Dairy Industry (Prices of Dairy Produce) Regulations, 1961

Legal Notice 258 of 1961

Repealed
This Legal Notice was repealed on 2021-03-12 by The Dairy Industry (Pricing of Dairy Produce) Regulations.
This is the version of this Legal Notice as it was when it was repealed.
Citation
Legal Notice 258 of 1961
Primary work
Dairy Industry Act
Date
31 December 2022
Language
English
Type
Legal Notice
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LAWS OF KENYA

DAIRY INDUSTRY ACT

DAIRY INDUSTRY (PRICES OF DAIRY PRODUCE) REGULATIONS, 1961

LEGAL NOTICE 258 OF 1961

  • Published in Kenya Gazette on 2 May 1961
  • Commenced on 2 May 1961
  1. [Amended by Dairy Industry (Prices of Dairy Produce) (Amendment) Regulations, 1970 (Legal Notice 125 of 1970) on 3 July 1970]
  2. [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
  3. [Revoked by The Dairy Industry (Pricing of Dairy Produce) Regulations (Legal Notice 23 of 2021) on 12 March 2021]
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Dairy Industry (Prices of Dairy Produce) Regulations, and shall apply to such areas as may be prescribed from time to time.2. In these Regulations—“prescribed” means prescribed in an order made by the Board and published in the Gazette;“prescribed area” means an area prescribed under regulation 1 of these Regulations;“retailer” means a person who purchases dairy produce for re-sale to consumers from either Kenya Co-operative Creameries Limited or direct from a producer licensed pursuant to the Dairy Industry (Sales by Producers) Regulations and includes a producer who is licensed to sell dairy produce direct to consumers and an importer of dairy produce who imports for re-sale to consumers but does not include purchasers of milk in bulk as defined by the Dairy Industry (Prices of Dairy Produce) Order.3. The prices to be paid by retailers on and after the prescribed date to producers and distributors for dairy produce produced in the prescribed area for sale therein, and for dairy produce produced outside the prescribed area but sold or intended for sale in the prescribed area, shall be the respective fixed prices from time to time prescribed by the Board or, where no such fixed prices are so prescribed, shall be not less than the respective minimum prices nor more than the respective maximum prices from time to time prescribed by the Board.4. The prices to be paid to retailers for dairy produce in the prescribed area on and after the prescribed date shall be the respective fixed prices from time to time prescribed by the Board or, where no such fixed prices are so prescribed, shall be not less than the respective minimum prices nor more than the respective maximum prices from time to time prescribed by the Board:Provided that the Board may, by notice in the Gazette or otherwise, grant exemption to a retailer from the provisions of this regulation in respect of the sale of dairy produce to consumers or classes of consumers specified in the notice and subject to due compliance with any terms and conditions specified therein.5. The Board may prescribe different prices for different areas and for different quantities, qualities, grades or types of dairy produce or for different classes of consumers or for different terms of payment.6. A producer, distributor or retailer who buys or sells dairy produce except at the prescribed price shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both.

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History of this document

31 December 2022 this version
12 March 2021
03 July 1970
02 May 1961
Published in Kenya Gazette
Commenced