REPUBLIC OF FIJI
[LEGAL NOTICE No. 31]

GOVERNMENT OF FIJI

(EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY OF FIJI DECREE 2009, Decree No. 2)
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Ministerial Assignment

To: Mr Joketani Cokanasiga
Minister for Primary Industries

IN exercise of the powers vested in me as President of the Republic of Fiji and Commander in Chief of the Republic of the Fiji Military Forces by the Executive Authority of Fiji Decree 2009, (Decree No. 2), I had appointed you as Minister for Primary Industries, with effect from the 11th day of April 2009 specified under Legal Notice No.5 dated the 12th of April 2009 and you were assigned the responsibility for the conduct of the following Government business and departments and for the following written laws.

NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers vested in me as the President of the Republic of Fiji and Commander in Chief of the Republic of the Fiji Military Forces by the Executive Authority of Fiji Decree 2009, (Decree No. 2), I hereby revoke with effect from the 17th day of April, 2009 all assignments and responsibilities conferred upon you, and with effect from the same day assign to you in your current capacity as the Minister for Primary Industry, the responsibility for the conduct of the following Government business and departments and for the following written laws (subject to the provisions of any other laws) -

Business	Department	

(a)	
Primary Industries	
Ministry of Primary Industries	
	Agriculture	Ministry of Agriculture	
	Agricultural Holding	-Fiji College of Agriculture	
	ALTA	-Land Conservation Board	
	Citrus Industry	-Land Resources Planning and Development	
	Cocoa	-Office of the Agricultural Tribunal	
	Coconut Industry		
	Control and protection of Animals, Dairy Industry	
Ministry of Fisheries and Forests	
	Dog Control	-Department of Fisheries	
	Fisheries	-Department of Forests	
	Forests (including Pine Forests)		
	Fruit Marketing and Export 		
	Ginger Industry		
	Land Development, Conservation and Utilisation		
	Livestock and Wildlife		
	Meat, Poultry and Livestock Industry		
	Rice Industry		
	Plant Protection		
	Stock Improvements		
	Veterinary Service		

(b)	
Responsibility for all written laws regulating the business of (a) above including in particular, the following Acts and subsidiary legislation made thereunder -		

Agribultural Landlord and Tenant Act (Cap. 270)		
	Agricultural Marketing Authority Act 2004		
	Banana Export and Marketing Act (Cap. 155)		
	Biosecurity Promulgation 2008		
	Birds and Games Protection Act (Cap. 170)		
	Brands Act (Cap. 163)		
	Coconut Industry Development Authority Act 1998 		
	Cooperative Dairy Companies Act (Cap. 119) 		
	Copra Industry Loans Act (Cap 153)		
	Dairies Act (Cap. 118) 		
	Dogs Act (Cap. 168) 		
	Drainage Act (Cap. 143) 		
	Fencing Act (Cap. 167) 		
	Fiji Pine Act		
	Fiji Pine Decree 1990 		
	Fisheries Act (Cap. 158) 		
	Forest Decree 1992 		
	Forestry Act (Cap. 150) 		
	Fruit Export and Marketing Act (Cap. 154) 		
	Ginger Council of Fiji Act 1996		
	Goat (Ear marks) Act (Cap. 164) 		
	Irrigation (Cap. 144)		
	Land Conservation and Improvement Act (Cap. 141) 		
	Land Development Act (Cap. 142)		
	Meat industry Act (Cap. 237) 		
	Pesticides Act (Cap. 157) 		
	Pound Act (Cap. 165) 		
	Protections of Animal Act (Cap. 169) 		
	Rewa Rice Limited Decree 1991 		
	Stock Improvement Act (Cap. 162) 		
	Trespass of Animal Act (Cap. 166) 		
	Veterinary Surgeons Act (Cap. 257)		

DATED at Suva this 11th day of May 2009.

RATU J.1. ULUIVUDA
President of the Republic of Fiji
and Commander in Chief of the
Republic of the Fiji Military Forces