COMMODITY BOARDS ACT

Section 19: Industrial processing.

1977Section 19 of 27Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act, any person who engages in industrial processing of any commodity to which this Act applies-
(a) shall be entitled to purchase the relevant commodity at a price not less than that fixed from time to time by the Price Fixing Authority; and
(b) where he is a primary producer of such commodity, shall not be under any obligation to sell such commodity to the Board concerned.
(2) In this section-
"industrial processing" means any industrial or large-scale process or operation which has the effect of altering the character, nature or composition of any commodity to which this Act applies; and
"primary producer" means a person who grows or tends any commodity aforesaid.

Cite this section

Section 19, COMMODITY BOARDS ACT (1977).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/commodity-boards-act/section/19/