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CHAPTER 181
THE CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANISATION
AND RURAL TECHNOLOGY ACT
[PRINCIPAL LEGISLATION]
Arrangement of Sections
Section Title
part i
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
1. Short title.
2. Interpretation.
part ii
THE CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANISATION
AND RURAL TECHNOLOGY
3. Establishment of Centre.
4. Functions of Centre.
5. Vesting of assets and liabilities.
6. Composition and proceedings of Board.
7. Remuneration of members of Board.
8. Power of Board to delegate.
9. Minister may give directions to Board.
part iii
POWERS AND OPERATIONS OF THE CENTRE
10. Provisions relating to research and development.
11. Provisions relating to testing and manufacturing.
12. Dissemination and exchange of information.
13. Training of persons in rural technology.
14. Custody and disclosure of information furnished to Centre.
15. Inventions and discoveries.
part iv
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
16. Appointment of Director-General and employees.
17. Transfer of employees.
18. Superannuation benefits.

coveries.
part iv
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
16. Appointment of Director-General and employees.
17. Transfer of employees.
18. Superannuation benefits.

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19. Protection from personal liability.
20. Notification of orders.
21. Power of Minister to make regulations.
part v
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
22. Funds of Centre.
23. Power to borrow.
24. Power to charge fees.
25. Minister may impose cess on agricultural machinery produced.
26. Investment.
27. Annual and supplementary budget.
28. Acounts and audit.
29. Annual Report.
30. Laying of reports before National Assembly.
SCHEDULE

6. Investment.
27. Annual and supplementary budget.
28. Acounts and audit.
29. Annual Report.
30. Laying of reports before National Assembly.
SCHEDULE

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PART I
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
1. This Act may be cited as the Centre for Agricultural
Mechanisation and Rural Technology Act. 2.

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PART I
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
1. This Act may be cited as the Centre for Agricultural
Mechanisation and Rural Technology Act. 2.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -
“appropriate technology” includes all applied arts, machinery,
equipment and processes which, through the use, or
development, modification and use, of local resources, may
be developed, adapted, produced, extended or implemented
for use in rural areas in the fields of agriculture, energy,
water supply, sanitation, health, building construction,
transport and rural development generally;
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Centre, established
under section 6;
“Centre” means the Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation
and Rural Technology established by section 3;
“Director-General” means the Director-General of the Centre
appointed under section 16;
Short title
Interpretation
CHAPTER 181
THE CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANISATION
AND RURAL TECHNOLOGY ACT
An Act to establish the Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation and Rural
Technology and to provide for the functions and powers of the Centre
in relation to the promotion of the mechanisation of agricultural and
rural technology. [13th January, 1982]
[GN. No. 9 of 1982]
Act No. 19 of 1981
GN. No. 167 of 2019

e promotion of the mechanisation of agricultural and
rural technology. [13th January, 1982]
[GN. No. 9 of 1982]
Act No. 19 of 1981
GN. No. 167 of 2019

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“existing projects” means the Tanzania Agricultural Machinery
Testing Unit and the Arusha Appropriate Technology
Project;
“member” in relation to the Board, means a member of the
Board and includes the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman;
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for industries
and trade;
“rural development” means any activity or process which is
intended to facilitate the application or development of
appropriate technology and the improvement of rural life
through local self-reliance; and
“Technical Projects Committee” means the Committee
established under section 10. PART II
THE CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL
MECHANISATION AND RURAL TECHNOLOGY
3.–(1) There is hereby established a Centre to be known as the
Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation and Rural Technology.

SATION AND RURAL TECHNOLOGY
3.–(1) There is hereby established a Centre to be known as the
Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation and Rural Technology.

(2) The Centre shall be a body corporate and shall-
(a) have perpetual succession and an official seal;
(b) in its corporate name, be capable of suing and being
sued; and
(c) subject to this Act, be capable of holding, purchasing, or
acquiring in any other way, any movable or immovable
property, and of disposing of any of its property. 4.–(1) The functions of the Centre shall be-
(a) to take over and continue such of the functions and
businesses of the existing projects as the Minister shall,
by order published in the Gazette direct;
(b) to carry out, and promote the carrying out of applied
research designed to facilitate the designing, adaptation
Establishment
of Centre
Functions
of Centre

rry out, and promote the carrying out of applied
research designed to facilitate the designing, adaptation
Establishment
of Centre
Functions
of Centre

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and development of machinery and equipment suitable
for use in agricultural and rural development;
(c) to develop and manufacture approved prototypes,
components and cultural techniques and technologies,
and evaluate their suitability for adaptation and alternative
used in rural agricultural production;
(d) to adapt foreign designs of agricultural machinery and
equipment to suit local conditions of manufacture and
maintenance, for use in rural agriculture;
(e) to develop and manufacture approved prototypes,
components and spares of agricultural machinery and
equipment which are not available in large quantities in
the United Republic;
(f) to perform tests on all types of machinery and equipment
intended for use in agricultural and rural development
in the United Republic, and to publish the results of
each such test;
(g) to formulate and conduct short courses designed to
provide practical training and further knowledge to
village and other artisans in the use and maintenance
of agricultural machinery and other appropriate
technology machinery and equipment;
(h) to advise and provide support services to organisations and
persons undertaking the extension and implementation
of programmes and projects resulting from the work of
the Centre;
(i) to offer consultancy services on the designing, testing
and other technical aspects of agricultural and other
machinery and equipment for use in rural development;
(j) to offer consultancy services relating to the marketing,
financial and other managerial aspects of agricultural
and rural development through the adaptation and use
of appropriate technology;
(k) to provide relevant information and advice to the
agricultural sector relating to the design, production,

ation and use
of appropriate technology;
(k) to provide relevant information and advice to the
agricultural sector relating to the design, production,

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marketing, supply, use and maintenance of agricultural
and other appropriate technology machinery and
equipment;
(l) to formulate and execute projects and programmes
designed to encourage or facilitate the establishment
and development of village workshops and other rural
production and maintenance facilities;
(m) to act as the national link with other national and
international institutions engaged in activities related
or similar to the functions of the Centre; and
(n) to do anything which may be necessary to uphold and
support the credit of the Centre, to obtain and justify
public confidence, to avert or minimise any loss to
the Centre and to facilitate the proper and efficient
performance of its functions.

in and justify
public confidence, to avert or minimise any loss to
the Centre and to facilitate the proper and efficient
performance of its functions.

(2) In particular, but without prejudice to the generality of
subsection (1), the Centre may-
(a) undertake, either alone or in association with any
person or body of persons within or outside the
United Republic, the establishment, equipment and
management, on a zonal sectoral or other basis, of
a Centre or centres within United Republic for the
performance of any of its functions;
(b) provide or facilitate the provision for the rural sector
practical technical services by recruiting and training
for the Centre the necessary skilled manpower,
the establishment of units, workshops or farms for
demonstration of the proper manufacture, use or
maintenance of agricultural and other appropriate
technology machinery and equipment;
(c) provide to the Government, parastatals and other
persons, technical services connected with the repair
and maintenance of agricultural machinery and
equipment; and
(d) provide to industrial enterprises technical services
connected with the design of prototype of agricultural

icultural machinery and
equipment; and
(d) provide to industrial enterprises technical services
connected with the design of prototype of agricultural

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and other appropriate technology machinery and
equipment for manufacture or use in the United
Republic. (3) For purposes of the better performance of its functions
the Centre shall establish and maintain a system of consultation
and co-operation with any person or body of persons
established by or under any written law and having functions
related to those specified in subsection (1) or (2) or which
relate to agricultural mechanisation, technology research,
appropriate technology development or to agricultural or
industrial development generally. 5.–(1) The Minister shall, within three months from the
commencement of this Act, by notice published in the Gazette,
determine the businesses and functions of the existing projects
which shall be taken over and continued by the Centre in
accordance with the provisions of this Act.

businesses and functions of the existing projects
which shall be taken over and continued by the Centre in
accordance with the provisions of this Act.

(2) The Minister shall, in the order made under subsection
(1), direct the manner in which and by whom, such of the
businesses and functions of the existing projects not taken
over by the Centre shall be continued. (3) Where a determination is made by the Minister in
relation to a business or function of the existing projects in
pursuance of subsection (1)-
(a) all the assets and liabilities of the existing business or
function in question shall, by virtue of this section and
without further assurance, vest in the Centre with effect
from the commencement of the order;
(b) every person who, immediately before the commencement
of the order, was managing the business of the existing
projects shall upon the commencement of the order, do
all things that are necessary or desirable for the effectual
vesting in accordance with the provision of this Act
of the assets and liabilities of the existing projects
in relation to the business or function in question
Vesting of assets
and liabilities

this Act
of the assets and liabilities of the existing projects
in relation to the business or function in question
Vesting of assets
and liabilities

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subsisting immediately before the commencement of
the order;
(c) all the rights, privileges and advantages, and all the
liabilities and obligations which, immediately before
the commencement of the order, the existing projects,
in relation to the business or function in question,
where entitled or subject to, as the case may be, shall,
upon the commencement of the order, by virtue of
this paragraph and without any further assurance, be
transferred to, and be vested in, the Centre for the
purposes of this Act;
(d) a reference in a deed, contract, bond or security or
other instrument, to any existing project in relation
to the business or function in question shall, upon
the commencement of the order, be construed as
reference to the Centre, and the Centre shall, subject to
paragraph (c)-
(i) be substituted for the existing project as a party to
the instrument;
(ii) be entitled to receive, and enforce payment of, any
money payable under the instrument;
(iii) be entitled to obtain transfer, conveyance or
assignment of, and enforce possession of, any
property which was or is to be transferred, conveyed
or assigned under the instrument;
(iv) be liable to make payment of any money payable
under the instrument; and
(v) be liable to transfer, convey or assign any property
which was or is to be transferred, conveyed or
assigned under the instrument, as the case may be;
(e) a legal proceedings pending before any court or
other tribunal which were commenced before the
commencement of the order and to which any existing
project is a party may, in so far as they relate to any
property, right, liability or obligation vested in or
imposed upon the Centre by this Act, or to any deed,

party may, in so far as they relate to any
property, right, liability or obligation vested in or
imposed upon the Centre by this Act, or to any deed,

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bond, agreement, or document to which the Centre is
deemed to be a party, be continued by or against the
Centre, subject to paragraph (f); and
(f) where any proceedings were instituted by or against
any existing project before the commencement of the
order in respect of any right, liability or obligation
vested in the existing project in relation to the business
or function in question, the Centre and every other
party to those proceedings shall enjoy, exercise of all
the rights, and discharge all the obligations, which
might have been enjoyed or discharged in proceedings
by or against the existing project. 6.–(1) There shall be established a Board of Directors of the
Centre which shall, subject to this Act, be responsible for the
performance of the functions and management of the affairs
of the Centre. (2) The provisions of the Schedule to this Act shall have effect
in respect of the construction of the Board, its proceedings and
other matters relating to it.

rovisions of the Schedule to this Act shall have effect
in respect of the construction of the Board, its proceedings and
other matters relating to it.

(3) Save in the case of matters relating to the office and
appointment of the Chairman of the Board, the Minister may,
by order published in the Gazette, amend, add to, vary or
replace any of the other provisions of the Schedule to this Act. 7.–(1) Subject to subsection (2), the members shall be entitled
to such remuneration, fees or allowances for expenses as
the Minister may, upon the recommendation of the Board,
prescribe. (2) Remuneration, fees or allowances, except such allowances
for expenses as may be expressly authorised by the Minister,
shall not be paid to any member who is a public officer. 8.–(1) Subject to subsection (4), the Board may, by instrument
in writing under the seal of the Centre, delegate to any
Committee of its members or to any employee of the Centre
any of its functions or powers under this Act, so that the
Composition and
proceedings of
Board
Remuneration
of members
of Board
Power of Board
to delegate

f its functions or powers under this Act, so that the
Composition and
proceedings of
Board
Remuneration
of members
of Board
Power of Board
to delegate

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delegated functions or powers may be exercised by the delegate
in accordance with the terms of the instrument of delegation. (2) A delegation under this section may be made to the
holder of an office under the Centre specifying the office but
without naming the holder and in that case, each successive
holder of the office in question, and each person who occupies
or performs the duties of that office, may without any further
authority, exercise the delegated function or power in accordance
with the delegation made. (3) The Board may at any time revoke a delegation made
under this section, and delegation so made shall not prevent the
Board from itself exercising the function or power delegated. (4) The Board shall not delegate-
(a) its power of delegation; and
(b) the power to approve the annual budget, the annual
balance sheet or any statement of accounts. 9.

l not delegate-
(a) its power of delegation; and
(b) the power to approve the annual budget, the annual
balance sheet or any statement of accounts. 9.

The Minister may give to the Board directions of a general or
specific character regarding the performance by the Centre of
any of its functions under this Act, and the Board shall give
effect to every direction given to it. PART III
POWERS AND OPERATIONS OF THE CENTRE
10.–(1) The Board shall establish a Technical Projects
committee which shall, subject to such general or specific
directions as the Board may give in that behalf, be responsible
for the study of all proposals for research and development in
any aspect of rural technology. (2) Subject to any directions given by the Board under
subsection (1), where it appears to the Director-General that
it is necessary that any research or development project be
carried out by the Centre in the performance of its functions,
he shall take all such measures as are necessary to facilitate
the carrying out of the research or development project or, as
Minister may
give directions
to Board
Provisions
relating to
research and
development

e
the carrying out of the research or development project or, as
Minister may
give directions
to Board
Provisions
relating to
research and
development

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the case may be, to obtain the decision of the Board on the
proposals in question. (3) In determining whether or not any proposals for a
research or development project be carried out by the Centre,
the Director-General or, as the case may be, the Board, shall
take into account-
(a) the necessity or desirability and propriety of the
research or development project proposed to be carried
out by the Centre;
(b) the anticipated costs of the proposed research or
development project;
(c) the possible beneficial consequences of the proposed
research or development project on the programmes of
the Centre of the promotion of rural technology and
the mechanisation of agriculture;
(d) the financial ability of the Centre to meet the anticipated
costs of the proposed research or development project;
and
(e) the ability of the Centre to carry out the proposed
research or development project having regard to other
projects being carried out by the Centre.

) the ability of the Centre to carry out the proposed
research or development project having regard to other
projects being carried out by the Centre.

(4) The Board may, after considering the factors specified
in subsection (3) in respect of any proposed research or
development project referred to it, approve or withhold its
approval, and, in the latter case, may require that further
information or particulars in connection with the proposed
research be provided to the Board by the Director-General. 11.–(1) The Centre shall be the sole institution for the testing of
such machinery and equipment intended for use in agriculture
in the United Republic as the Minister may, by order published
in the Gazette, prescribe. (2) For the purposes of the furtherance of the provisions
of this section, and of the better performance of the functions of
the Centre under this Act, the Board shall establish a system of
co-operation with the Tanzania Bureau of Standards established
Provisions
relating to
testing and
manufacturing

the Board shall establish a system of
co-operation with the Tanzania Bureau of Standards established
Provisions
relating to
testing and
manufacturing

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by the Standards Act, with a view to establishing factors to be
taken into account in the testing of various machinery and
equipment for use in agriculture in the United Republic. (3) The Minister may, upon the advice of the Board,
by regulations published in the Gazette, make provision
for regulating the exercise, the manner and the procedure
for testing machinery and equipment, and may, in those
regulations, provide for the compulsory testing of certain or all
agricultural machinery or equipment prior to its importation
or use in the United Republic.

ions, provide for the compulsory testing of certain or all
agricultural machinery or equipment prior to its importation
or use in the United Republic.

(4) Subject to any directions given by the Minister in that
behalf, the Centre may undertake the manufacture, distribution
or sale of any agricultural machinery and equipment designed
by it and, for that purpose, the Centre shall manufacture-
(a) approved prototypes of agricultural and other appropriate
technology machinery or equipment the production of
which is yet to be undertaken by institutions which deal
with the production of such machinery and equipment;
and
(b) agricultural and other appropriate technology and
equipment designed by it with a view to meeting the
demand for them and securing revenue for the Centre. 12.–(1) The Centre shall establish a system of documentation
and dissemination to interested persons or body of persons,
and the exchange between them and the Centre of information
relating to agricultural mechanisation and rural technology. (2) For purposes of this section, the Centre may collect,
publish and disseminate literature and other materials on
agricultural mechanisation and rural technology and other
related subjects, and may provide facilities for the members of
the public to have access to those materials.

anisation and rural technology and other
related subjects, and may provide facilities for the members of
the public to have access to those materials.

13.–(1) The Centre may, either alone or in co-operation
with any other person or body of persons within or outside
the United Republic, conduct or arrange for the conduct of
Cap. 130
Dissemination
and exchange
of information
Training of
persons in rural
technology

the United Republic, conduct or arrange for the conduct of
Cap. 130
Dissemination
and exchange
of information
Training of
persons in rural
technology

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courses for the training of selected persons in such fields of
agricultural mechanisation and rural technology as may be
determined by the Board. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1),
courses conducted in pursuance of this section shall be so
designated as-
(a) to be of the maximum possible benefit to technical
personnel employed by manufacturing institutions;
(b) to provide a firm theoretical and practical basis to
persons involved in the management and operation of
village and other rural workshops; and
(c) to enhance and deepen the knowledge and technical
skill of operators of various agricultural machinery
and equipment so as to enable them to better use and
maintain the machinery and equipment.

hnical
skill of operators of various agricultural machinery
and equipment so as to enable them to better use and
maintain the machinery and equipment.

14.–(1) Where in the performance of its functions the Centre
secures any confidential information relating to agricultural
mechanisation and rural technology, it shall keep that
information for purposes of record, and may deal with or
dispose of it in such manner and for such purposes as the
Minister may approve or direct. (2) Save where the Minister directs otherwise, all information
secured by the Centre in accordance with subsection (1) shall
be treated as confidential. (3) Subject to subsection (4), a member or officer of the
Centre who communicates any confidential information to
any person other than a person to whom he is authorised to
communicate it or to whom it is, in the interests of the United
Republic, his duty to communicate it, commits an offence
and on conviction, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding four
thousand shillings or imprisonment for a term not exceeding
twelve months or to both. (4) Subsection (3) shall not apply to the disclosure of
information made for purposes of any legal proceedings
instituted under this Act or for purposes of a report relating to
those proceedings. Custody and
disclosure of
information
furnished to
Centre

eedings
instituted under this Act or for purposes of a report relating to
those proceedings. Custody and
disclosure of
information
furnished to
Centre

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(5) In a prosecution for a contravention of subsection
(3), it shall not be a defence for the accused person to prove
that when he communicated the information he did not
know and could not reasonably have known that it was
confidential information. 15.–(1) Where as a result of a research carried out by or on
behalf of the Centre anything is invented or discovered, the
invention or discovery shall become the property of the Centre. (2) For purposes of the commercial exploitation of any
invention or discovery which the Centre considers important
for, or incidental to, the performance of its functions, the
Centre may arrange with any person or body of persons to buy,
sell, take or grant patent rights in the invention or discovery,
subject to terms approved by the Board.

ge with any person or body of persons to buy,
sell, take or grant patent rights in the invention or discovery,
subject to terms approved by the Board.

(3) The Centre may, with the prior approval of the Minister,
enter into any arrangement under subsection (2) one of the
terms of which requires the Centre to provide financial
assistance in the form of a loan or grant to the person or body
of persons with whom the arrangement is entered. (4) Except with the consent of the Minister, the Centre
shall not, in pursuance of any of the provisions of this section,
undertake to incur any expenditure which exceeds one percent
of the estimated recurrent expenditure budget of the Centre
for any one financial year. (5) Every invention or discovery made as result of research
carried out under this Act, shall be registered by the Centre in
such form and upon such conditions as the Minister may, by
regulation made under this Act, prescribe. (6) The Centre may, with the prior approval of the Minister,
grant to any person who makes an invention or discovery, or
who materially assists or contributes to the making of that
invention or discovery, such reward as may be approved by
the Board. (7) A reward granted by the Centre under this Act shall not
be deemed to be, and shall not preclude any person or body
Inventions and
discoveries

ard. (7) A reward granted by the Centre under this Act shall not
be deemed to be, and shall not preclude any person or body
Inventions and
discoveries

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of persons from making a proposal for the grant of an award
under the provisions of the Tanzania Commission for Science
and Technology Act. PART IV
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
16.–(1) The President shall appoint, upon such terms and
conditions as he may specify, a Director-General of the Centre
who shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Centre. (2) The Board may, appoint such number of other employees
of the Centre as it may deem necessary for the proper and
efficient conduct of the business and affairs of the Centre.

such number of other employees
of the Centre as it may deem necessary for the proper and
efficient conduct of the business and affairs of the Centre.

17.–(1) Every person who, immediately before the
commencement of the order made under section 5 in relation
to the business and functions of any existing project, was
employed by the existing project in connection with the
operation and management of the business or function of that
existing project which is vested in the Centre by section 5 shall,
with effect from the commencement of the order in question,
be employed, and as from that date shall be deemed to have
become employed by the Centre.

with effect from the commencement of the order in question,
be employed, and as from that date shall be deemed to have
become employed by the Centre.

(2) After a person becomes an employee of the Centre
by virtue of subsection (1), the terms and conditions of
service applicable to him in his employment with the Centre
shall, except where the President directs otherwise, be not
less favourable than those which were applicable to him
immediately before his transfer to the service of the Centre
and he shall be deemed to have been appointed to the service
of the Centre in such office as the Board may determine, and
for the purpose of determining any right to gratuity or other
superannuation benefit, his service with the Centre shall be
regarded as continuous with his service immediately before
the commencement of the order under section 5 in relation
to the business or function of the existing project concerned. Cap. 226
Appointment of
Director-General
and employees
Transfer of
employees

n relation
to the business or function of the existing project concerned. Cap. 226
Appointment of
Director-General
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(3) After a person becomes an employee of the Centre
by virtue of subsection (1), his employment immediately
before his employment by the Centre shall be deemed to
be continuous employment by one employer within the
Employment and Labour Relations Act, and that Act shall
apply to the parties in the same manner as it applies to the case
set out in subsection (1). 18. Subject to the provisions of any written law for the time being
in force relating to pensions, the Board may-
(a) grant gratuities or other retirement allowances or benefits
to the employees of the Centre;
(b) establish and contribute to a superannuation fund or a
medical benefits fund for the employees of the Centre;
and
(c) require any employee of the Centre to contribute to
the superannuation fund or medical benefits fund
and fix the amounts and method of payment of the
contribution. 19.

yee of the Centre to contribute to
the superannuation fund or medical benefits fund
and fix the amounts and method of payment of the
contribution. 19.

Without prejudice to the provisions of section 284A of the
Penal Code, the provisions of the Public Officers (Recovery of
Debts) Act, an act or thing done or omitted by any member
or by any employee of the Centre shall not, where done or
omitted bona fide in the execution or purported execution of
his duties as a member or as an employee of the Centre, subject
him to any action, liability or demand of any kind. 20. Where any order, direction or requirement made or given
by the Minister or the Board under this Act is not required to
be published in the Gazette, the order, direction or requirement
shall be brought to the notice of persons affected or likely to be
affected by where in any manner determined by the Minister
or the Board, but where the order, direction or requirement is
published in the Gazette, all persons shall be deemed to have
had notice of it. Cap. 366
Superannuation
benefits
Protection from
personal liability
Cap. 16
Cap. 76
Notification
of orders
Cap. 386

e deemed to have
had notice of it. Cap. 366
Superannuation
benefits
Protection from
personal liability
Cap. 16
Cap. 76
Notification
of orders
Cap. 386

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21.–(1) The Minister may, after consultation with the Board,
make regulations-
(a) prescribing or providing for anything which under
this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or
provided for; or
(b) which, in his opinion, are necessary for the better
giving effect to the purposes and provisions of this Act. (2) Regulations made under this Act shall be published in
the Gazette. PART V
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
22. The funds and resources of the Centre shall consist of-
(a) such sums as may be provided by Parliament for the
purposes of the Centre;
(b) such sums as the Centre may receive either in the form
of cess pursuant to section 25 or as fees for services
rendered by the Centre;
(c) such donations, grants, bequests and loans as the Centre
may, receive from any person or body of persons; and
(d) any sums or property which may vest in the Centre
under this Act or any other written law or which may vest
in the Centre in any other manner in the performance
of its functions.

ay vest in the Centre
under this Act or any other written law or which may vest
in the Centre in any other manner in the performance
of its functions.

23.–(1) The Board may, with the prior approval of the Minister,
borrow moneys for purposes of the Centre by way of loan
or overdraft, and upon such security and such terms and
conditions relating to the repayment of the principal and the
payment of interest as the Board may deem fit. (2) A person lending money to the Centre shall not be
bound to enquire whether the borrowing of that money by the
Board has been approved by the Minister. Power of
Minister to make
regulations
Funds of Centre
Power to borrow

ther the borrowing of that money by the
Board has been approved by the Minister. Power of
Minister to make
regulations
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Power to borrow

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24. For the proper performance of the functions of the Centre
the Board may, subject to any directions given by the Minister
in that behalf, charge fees for services rendered by the Centre. 25.–(1) Where the Minister considers it fit in the public
interest, he may, after consultation with the Minister responsible
for finance, by order published in the Gazette, impose cess
payable to the Centre on agricultural and other appropriate
technology machinery and equipment specified in the order,
and any firm or organisation producing the machinery and
equipment specified in the order, in this section referred to as
“the specified enterprise”, shall take all necessary measures to
pay the Centre such amount of cess and in such manner as
may be specified in the order.

he specified enterprise”, shall take all necessary measures to
pay the Centre such amount of cess and in such manner as
may be specified in the order.

(2) Every amount of cess required to be paid under
subsection (1) shall be paid by the specified enterprise to the
Centre, and the amount so payable shall be a debt due to the
Centre and may be recovered from the specified enterprise as
a civil debt by a suit at the instance of the Director-General or
any person authorised by him in that behalf.

overed from the specified enterprise as
a civil debt by a suit at the instance of the Director-General or
any person authorised by him in that behalf.

(3) Where any amount of cess is due from any specified
enterprise, the Director-General may file in a court of a resident
magistrate having jurisdiction over the area in which the
specified enterprise carries on business, a certificate stating-
(a) the name and address of the specified enterprise from
whom the amount is due; and
(b) the amount due,
and upon the certificate being lodged in court it shall be
deemed to be a plaint duly lodged under the Civil Procedure
Code and the court shall proceed in the matter in accordance
with the provisions of the code, and in the event of a judgment
being given in favour of the plaintiff the court shall pass a
decree for payment by the defendant to the Centre of the
amount found due together with interest on that amount at
five percent per month from the date on which the certificate
was filed until payment. Power to charge
fees
Minister may
impose cess
on agricultural
machinery
produced
Cap. 33

om the date on which the certificate
was filed until payment. Power to charge
fees
Minister may
impose cess
on agricultural
machinery
produced
Cap. 33

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(4) The provisions of subsection (3) shall apply notwithstanding
that the amount involved exceeds the pecuniary jurisdiction of
a court of a resident magistrate. (5) Every certificate filed in a court of a resident magistrate
pursuant to the provisions of subsection (3) shall, unless the
contrary is proved, be conclusive evidence of the truth of the
statements contained in that certificate. 26. With the prior approval of the Minister, the Board may,
invest any part of the moneys available in any fund of the
Centre in such investments as are authorised investments in
relation to investments of funds by a trustee under the Trustees
Investment Act. 27.–(1) Subject to subsection (2), “financial year” in this Act
means any period not exceeding twelve consecutive months
designated by the Board as the accounting period of the Centre.

“financial year” in this Act
means any period not exceeding twelve consecutive months
designated by the Board as the accounting period of the Centre.

(2) The first financial year of the Centre shall commence on
the date when this Act comes into operation and may be of a
period longer or shorter than twelve months. (3) Not less than two months before the beginning of every
financial year, other than the first financial year, the Board
shall, at a meeting, pass a detailed budget (in this Act called
“the annual budget”) of the amounts respectively-
(a) expected to be received; and
(b) expected to be disbursed,
by the Centre during that financial year, and whenever
circumstances so require, the Board may pass a supplementary
budget in any financial year. (4) The annual budget and every supplementary budget
shall be in such form and include such details as the Minister
may approve. (5) Immediately upon passing any annual budget or any
supplementary budget, the Board shall submit to the Minister
for his approval the annual budget or, as the case may be, the
supplementary budget. Investment
Cap. 53
Annual and
supplementary
budget

o the Minister
for his approval the annual budget or, as the case may be, the
supplementary budget. Investment
Cap. 53
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budget

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(6) The Minister shall, upon receipt of the annual budget
or any supplementary budget, approve or disapprove it or may
approve it subject to any amendments which he considers fit. (7) Where the Minister approves any annual or supplementary
budget, with or without amendment, the budget as approved by
him shall be binding on the Board which, subject to subsection
(8), shall confine the disbursements of the Centre within the
items and amounts contained in the applicable estimates as
approved by the Minister. (8) The Board may-
(a) with the sanction in writing of the Minister, make a
disbursement notwithstanding that disbursement is
not provided for in any budget; and
(b) adjust expenditure limits to take account of circumstances
not reasonably foreseeable at the time the budget was
prepared, subject to submitting a supplementary budget
to the Minister within two months of the alteration of
expenditure limits becoming necessary.

s
prepared, subject to submitting a supplementary budget
to the Minister within two months of the alteration of
expenditure limits becoming necessary.

28.–(1) The Board shall cause to be provided and kept proper
books of accounts and records with respect to-
(a) the receipt and expenditure of money by, and other
financial transactions of the Centre; and
(b) the assets and liabilities of the Centre, and shall cause
to be made out for every financial year, a balance sheet
showing the details of the income and expenditure of
the Centre and all its assets and liabilities. (2) Within three months of the close of every financial year
the accounts including the balance sheet and the profit and loss
account of the Centre in respect of that financial year shall be
submitted to the Controller and Auditor-General established
by the Public Audit Act, and shall be audited by it as soon as
practicable after they have been submitted, and in any case not
later than six months after the close of the financial year of
the Centre. Acounts and
audit
Cap. 418

er they have been submitted, and in any case not
later than six months after the close of the financial year of
the Centre. Acounts and
audit
Cap. 418

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(3) Every audited balance sheet shall be placed before a
meeting of the Board which, if it adopts it, shall endorse the
balance sheet with a certificate that it has been so adopted. (4) As soon as the accounts of the Centre have been audited,
and in any case not later than six months after the close of the
financial year, the Board shall submit to the Minister a copy of
the audited statement of account together with a copy of the
report on that statement of accounts made by the auditors. 29.

to the Minister a copy of
the audited statement of account together with a copy of the
report on that statement of accounts made by the auditors. 29.

The Board shall, within six months after the close of the
financial year, cause to be prepared and submitted to the
Minister, a report dealing generally with the activities and
operations of the Centre during that year and accompanied by-
(a) a copy of the audited balance sheet and profit and loss
statement of the Centre;
(b) a copy of the auditors’ report on the audited accounts
of the Centre;
(c) any management audit report submitted by the auditors;
and
(d) such other information as the Minister may direct. 30.–(1) The Minister shall, as soon as practicable after he has
received the reports and in any case not later than eight months
after the close of the financial year or such longer period as the
National Assembly may, by resolution, approve in that behalf,
lay before the National Assembly the following documents in
relation to that financial year-
(a) a copy of the audited balance sheet and profit and loss
statement of the Centre;
(b) a copy of the auditors’ report on the audited accounts
of the Centre; and
(c) a copy of the Directors’ report of the Centre dealing
with its activities during that financial year.

t on the audited accounts
of the Centre; and
(c) a copy of the Directors’ report of the Centre dealing
with its activities during that financial year.

(2) Where, at the end of six months from the close of the
financial year the Minister has not received from the Board
the documents specified in section 29, he shall, before the
Annual Report
Laying of reports
before National
Assembly

r has not received from the Board
the documents specified in section 29, he shall, before the
Annual Report
Laying of reports
before National
Assembly

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expiry of the seventh month after the close of the financial
year, or so soon after non-receipt of the documents as the
National Assembly meets, cause the National Assembly, by
resolution, to approve such longer period it may determine
within which the Minister shall lay the documents before the
National Assembly. SCHEDULE
(Made under section 6(2))
COMPOSITION FUNCTIONS AND
PROCEDURE OF THE BOARD
1.–(1) The Board shall consist of-
(a) a Chairman, who shall be appointed by the President;
(b) not less than five and not more than eight other members,
who shall be appointed by the Minister. (2) The Board may appoint an employee of the Centre to be the Secretary
of the Board. 2. The members shall elect one of their number to be the Vice-Chair-
man of the Board, and any member elected as Vice-Chairman shall,
subject to his continuing to be a member, hold office for a term of one
year from the date of his election, and be eligible for re-election. 3.

shall,
subject to his continuing to be a member, hold office for a term of one
year from the date of his election, and be eligible for re-election. 3.

In making appointments of members of the Board, the Minister shall
ensure that every person appointed by him is a person who, in his opin-
ion, has the necessary experience or qualification to enable that person
to make a useful contribution to the deliberations of the Board and to
assist the Board in the performance of its functions. 4.–(1) Subject to subparagraph (2), a member of the Board shall, unless
his appointment is sooner determined by the appointing authority, or
he otherwise ceases to be a member, hold office for such period as the
appointing authority may specify in his appointment, or where no peri-
od is so specified, shall hold office for a term of three years from the date
of his appointment, and shall be eligible for re-appointment. (2) In the case of a member who is a member by virtue of his holding
some other office, he shall cease to be a member upon his ceasing to
hold that office. (3) A member, other than a member referred to in subparagraph
(2), may at any time resign by giving notice in writing to the President
or, as the case may be, to the Minister, and from the date specified in
Composition
of Board
GN. No.

sign by giving notice in writing to the President
or, as the case may be, to the Minister, and from the date specified in
Composition
of Board
GN. No.

167 of 2019
Vice-Chairman
Duty of Minister
to appoint able
and prominent
persons
Tenure of
appointment

167 of 2019
Vice-Chairman
Duty of Minister
to appoint able
and prominent
persons
Tenure of
appointment

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the notice or if no date is so specified, from the date of the receipt of the
notice by the President or the Minister, he shall cease to be a member. 5.Where a member of the Board who is a member by virtue of his hold-
ing some other office is unable for any reason to attend any meeting, he
may nominate in writing another person from his organisation to at-
tend that meeting in his place. 6. Where any member ceases to be a member for any reason before the
expiration of his term of office, the appointing authority may appoint an-
other person in his place and the person so appointed shall hold office
for the remainder of the term of office of his predecessor. 7.–(1) The Board shall ordinarily meet for the transaction of its busi-
ness at the time and the places determined by it, but shall meet at least
once every three months.

ll ordinarily meet for the transaction of its busi-
ness at the time and the places determined by it, but shall meet at least
once every three months.

(2) The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, may at any
time call a special meeting of the Board, and shall call special meeting
upon a written request by a majority of the members in office. (3) The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, shall preside
at every meeting of the Board. In the absence of both the Chairman
and the Vice-Chairman, the members present shall appoint one of their
number to preside over the meeting. (4) The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, may invite
any person who is not a member to participate in the deliberations at
any meeting of the Board, but any person so invited shall not be entitled
to vote. 8. The quorum at any meeting of the Board shall be five of the members
in office. 9.–(1) Questions proposed at a meeting of the Board shall be decided
by a majority of the votes of members present and voting and in the
event of an equality of votes, the person presiding shall have a second
or casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote.

nt and voting and in the
event of an equality of votes, the person presiding shall have a second
or casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote.

(2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), a decision may be made
by the Board without a meeting by circulation of the relevant papers
among the members, and the expression in writing of the views of the
majority of the members. 10.–(1) The Board shall cause to be recorded and kept minutes of all
business conducted or transacted at its meetings, and the minutes of
each meeting of the Board shall be read and confirmed, or amended
and confirmed at the next meeting of the Board and signed by the per-
son presiding at the meeting. (2) Any minutes purporting to be signed by the person presiding at
a meeting of the Board shall, in the absence of proof of error, be deemed
to be a correct record of the meeting whose minutes they purport to be. Absent member
to be represented
at meetings
Casual vacancies
Meetings
of Board
Quorum
GN. No. 167 of 2019
Decisions of the
Board
Minutes
of meetings

. Absent member
to be represented
at meetings
Casual vacancies
Meetings
of Board
Quorum
GN. No. 167 of 2019
Decisions of the
Board
Minutes
of meetings

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11. The validity of any act or proceeding of the Board shall not be affect-
ed by any vacancy among its members or by any defect in the appoint-
ment of any of them.
12. All orders, directions, notices or documents made or issued on be-
half of the Board shall be signed by-
(a) the Chairman of the Board; or
(b) the Director-General or any other officer of the Centre
authorised in writing in that behalf by the Director-General.
13. The seal of Centre shall not be affixed to any instrument except in
the presence of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman, the Director-Gen-
eral or some other officer of the Centre and at least one member of
the Board.
14. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the Board may regulate
its own proceedings.
Vacancies, etc.,
not to invalidate
proceedings
directions, etc.
Orders,
directions act.
The seal of Centre
Board may
regulate its own
proceedings