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Sugar Industry Efficiency Act

consolidated text (as at 2017, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.

Later amending instruments held: Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 (Act No 13 of 2019), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Act No 15 of 2022), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Act No 12 of 2023), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Act No. 11 of 2024), Finance Act 2025 (Act No. 18 of 2025).

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 1A inserted by Act No 34 of 2016
  3. 2 Interpretation
  4. PART II: DEMOCRATISATION OF OWNERSHIP IN SUGAR INDUSTRY
  5. 3 Establishment of Sugar Investment Trust
  6. 4 Objects of Trust
  7. 5 The Board of Directors
  8. 6 Assembly of Delegates
  9. 7 Representatives of Trust on Board of Directors of sugar milling company
  10. 8 Appointment of staff
  11. 9 Interpretation of Sub-Part A
  12. 10 Incentives for transfer of land
  13. 11 Acquisition and disposal of land
  14. PART III: PROVISIONS RELATING TO EFFICIENCY AND VIABILITY OF SUGAR INDUSTRY
  15. 12 Conditions for mergers and takeovers
  16. 13 Bagasse Transfer Price Fund
  17. 13A Sugar Cane Sustainability Fund
  18. 13A Sugar Cane Sustainability Fund inserted by Act No 34 of 2016
  19. PART III: PROVISIONS RELATING TO EFFICIENCY AND VIABILITY OF SUGAR INDUSTRY
  20. 13B Renewable Sugar Cane Industry Based Biomass Framework
  21. 13B Renewable Sugar Cane Industry Based Biomass inserted by Act No 34 of 2016
  22. PART III: PROVISIONS RELATING TO EFFICIENCY AND VIABILITY OF SUGAR INDUSTRY
  23. 14 Incentives on implementation of schemes
  24. 15 Ensuring quality products
  25. 15 Ensuring quality products inserted by Act No 34 of 2016
  26. PART III: PROVISIONS RELATING TO EFFICIENCY AND VIABILITY OF SUGAR INDUSTRY
  27. 15A Sugar Based Agro-Industry Framework
  28. 15A Sugar Based Agro-Industry Framework inserted by Act No 34 of 2016
  29. PART III: PROVISIONS RELATING TO EFFICIENCY AND VIABILITY OF SUGAR INDUSTRY
  30. 15B Ethanol and Molasses Framework
  31. 15B Ethanol and Molasses Framework inserted by Act No 34 of 2016
  32. PART III: PROVISIONS RELATING TO EFFICIENCY AND VIABILITY OF SUGAR INDUSTRY
  33. 15C Revenue to planters from molasses
  34. 15C Revenue to planters from molasses inserted by Act No 34 of 2016
  35. PART III: PROVISIONS RELATING TO EFFICIENCY AND VIABILITY OF SUGAR INDUSTRY
  36. 15D Allocation of molasses to distillers and distiller bottlers
  37. 15D Allocation of molasses to distillers and distiller bottlers inserted by Act No 34 of 2016
  38. PART III: PROVISIONS RELATING TO EFFICIENCY AND VIABILITY OF SUGAR INDUSTRY
  39. 15E Blending ethanol with mogas
  40. 15E Blending ethanol with mogas inserted by Act No 34 of 2016
  41. PART III: PROVISIONS RELATING TO EFFICIENCY AND VIABILITY OF SUGAR INDUSTRY
  42. 16 Establishment of Modernisation and Agricultural Diversification Reserve
  43. 17 Promotion of agricultural diversification
  44. 19 Lease of land to métayers for production of sugar cane
  45. PART IV: CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT AND INCENTIVES TO WORKERS
  46. 20 Continued employment of existing workers in sugar industry
  47. 21 Workers employed by job contractor
  48. 22 Retirement age and payment of gratuity
  49. 23 Voluntary Retirement Scheme
  50. 23A Early Retirement Scheme
  51. 24 Entitlement to contributory retirement pension
  52. 25
  53. 26 Incentives to occupiers of former sugar estate camps and to workers
  54. PART V: LAND CONVERSION
  55. 27 Interpretation of Part V
  56. 28 Land conversion and payment of land conversion tax
  57. 28A Land conversion rights
  58. 28A Land conversion rights inserted by Act No 34 of 2016
  59. PART V: LAND CONVERSION
  60. 28B Incentives for Smart Cities
  61. 28B Incentives for Smart Cities inserted by Act No 34 of 2016
  62. PART V: LAND CONVERSION
  63. 29
  64. 30 Recovery of land conversion tax
  65. PART VI: MISCELLANEOUS
  66. 31 Exemption to specified entity
  67. 32 Offences
  68. 33 Jurisdiction
  69. 34 Regulations
  70. 34A Transitional provisions
  71. SECOND SCHEDULE
  72. 1
  73. 2
  74. 3
  75. PART II: PERSONS
  76. 1
  77. 2
  78. THIRD SCHEDULE
  79. 2
  80. FOURTH SCHEDULE
  81. 1
  82. 2
  83. 3
  84. 4
  85. 5 The State Land Development Company Ltd or such body controlled by it as
  86. 6
  87. 7
  88. 8 The Employees’ Real Estate Investment Trust or such body controlled by it as
  89. 9
  90. 10
  91. FIFTH SCHEDULE
  92. 1 Bagasse electricity production
  93. 2 Factory rehabilitation and modernisation
  94. 3 Irrigation and water use
  95. 4 Land preparation
  96. 5 Field mechanisation
  97. 6 Diversification within sugar
  98. 7 Pollution control
  99. 8 Fire prevention equipment
  100. SIXTH SCHEDULE
  101. 1
  102. 2
  103. 3
  104. 4
  105. EIGHTH SCHEDULE
  106. 1 For purposes of determining the acreage used for crops other than sugar
  107. 2 For purposes of determining the percentage of the acreage used for crops
  108. 3
  109. NINTH SCHEDULE
  110. 1
  111. 2
  112. 3
  113. TENTH SCHEDULE
  114. 1
  115. 2
  116. ELEVENTH SCHEDULE
  117. 1 Cash compensation
  118. 2 Land entitlement
  119. 3 Safeguarding of interest of retiring workers
  120. 4 Choice of site for land granted
  121. 5 Entitlement to estate houses and hospital facilities
  122. 6 Training Scheme
  123. 7 Children of workers
  124. 8 Guarantees to heirs in specified cases
  125. 9 Signature of documents
  126. 10 Non acceptance of offer of VRS or ERS
  127. PART II: 11. Facilities for construction of houses
  128. 11 Facilities for construction of houses
  129. TWELFTH SCHEDULE
  130. 1
  131. 1A
  132. 2
  133. 3
  134. 4 Subject to paragraph 5, the tax computed in accordance with paragraph 3
  135. 5
  136. 6
  137. 7
  138. 8
  139. 8A
  140. 9
  141. 10