The Copra Marketing Board of Papua New Guinea is established under section 3. Subject to section 12 and to any directions of the Minister, the powers and functions of the Board in relation to the export or marketing of copra are: (a) to purchase or otherwise acquire copra, to determine prices copra purchased by or on behalf of the Board and to sell or dispose of any copra purchased or otherwise acquired by or on behalf of the Board and to administer the Papua New Guinea Copra established under section 21 (sect. 11). The Board shall exercise its powers in the manner that the Board considers to be in the best interest of copra producers in the country. The Papua New Guinea Coconut Extension Fund established under section 30E and the Papua New Guinea Copra Research Fund established under section 30A. Manufacturers and exporters of copra shall be registered under section 31. The Board may grant registration subject to such conditions as it thinks fit, or refuse registration. A permitted exporter must not export copra except in accordance with the conditions imposed.
Папуа-Новая Гвинея · 1983-01-01