Ghana Cocoa Board Act , 1984 (PNDCL 81)Section 4. Purchase of cocoa (1) A person shall not purchase cocoa except (a) the Board through its wholly-owned subsidiary buying company, or (b) a person or an organisation authorised in writing by the Board to purchase cocoa for sale to the Board. (2) The functions of the Board's wholly-owned subsidiary buying company or a person or an organisation authorised by the Board to purchase cocoa include (a) evacuation of cocoa from the buying centre to the Board's approved warehouse at the port, and (b) provision and maintenance of storage facilities, which in the case of the Board's wholly-owned subsidiary buying company, shall be provided by the Board. (3) A person shall not, without lawful excuse, use or authorise or knowingly permit any other person to use money intended by the Board or its subsidiary buying company or both for the purchase of cocoa. (4) A person or purchasing organisation authorised to purchase cocoa by the Board who or which has received money from the Board to purchase cocoa for the Board and has not purchased the cocoa or has purchased only part of the cocoa, shall repay the money or the balance of the money to the Board within three months after the commencement of this Act. (5) A person shall not, without lawful authority, extract cocoa from a sealed bag of cocoa which (a) belongs to the Board, (b) is stored on premises in respect of which a certificate of registration has been issued under the Regulations, or (c) is in the custody of the Board or the Board's wholly-owned subsidiary company or a person authorised by the Board to purchase cocoa for sale to the Board. (6) A person shall not market or export cocoa unless (a) the cocoa is the property of the Board, or (b) the cocoa has been graded and sealed, the export of which has been authorised in writing by the certifying authority of the Board. (7) Except where the sale is made to a person or an authority authorised to purchase cocoa under subsection (1), a person shall not sell cocoa other than to the Board or the Board's wholly-owned subsidiary buying company or any other person authorised in writing by the Board so to do. (8) Except otherwise directed by the Board, a person shall not export coffee, shea or shea-butter other than the Board or the Board's wholly-owned subsidiary company, or a purchasing organisation or a person authorised in writing by the Board so to do. |
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Responsible InstitutionThe Ghana Cocoa Board
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