to be submitted to the Board. |
6. The applicant shall buy only graded sisal which has been approved by the Sisal Inspector. |
7. The applicant shall not mix the fibre for local consumption with that for export. |
8. The applicant shall produce standard monthly reports on purchases by grade and prices offered for each grade. |
FORM TSB/SBL/004
SISAL FIBRE BUYING LICENCE
TANZANIA SISAL BOARD
M/S. ........................................................ |
Subject to the conditions provided by the Tanzania Sisal Board Act *. |
Issued on .................................................................... |
Expires on .................................................................. |
Fee paid USD/T.Shs. .................................................. |
Receipts No. .............................................................. |
Signature ................................................................... |
Designation ................................................................ |
Date: ......................................................................... |
FORM TSB/SSL/005
APPLICATION FOR SISAL SPINNING LICENCE
TANZANIA SISAL BOARD
1. I/We ......................................................... of .......................................................... |
2. P.O. Box .................................................. |
Tel No. ........................................ Fax .......................................... |
3. Hereby apply for a SISAL SPINNING LICENCE for the year ending |
4. My/Our business is located at ............................... Street ......................................... |
5. I/We enclose remittance for the required application fee as USD ..................................... T.Shs. ................................... |
6. I/We undertake and promise to effect the licence fee on the success of the application. |
7. I/We have read and will comply with the statutory regulations governing the holding of the Licence. |
Signature .................................................... |
Designation ................................................ |
Date .......................................................... |
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY |
Licence granted to the above to carry on the business of sisal spinning subject to the relevant conditions. |
Application fees paid ..................... | Receipt No. .................... | Date ............................ |
Licence fee paid ........................... | Receipt No. .................... | Date ............................ |
Checked and found correct. |
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Authorising officer ................................................................... |
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Designation ............................................................................ |
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Signature ................................................................................ |
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Date ....................................................................................... |
CONDITIONS FOR SISAL SPINNING LICENCE |
1. The applicant must be an active member of the Sisal Association of Tanzania and must have been registered by the Tanzania Sisal Board. |
2. The applicant must submit a copy of the Articles and Memorandum of Association together with the list of directors and their shareholding status. |
3. The applicant must have a valid business licence. |
4. The applicant shall maintain proper books and records to show all the contract spinners and the fibre purchases meant for spinning. |
5. The applicant shall indicate the cost of spinning various sisal products. |
6. The applicant shall buy and spin only the graded fibre allowable for spinning. |
7. The applicant shall produce bank references. |
8. The applicant shall produce standard monthly reports on purchases, products and destination of exports. |
TANZANIA SISAL BOARD
M/S .......................................................... |
is hereby licensed to spin sisal fibre subject to conditions provided by the Tanzania Sisal Board Act *. |
Issued on ..............................….................................... |
Expires on ..............................…................................... |
Licence Fees Paid ......................................................... |
Receipt No ..........................…....................................... |
Date .................................…......................................... |
Authorising Officer ........….............................................. |
Designation ……………................................................... |
Date .............................................................................. |
Official Stamp ……………………………………………......... |
TANZANIA SISAL BOARD
1. I/We........................................................ of ............................................................. |
2. P.O. Box ................................................... |
Tel. No. ...................................... Fax ................................... |
3. Hereby apply for a SISAL WEAVING LICENCE for the year ending ................................... |
4. My/Our business is located at ..................................... street ..................................... |
5. I/We enclose remittance for the required application fees as USD ................................ |
6. I/We undertake and promise to effect the licence fee on the success of the application. |
7. I/We have read and will comply with the statutory regulations governing the holding of the licence. |
Signature ............................................................................ |
Designation ......................................................................... |
Date .....................………..................................................... |
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY |
Licence granted to the above to carry on the business of sisal weaving SUBJECT to the relevant conditions. |
Application fees paid .................... | Receipt No. .................... | Date ............................. |
Licence fee paid .......................... | Receipt No. .................... | Date ............................. |
Checked and found correct. |
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Authorising officer ......................................................... |
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Designation .................................................................. |
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Signature ..................................................................... |
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Date ............................................................................ |
RULES FOR SISAL WEAVING LICENCE |
1. The applicant must be an active member of the Sisal Association of Tanzania and must have been registered by the Tanzania Sisal Board. |
2. The applicant must submit a copy of the Articles and Memorandum of Association together with the list of directors and their shareholding status. |
3. The applicant must have a valid business licence. |
4. The applicant shall maintain proper books and records to show all the contract spinners and the fibre purchases meant for weaving. |
5. The applicant shall indicate the cost of weaving various sisal products. |
6. The applicant shall buy and weave only the graded fibre allowable for weaving. |
7. The applicant shall produce good bank references. |
8. The applicant shall produce standard monthly reports on purchases, products and destination of exports. |
TANZANIA SISAL BOARD
M/S. ......................................................... |
is hereby licensed to weave sisal fibre subject to conditions provided by the Tanzania Sisal Board Act *. |
Issued on ............................................................................... |
Expires on ............................................................................. |
Licence Fees Paid .................................................................. |
Receipt No ............................................................................. |
Date ....................................................................................... |
Authorising Officer ................................................................... |
Designation ............................................................................. |
Date ....................................................................................... |
Official Stamp .......................................................................... |
RULES FOR SISAL WEAVING LICENCE |
1. The applicant must an active member of the Sisal Association of Tanzania and must have been registered by the Tanzania Sisal Board. |
2. The applicant must submit a copy of the Articles and Memorandum of Association together with the list of directors and their share holding status. |
3. The applicant must have a valid business licence. |
4. The applicant shall maintain proper books and records to show all the contract spinners and the fibre purchases meant for weaving. |
5. The applicant shall indicate the cost of weaving various sisal products. |
6. The applicant shall buy and weave only the graded fibre allowable for weaving. |
7. The applicant shall produce good bank references. |
8. The applicant shall produce standard monthly reports on purchases, products and destination of exports. |
TANZANIA SISAL BOARD
1. I/We ......................................................... of ........................................................... |
2. Tel. No. ................................................. Fax No. ........................................................ |
3. Hereby apply for a SISAL FIBRE EXPORT LICENCE year ............................................... |
4. My/Our business is located at ................................... Plot No. .................................... |
5. I/We enclose remittance for the required application fee as USD .............................. |
6. I/We undertake and promise to effect the licence fee on the success of the application. |
7. I/We have read and will comply with the statutory regulations governing the holding of the licence. |
Signature ............................................................ |
Designation ......................................................... |
Date ………………................................................ |
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY |
Licence is granted to the above to carry on the business of sisal fibre exports subject to the relevant condition. |
Application fees paid .................... | Receipt No. ................... | Date ............................. |
Licence fee paid .......................... | Receipt No. ................... | Date ............................. |
Checked and found correct. |
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Authorising officer ............................................................. |
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Designation ...................................................................... |
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Signature ......................................................................... |
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Date ................................................................................ |
CONDITIONS FOR THE FIBRE EXPORTS |
1. The applicant must be an active member of the Sisal Association of Tanzania, and must have been registered by the Tanzania Sisal Board. |
2. The applicant must have a valid business licence. |
3. The applicant must submit a copy of the Article and Memorandum of Association and the list of the Directors with their holding status. |
4. The applicant must adhere to the sisal export quality and to the terms and conditions of the London Sisal Association. |
5. The applicant shall keep proper books and records of export made both in terms of quality, grade and export prices, and destination of exports. |
6. No exports shall be made without valid export permits issued by the Board for every consignment. |
7. The successful applicant shall pay a levy of US$1.5 per ton to the Board to finance regulatory and research functions. |
8. The levy to be paid under condition 7 above may be reviewed by the Board from time to time. |
TANZANIA SISAL BOARD
| M/S. ............................................................... ....................................................................... ....................................................................... |
is hereby licensed to export sisal fibre subject to conditions provided by the Tanzania Sisal Board Act *. |
Issued on .................................................................... |
Expires on .................................................................. |
Licence fees paid ........................................................ |
Receipt No. ................................................................ |
Date ........................................................................... |
Authorising Officer ....................................................... |
Designation ................................................................ |
Date: ......................................................................... |
Official Stamp ............................................................. |
FORM TSB/CEL/011
APPLICATION FOR CORDAGE EXPORT LICENCE
TANZANIA SISAL BOARD
1. I/We ......................................................... of .......................................................... |
3. I/We apply for a CORDAGE EXPORT LICENCE year ...................................................... |
4. My/our business is located at .................................. Plot No. ................................. at |
5. I/We enclose remittance for the required application fees as USD ................................. |
6. I/We undertake and promise to effect the licence fee on the success of the application. |
7. I/We have read and will comply with the statutory regulations governing the holding of the Licence. |
Signature ......................................................... |
Designation ..................................................... |
Date: ............................................................... |
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY |
Application fees paid ................ Receipt No. ................................ Date ............................ |
Licence fees paid ................ Receipt No. ...................................... Date ............................ |
Checked and found correct. |
Authorising Officer ........................................................................................................... |
Designation ...................................................................... |
Signature: ........................................................................ |
Date .................................................................. |
CONDITIONS FOR THE CORDAGE EXPORTS |
1. The applicant must be an active member of the Sisal Association of Tanzania, and must have been registered by the Tanzania Sisal Board. |
2. The applicant must have a valid business licence. |
3. The applicant must submit a copy of the Articles and Memorandum of Association and the list of the Directors with their shareholding status. |
4. The applicant must adhere to the sisal export quality and to the terms and conditions of the London Sisal Association. |
5. The applicant shall keep proper books and records of exports made both in terms of quality, grade and export prices, and destination of exports. |
6. No exports shall be made without valid export permits issued by the Board for every consignment. |
7. The successful applicant shall pay a levy of US$ 1.5 per ton to the Board to finance regulatory and research functions. |
8. The levy to be paid under condition 7 above may be reviewed by the Board from time to time. |
FORM TSB/LSL/012
APPLICATION FOR LOCAL SALES LICENCE
TANZANIA SISAL BOARD
1. I/We .............................................................. of ...................................................... |
3. hereby apply for a LOCAL SALES LICENCE for the year ............................................... |
4. My/Our business is located ......................................... Plot No. ................................. |
5. I/We enclose remittance for the required application fees as USD ................................... |
6. I/We undertake and promise to effect the licence fee on the success of the application. |
7. I/We have read and will comply with the statutory regulations governing the holding of the Licence. |
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY |
Application fees paid .......................... Receipt No. ......................... Date ........................... |
Licence fees paid ............................... Receipt No. ........................ Date ........................... |
Checked and found correct. |
Authorising Officer ............................................................ |
Designation ..................................................................... |
Signature: ....................................................................... |
Date ............................................................................... |
CONDITIONS |
1. The applicant must be an active member of the Sisal Association of Tanzania and must be duly registered with the Board. |
2. The applicant must have a valid business licence. |
3. The applicant shall purchase his cordage requirements from a registered spinner or its agents. |
4. The applicant shall maintain proper records of the purchase and sales made both in terms of volume and value, quality and quantity. |
5. The applicant shall submit a copy of the Article and Memorandum of association together with the list of its Directors with their shareholding status. |
6. The applicant shall submit good bank references. |
TANZANIA SISAL BOARD
M/S. ................................................................. |
Issued on .................................................................... |
Expires on ................................................................... |
Licence fees paid ......................................................... |
Receipt No. ................................................................. |
Date ........................................................................... |
Authorising Officer ........................................................ |
Designation .................................................................. |
Date: ........................................................................... |
Official Stamp ............................................................... |
SECOND SCHEDULE
A. SISAL FIBRE
(i) There shall be 11 grades of sisal fibre as follows:
(a) Grade 1 - length from 90 cm upwards, free of defective decortication. Properly brushed, free of tow, cutting, dust. Colour may vary from creamy white to cream.
(b) Grade A - length from 90 cm upwards, free of defective decortication. Properly brushed, free of tow, cutting, dust tousled and bunchy end. Colour may be slightly yellowish.
(c) Grade 2 - length between 75 cm and 90 cm. Free of defective decortication. Properly brushed, free of tows, cuttings, dust tousled and bunchy ends. Colour may vary from creamy white to cream.
(d) Grade 3L - length from 90 cm upwards. Free of defective decortication. Properly brushed, and free of tows, cuttings, dust tousled and bunchy ends. Colour may vary from creamy white to slightly yellowish.
(e) Grade 3S - Length from 90 cm upwards. Free of defective decortication. Properly brushed, free of tows, cuttings, dust tousled and bunchy ends. Colour may vary from creamy white to slightly yellowish.
(f) Grade UG (or R) length from 60 cm. upwards, Free of defective decortication. Properly brushed, free of tow, cuttings, dust tousled and bunchy ends. Colour may be creamy white, yellowish, greenish and slightly blackish but not rotten.
(g) Grade UF - length from 60 cm upwards. Slightly barky runners and harshness are permissible. Brushed and unbrushed fibre is allowed. Free of dust and under-corticated barks. Colour may be blemished, greenish, yellowish, brownish due to delayed decortication and blackish but not rotten.
(h) Grade S.C.W.F. - Short Clean White Fibre: Length between 45 cm and 60 cm. Free of defective decortication. Properly brushed, free of tow, dust, tousled and bunchy ends. Colour may vary from creamy white to cream.
(i) TOWI - Pieces of fibre that come out behind the brushing machines. Entirely free of fine fibre, dust, weepings, knots and undercorticated barks. Colour may vary from creamy white to cream.
(j) TOWI - Pieces of fibre that come out behind the brushing machine entirely free of fine fibre, dust, sweepings, knots and undercorticated barks. Colour may be yellowish, greenish, brownish.
(k) Flume Tow - Fibre cuttings extracted from the flume channel then dried. The detailed description of the fibre grading is attached to these Regulations.
B: SISAL PRODUCTS
The grading of various sisal products shall follow the internationally recognised standards as follows:
(i) Sisal twines and ropes shall be governed by International Sisal Organisation Standards No. ISO 5080 first published in 1977.
(ii) Woven products shall be governed by International Sisal Organisation Standards No. 150 first published in 1997.
(2) The technical specifications of the products are appended together with these Regulations.
THIRD SCHEDULE
SISAL INSPECTOR'S FIBRE QUALITY REPORT
TANZANIA SISAL BOARD
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Month of production |
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Quality Faults x Slight xx Serious xxx Very Serious |
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No. | No. | No. | No. | UG | UF |
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1 | 2 | 3L | 3 | |||
Bales opened 1. CONDITION & PACKING | ||||||
Bale No. | ||||||
Grade | ||||||
Date | ||||||
(a) Difficult to unpack | ||||||
(b) Poor alignment | ||||||
(c) Uneven - butt ends | ||||||
(d) Loops & tangles | ||||||
(e) Knots & ties | ||||||
(f) .................................... | ||||||
(g) .................................... | ||||||
2. DECORTICATION | ||||||
(a) Incomplete: General | ||||||
(b) Incomplete Butts, Tips | ||||||
(c) .................................... | ||||||
(d) .................................... | ||||||
3. SORTING & GRADING | ||||||
(a) Short length | ||||||
(b) Mixed length | ||||||
(c) Colour: General | ||||||
(d) Blemished Fibres | ||||||
(e) Stringers | ||||||
(f) Barky | ||||||
4. BRUSHING | ||||||
(a) Incomplete | ||||||
(b) Town: General | ||||||
(c) Bunchy butt ends | ||||||
(d) Tow in butts | ||||||
(e) Tousled Tips | ||||||
(f) ............................. | ||||||
5. BALES | ||||||
(a) Burst Bales | ||||||
(b) ................................... | ||||||
6. TOW | ||||||
(1) Faults .......................... | ||||||
(2) Faults .......................... | ||||||
PRODUCTION for the months of ........................................................... | ||||||
Grades ................................... passed for export ................................. | ||||||
Proposed changes .............................................................................. |
TANZANIA SISAL BOARD
STOCK CHECK SHEET
ESTATE .............................................................. MARK
1 | 2 | 3L | 3S | A | UG | UF | SCWF | TOTAL | TOW 1 | TOW 2 | TOTAL | FLUME TOW | GRAND |
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Stock on | ||||||||||||||
Production on | ||||||||||||||
Total Tons | ||||||||||||||
Despatches to | ||||||||||||||
Balance Bales | ||||||||||||||
Checked Tons | ||||||||||||||
Checked Bales | ||||||||||||||
Difference in Tons | ||||||||||||||
Difference in Bales | ||||||||||||||
Last Months Prod. | ||||||||||||||
Last Months Desp. | ||||||||||||||
Destinations of This Month's Desp. |
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Note on Baling Rates |
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Line Fibre ........................................................................ | Bales per Ton | |||||||||||||
Tows ............................................................................... | Bales per Ton | |||||||||||||
Flume Tow ...................................................................... | Bales per Ton | |||||||||||||
Date ....................................................... | ................................................. | ............................................................. |
RULES
(Section 29)
G.N. No. 2 of 1967
1. Citation
These Rules may be cited as the Sisal Manufacturers (Submission of Information and Statistics) Rules.
2. Interpretation
In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires–
"manufacturer" means any person who uses sisal or sisal product in the process of manufacturing or making any article;
"processed sisal fibre" means sisal fibre that has been subjected to spinning, weaving or any other form of manufacturing process;
"processed tow" means short and or broken sisal fibre that has been subjected to spinning, weaving or any further form of manufacturing process;
"sisal fibre" means the fibre of sisal;
"tow" means short and or broken sisal fibre generally known to manufacturers as "tow" and does not include "flume tow".
3. Monthly returns
(1) Every manufacturer using sisal or sisal product in the process of manufacture shall as from the 1st January, 1967, make and submit a return to the Authority, not later than the fifth day of each month, in respect of sisal or sisal product purchased, stocked, processed or delivered by him.
(2) The return made under subrule (1) shall contain the particulars, information and statistics set out in the First Schedule.
(3) The monthly returns shall be in the form prescribed in the Second Schedule.
FIRST SCHEDULE
1. The grade of sisal fibre and/or tow purchased. |
2. The amount of unprocessed sisal fibre and/or tow purchased by the manufacturer during the month previous to the submission of the return. |
3. The amount of sisal fibre and/or tow processed in the course of the manufacture during the month previous to the submission of the return. |
4. The amount of unprocessed sisal fibre and/or tow held in stock at the end of the month previous to the submission of the return. |
SECOND SCHEDULE
MANUFACTURER'S MONTHLY RETURN OF PURCHASES AND STOCKS OF SISAL
TANZANIA SISAL AUTHORITY
Name of Manufacturer ........................................................................................ Return for the Month ended ............................................. |
Type of Manufacturer .......................................................................................... |
(N.B. FIGURES TO BE GIVEN TO NEAREST WHOLE TON) |
Dated ................................ | Signed ................................ |
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