Objects of the Association

The objects of the Association shall be, (a) to promote, foster and encourage the growing of citrus and the orderly and proper delivery thereof to processors and the extension and welfare of citrus growing as an industry; REVISD EDITION 2020 Printed by Authority of the Government of Belize 18 (b) to assist in the preparation of or the settling of terms for contracts between producers and processors and with labour; (c) to assist in settling disputes which may arise between producers and processors, between producers and labour, and between producers inter se; (d) to act as agents for producers or any of them in any matter within the scope or objects of the Association and to undertake and execute any trusts or any agency business which may seem directly or indirectly conducive to the (e) to make representations to the Minister on any matter affecting the interests of producers; (f) to buy and sell and deal in fertilizers and agricultural implements and supplies if and when it may be deemed necessary to do so for the benefit of the members of the (g) to invest and deal with the moneys of the Association in such manner as may from time to time be determined by the Committee and to pay all costs, charges and expenses that may be incurred by the Association at any time; (h) to undertake, promote and facilitate the investment of monies of the Association either alone or in association with other persons or entities, including the formation of companies or corporations conducive to the attainment of its aims and objectives; Citrus (Processing and Production) [CAP. 277 19 (i) to establish and support and to aid in the establishment and support of any other association and to become members of any such associations in Belize or elsewhere formed for all or any of the objects of the (j) to endeavour to obtain for and to extend financial aid to such members who may require such aid in the carrying on of their cultivation; (k) to borrow or raise or secure the payment of money for the purposes of the business of the (l) generally to do all such acts, matters and things as may appear to the Committee to be conducive to the attainment of the above aims and objects or any of them. (2) No member of the Association shall be personally liable for any act or default of the Association done or omitted to be done in good faith in the course of the operations of the