This Act makes provision for the establishment of the Banana Board as a body corporate and defines its functions, powers and rules of internal organization. The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister. In addition to any functions of the Board under the Banana Insurance Act, the Board shall: (a) promote the interests and efficiency of the banana industry; (b) secure the most favourable arrangements for trade in bananas and to carry out trade in bananas; and (c) institute, conduct, finance, assist, and supervise research activities, experiments and operations in relation with the improvement of banana cultivation and the prevention and eradication of diseases affecting banana plants.
Ямайка · 1953-10-01