Nigeria - 1992 - Agriculture and Rural Development

Fertilizer (Control) Act

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the control of the sale and distribution of fertilizer and matters connected therewith. This Act prohibits the dealing in, selling or distributing of fertilizer in any place not designated for sale or distribution of fertilizer without the permission of the appropriate authority (as defined). The appropriate authority may declare any place to be an approved selling or distributing point to sell or distribute fertilizer. Notwithstanding anything contained in any enactment, no person shall export fertilizer out of Nigeria. The Act defines other offences in respect of the handling of fertilizers, prescribes penalties for such offences and provides for measures of enforcement.

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Fertilizer (Control) Act Current Version

January 2022

This is an Act to provide for the control of the sale and distribution of fertilizer and matters connected therewith. This Act prohibits the dealing in, selling or distributing of fertilizer in any place not designated for sale or distribution of fertilizer without the permission of the appropriate authority (as defined). The appropriate authority may declare any place to be an approved selling or distributing point to sell or distribute fertilizer. Notwithstanding anything contained in any enactment, no person shall export fertilizer out of Nigeria. The Act defines other offences in respect of the handling of fertilizers, prescribes penalties for such offences and provides for measures of enforcement.

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