Botswana

Currency: Pula (BWP)

Timezone: Central Africa Time (UTC+2)

Major Cities: Gaborone

Botswana is a landlocked sovereign state in Southern Africa, sharing its border with Zambia and Zimbabwe to the Northeast, South Africa to the south and southeast, and Namibia to the North and West. The climate is semi-arid, characterised by warm winters and hot summers. The terrain is dominated in the southwest by the Kalahari Desert and is home to different wildlife, including elephants, antelopes, and giraffes.

The population of the country is approximately 2.3 million, comprising a diverse ethnic group such as the Basarwa, the Tswana, and the Kalanga, and the country’s official languages are English and Tswana. The country is politically stable with a democratic parliamentary republican type of government which is administratively divided into 6 town councils and 10 districts, including Gaborone —the state capital. The mining sector is the most important sector of the economy, and the major source of foreign exchange comes from diamonds, copper, beef, and textiles. In 2017, the country was classified as an upper-middle-income country by the World Bank. The principal objective of the country’s National Development Plan is to become a high-income country by 2036. However, the country faces the problems of drought and the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS.

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Fish Protection Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

This is an Act that provides for the more effective regulation, control, protection and improvement of fish and fishing in Botswana.

Botswana • 1975 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Fish Protection Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The Act specifies the powers of the Minister to impose and prescribe conditions for the regulation of fishing; register boats employed in fishing; determine times and seasons for fishing of specific fish species; determine necessary...

Botswana • 1975 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Land Control Act

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

The act provides for the control of transactions in agricultural land. No dealings in agricultural land, involving sale, transfer, lease, exchange, partition, or division shall be done without the consent of the Minister.

Botswana • 1975 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Fauna Conservation (Driver-Couriers) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

These regulations provide that no person shall be a driver courier except with written authorization

Botswana • 1974 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Administration Of Estates Act

Botswana, Ministry of Finance

This is an Act that makes provision for the administration of estates of deceased persons, minors, persons under curatorship, absent persons and all property given in trust by the deceased.

Botswana • 1974 • Finance

Aquatic Weeds (Control) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The regulations address the management of entry of boats through the available entry points in Botswana. It chiefly highlights the permissible entry points for associated means of transportation.

Botswana • 1974 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Factories (Woodworking) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs

The regulations apply to all sawmills, and all other factories and building operations and works of engineering construction undertaken by way of trade or business or for any industrial or commercial undertaking in which any...

Botswana • 1974 • Labour

Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The Act establishes the Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board. It provides for membership of the board, terms of office of members, payment of members, meetings of the board, powers and functions, as well as the financial...

Botswana • 1974 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Agricultural Resources Conservation Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The Act provisions cover the soils, waters, plant life and vegetation, vegetable products of the soil, animal life and fauna of Botswana (including animals, birds, reptiles, fishes, and insects), and other categories as decided by...

Botswana • 1974 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Essential Supplies And Services Act

Botswana, Government

This is an Act to empower the President to make regulations to provide for the control and maintenance of essential supplies and services.

Botswana • 1973 • Democracy and Governance

Electricity Supply Act

Botswana, Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security

This is an act that makes provision for the licensing and control of undertakings for the generation and supply of electricity

Botswana • 1973 • Energy

Control of Goods, Prices and Other Charges Act

Botswana, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry

The Act grants regulation-making powers to the Minister, for purposes of controlling, whenever the Minister deems necessary or expedient: the importation and exportation of any goods whether manufactured or not or any class of such...

Botswana • 1973 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Tribal Land (Subordinate Land Boards) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

The Act provides for matters relative to the establishment and operation of Land Boards and the granting of customary and common law land rights to tribesmen and other persons. The regulations provide for matters relative...

Botswana • 1973 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Establishment of Subordinate Land Boards Order

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

The order establishes subordinate land boards within districts and areas specified. Among other functions, the Subordinate Land Boards shall hear and adjudicate upon disputes concerning customary land grants or rights within their area of jurisdiction.

Botswana • 1973 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Establishment and Jurisdiction of Customary Courts Order

Botswana, Ministry of Justice

This Order is for the establishment and jurisdiction of the customary court. The customary courts listed in the first column of the first schedule of this order have been established and recognized as customary courts...

Botswana • 1972 • Justice

Kanye (Water Fees) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

The bye-laws apply to villages of Kanye, Moshupa, Mabutsane, Mmathethe, Moshaneng and Good Hope. It regulates water fees.

Botswana • 1972 • Democracy and Governance

Central District (Abattoir) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

These bye-laws provide for the fee to be charged for the use of some facilities in the abattoir. It provides rules governing the abattoir and slaughtering of animals.

Botswana • 1972 • Democracy and Governance

Francistown Town Council (Abattoir) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Lands, and Housing

These bye-laws make provision for the keeping, maintenance fees, cleanliness and slaughtering of animals at the abattoir.

Botswana • 1972 • Democracy and Governance

Aquatic Weeds (Control) Act

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The Act prohibits the importation and general movement of aquatic weeds into and within Botswana. The Act also details the regulations to be enforced by the Minister to drive adherence to the prohibitions. The penalties...

Botswana • 1971 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Livestock Control (Model) Bye-Laws

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

These bye-laws do not apply to any animal subject to the provisions of the Matimela Act. It provides rules governing livestock.

Botswana • 1971 • Agriculture and Rural Development