Powers and duties of the Commission

(1) The powers and duties of the Commission shall be, (a) to employ such officers and servants upon such terms and conditions as it may think fit; (b) to specify the records to be kept and the returns to be made by the Commission, 10 Meat And Livestock Association, owners, exporters, importers, butchers and traders; (c) to receive and deal with returns made pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection; (d) to register and regulate cattle breeding societies; (e) to hold or otherwise operate auction sales of (f) to control the slaughtering of female (g) to impose minimum weight restrictions on the slaughtering of all livestock; (h) to regulate the movement of cattle and meat within and between districts; (i) to grade livestock and meat and to specify the standards to be applied there for; (j) to control the sale and exportation of live cattle to be used for breeding or for slaughter and to specify the standards to be applied thereto; (k) to control the importation of live cattle for slaughter or for breeding; (l) to operate meat packing plants; (m) to establish depots and agencies for the purchase of livestock; Meat And Livestock 11 (n) to advise exporters, traders and the Association on any matter concerning the meat and livestock industry; (o) to advise the Minister on all matters concerned with the meat and livestock industry; (p) to appoint such executive committees or sub- committees as may be required for the efficient performance of its duties and functions under this Act; (q) to be an arbitrator, when requested, in any dispute, issue or disagreement arising between any exporter and any trader or between either or both of these and the Association or between the Association and such company or companies as may be approved by the Minister under section 20 of this Act, Provided that the Commission’s decision thereon shall be final and binding on all the parties concerned; (r) to receive and expend such monies as may accrue to the Commission; (s) to do any other act that may be necessary to give effect to one or more of the above. (2) The Commission shall comply with any direction whether general or particular given by the Minister in connection with the exercise or discharge of any powers or duties conferred upon the Commission.