Chinsali District Council (Fish Levy) By-laws, 1990

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Jurisdiction: Zambia
Instrument: Statutory instrument
Citation: SI 37 of 1990
Version: 2 Mar 1990
Language: en
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compliance fish exports fish levy fish sales municipal administration offences payment processing penalties

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This section appears to give the title of the by-law. This section defines key terms used in the ny-laws, including “aroa,” “check-point,” “collector,” “Council,” and “fish.” People who sell or export fish from the area must pay a fish levy to the Council, and fish cannot be sold or exported unless it was weighed at a checkpoint and the levy was paid. Fish levy becomes payable once the fish is weighed at the checkpoint, and payment must be made there; the collector must issue an official receipt. Anyone who breaks these by-laws commits an offence and may be fined or jailed, with heavier penalties for repeat offences.

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These By-h,ws mr\y bo citctl a.'i the Chins•di Didtrict
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1. These By-h,ws mr\y bo citctl a.'i the Chins•di Didtrict Council (Fish Levy) By-la.w.3, 1990. ! Titln lntorpro• t,ition
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In these ny-laws, unless the context otherwise requires
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AI-assisted research summary: This section defines key terms used in the ny-laws, including “aroa,” “check-point,” “collector,” “Council,” and “fish.”

2. In these ny-laws, unless the context otherwise requires "aroa" mea.ni the al'O.l. under the jurisdiction of the Council; "check-point" means any place within the area dc.iignatcd by the Council for tho weighing of fi;h by the officer,i or employees of the Council; "collector "means any officer of the Council authorised tu collect revenue for the Council; "Council'" means the Chinsali District Council; "fi-ih" means any dead vertebra fish and nny part thereof whether or not preserved in any form.
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Every person who sells fish within tho are:i or export<,
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AI-assisted research summary: People who sell or export fish from the area must pay a fish levy to the Council, and fish cannot be sold or exported unless it was weighed at a checkpoint and the levy was paid.

3. Every person who sells fish within tho are:i or export<, fish from the area Hhall pay to the Council a fish levy at the rate of ten ngwec for e,·ery kilogram of dried fish nod five ngwoo for overy kilogram of fre�h fhh. Tmposit1on of fhh lo,·y 4. No per.son shall sell or export from the area., any fish which has not been wcighoJ at a check-point and in respect of which fi�h levy has not boon paid.
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Fish Levy shall become payable as soon as the
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AI-assisted research summary: Fish levy becomes payable once the fish is weighed at the checkpoint, and payment must be made there; the collector must issue an official receipt.

5. Fish Levy shall become payable as soon as the fish has beon weighed at check-point. No Snlu or oxporl of fi8h l>oforo woighini; o.nd pllymonl of fish lovy Pineo of payment. nnd collection of fish levy Oopiu of I.his St."u',l)•IJ lnstrummt oon 1>11 o�v,in!!'I from the Governmmt Printer, P.O. Bo:e JOLJo, Lusaka. PriceKl.00 each. 92 Statutrm; lnstrummts 2nd March, 1990 (2) Payment of fbh levy iu re,pect of any weight of fi13h shall be mn,de at tho check-point n.t which the fr,lt is weighed immediately and shall be received by a collector who shall issue an official recci1,1t for each such payment. Offoacos und ponnltios
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Any per ·on who contravenes n.ny of the prov1st0ns of
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AI-assisted research summary: Anyone who breaks these by-laws commits an offence and may be fined or jailed, with heavier penalties for repeat offences.

6. Any per ·on who contravenes n.ny of the prov1st0ns of these By-laws shall be guilty of offence and sha.11 be liable npon con,iction-- (n,) in tho case of 11 first offence, to a .fine not exceeding one hundred kwacha or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three 1nontl1s, or to both; (b) in tho case of a second or subsequent oCfonco, to a fine not exceeding two hunrlre:l kwa.cha or to imprison ment for a. period not exceeding six months, or to both Made by the Chinsali District Council thin 22nd day of June, 1989. ?ti. B. MUKOMA Chairman, Ohinsali District Counr.il l\'.I. C. MUTA.LE, Di.9trict ExecutitJe Secrel,ary, Chinsali District C Ol.lncil Ccmfirmed by me at Lusaka this 5th day of February, 1990. Lt'SARA 15th February, 1990 [nu. 102/5116] GE:t-ERAL l\iALDIRA N. MASHEKE, Prime Minister

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