REPUBLIC OF FIJI

FRUIT EXPORT AND MARKETING (BUDGET AMENDMENT) ACT 2021

ACT NO. 24 OF 2021

I assent.

J. K. KONROTE
President
[30 July 2021]
AN ACT
TO AMEND THE FRUIT EXPORT AND MARKETING ACT 1906
ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji -
Short title and commencement
1. - (1) This Act may be cited as the Fruit Export and Marketing (Budget Amendment) Act 2021.
(2) This Act comes into force on 1 August 2021.
(3) In this Act, the Fruit Export and Marketing Act 1906 is referred to as the "Principal Act".
Section 2 amended
2. Section 2 of the Principal Act is amended before the definition of "fruit" by inserting the following new definition -
	""CEO" has the meaning given in section 2 of the Biosecurity Act 2008;".
Section 7 amended
3. Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended by -
	(a) deleting "Permanent Secretary" wherever it appears and substituting "CEO"; and
	(b) after subsection (6), inserting the following new subsections -
	"(7) The CEO must not issue a new licence to any person whose licence has been cancelled unless prior written approval has been given by the Minister.
	(8) In this section, "Minister" means the Minister responsible for the administration of the Biosecurity Act 2008.".
Section 10 deleted
4. The Principal Act is amended by deleting section 10.

Passed by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji this 30th day of July 2021.