These Regulations, made under section 37 of the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority Act, concern the cess imposed at a rate set by the Minister on imported or exported agricultural commodities. The Regulations provide for: inspection of the records and books of processor, importer and exporter of selected agricultural commodities; initiation of legal proceedings for the recovery of any cess and any additional sum due and not paid; offences in case of failing to pay the due cess. The attachment describes the agricultural commodities and their substitutes on which the different types of cess are imposed: variety of coffee; cocoa; spices; coconut and coconut products.
Jamaica · 2018-01-10