The Emergency Powers Regulations

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PART SIX

The President proclaimed a state of emergency on 26th March 2020 and subsequently under the Emergency Powers Act he made several regulations known as Emergency Powers Regulations with a view to safeguarding public safety and public healthy even though these regulations may contravene certain fundamental rights and freedoms.

Foroyaa is publishing all the regulations so that the public will know the restrictions in place. In this edition we publish the Essential Commodities Emergency Powers Regulations, 2020 (Legal Notice No. 10) as amended by Legal Notice No. 16.

ISSN 0796 – 0271

Supplement “A” to The Gambia Gazette No. 21 of 31st March, 2020

Legal Notice No. 10 of 2020

REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA

EMERGENCY POWERS ACT

CAP. 17:04 VOL. 4 LAWS OF THE GAMBIA 2009

ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES

EMERGENCY POWERS REGULATIONS, 2020

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred on the President by section 3 of the Emergency Powers Act, the Regulations are made.

1. Citation, and duration

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Essential Commodities Emergency Powers Regulations, 2020 (No. 1).

(2) These Regulation shall apply throughout The Gambia.

(3) These Regulations shall subsist until the end of the Proclamation of public emergency issued on the 26th March 2020.

2. Price Control of Essential Commodities

(1) The wholesale and retail prices of all essential commodities are hereby frozen to the price they were sold in the open market as at 18th March 2020 as specified in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(2) A person shall not sell essential commodities beyond the price prescribed in sub-regulation (1).

(3) In these regulations, essential commodities are –

(a) Rice,

(b) Maize;

(c) Millet

(d) Flour;

(e) Sugar;

(f) Milk

(g) Bread

(h) Chicken;

(i) Eggs;

(j) Meat;

(k) Fish;

(l) Cooking oil;

(m) Potatoes;

(n) Onions;

(o) Tomato paste;

(p) Cement;

(q) Soap; and

(r) Hand sanitisers.

(4) In these Regulations, “open market” means and unrestricted market with free access consumers and vendors as designated by a Local Government authority.

3. Hoarding

(1) A person shall not hoard any essential commodity in any way, shape or form.

(2) A wholesaler or retailer of an essential commodity or a person employed by him or her shall not –

(a) Refuse to sell such commodity or give any other indication which could reasonably lead the purchaser to believe that he or she has not got the commodity.

(b) Offer to sell the commodity subject to a condition requiring the buying of any other goods or the making of any payment in respect of any service, or subject to any other condition except the payment of price forthwith or take delivery within a reasonable time.

4. Rationing

A vendor of an essential commodity shall be entitled to refuse to sell to a single purchaser, quantitates he or she reasonably believes are beyond the purchaser’s current needs.

5. Prohibition of export

(1) Person shall not export –

(a) Any essential commodity; or

(b) Any petroleum and related products, Outside the Gambia

(2) (a) Not depart after 3 p.m. daily; and

(b) Before departure obtain a clearance certificate from the Police indicating his or her destination..

6. Essential commodities Control Committee

(1) There is established by these Regulations, the Essential Commodities Control Committee to supervise the enforcement of these Regulations.

(2) The Committee shall consist of – .

(a) The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment;

(b) The solicitor general and legal Secretary;

(c) The Director General, State Intelligence Service;

(d) The Inspector General of Police;

(e) The Commissioner General, Gambia Revenue Authority;

(f) The Chief Executive Officer Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry;

(g) The Executive Secretary, Gambia competition and Consumer protection commission; and

(h) The President, Consumer Protection Consortium of the Gambia.

(3) The Committee shall appoint Inspectors and issue them with clearly identified identity cards.

(4) The Inspectors shall carry their identity cards at all times in the course of executing their duties.

(5) An Inspector may without prior notice and at any time –

(a) Enter and inspect any premises in the occupation or under the control or possession of any wholesaler or retailer;

(b) Examine any books, accounts or other documents relating to the stock levels and price of a wholesaler or retailer;

(c) Require a wholesaler or retailer to furnish any information in relation to his or her stock levels and prices; and

(d) Do any other thing necessary or expedient for the proper discharge of his or her functions.

7. Offences and penalties

(1) A person who breaches a provision of these Regulations commits and offence and it liable on conviction to a fine of five hundred thousand dalasis.

(2) A vendor or an owner of a business selling essential commodities who breaches a provision of these Regulations may have his, her or its trade licence-

(a) Suspended after his or her arrest until the end of his or her trial and

(b) Revoked by the court after conviction.

(3) a person who is convicted of an offence relating to regulation 5 for a second time shall have his or her goods forfeited to the state

(4) the Inspector General of Police may requisition and premises or warehouse in The Gambia for the purpose of storing any goods seized pending the trial of the owner or carrier of the goods or after its forfeiture to the state.

(5) the goods forfeited to the state shall be surrendered to the Minister responsible for trade.”

SCHEDULE (REGULATION2)

PRICE CEILING FOR ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES

Products variety		Whole-sale prices		Retail prices
			BJL (D)	KMC    Area (D)	WCR				LRR	NBR			CRR		URR
					Sukuta Area (D)	Brikama Rrea  (D)	Gunjur Area (D)	Bwiam Area (D)	Soma Area (D)	Barra Area (D)	Kerewan Area   (D)	Farafenni Area     (D)	Brikama Ba Area (D)	JJ-Bureh Area  (D)	Basse Area (D)	Fatoto Area. (D)
100% Broken (Standard) Rice 50kg	American Rice	1120	1150	1200	1200	1215	1200	1225	1230	1200	1225	1230	1240	1240	1250	1260
	Indian Rice	1120	1150	1200	1200	1215	1200	1225	1230	1200	1225	1230	1240	1240	1250	1260
	Parkintani Rice	1120	1150	1200	1200	1215	1200	1225	1230	1200	1225	1230	1240	1240	1250	1260
	Mayamar (Eagle) Rice	1120	1150	1200	1200	1215	1200	1225	1230	1200	1225	1230	1240	1240	1250	1260
	Brazilian Rice	1120	1150	1200	1200	1215	1200	1225	1230	1200	1225	1230	1240	1240	1250	1260
	Camel Rice	1050	1100	1150	1150	1155	1160	1175	1200	1150	1175	1200	1220	1220	1230	1240
	Tress Bonne (Parboiled)	1120	1150	1200	1200	1215	1220	1225	1230	1200	1225	1510	1220	1530	1250	1260
100% Broken (Suprior quality) 50hk	Hores rice	1425	1450	1480	1480	1490	1495	1500	1510	1480	1500	1500	1240	1510	1250	1550
	Tres Bonne (Parboiled	1350	1400	1450	1450	1475	1485	1490	1500	1450	1490	1500	1530	1510	1540	1530
	Golden Mama	1350	1400	1450	1450	1475	1485	1490	1500	1450	1490	1500	1510	1510	1520	1530
	Good Luck	1350	1400	1450	1450	1475	1485	1490	1510	1450	1490	1500	1510	1510	1520	1530
	Parboiled Rice	1425	1450	1480	1450	1490	1495	1500	1510	1480	1500	1510	1530	1530	1540	1550
	Superior Eagle	1425	1450	1480	1480	1490	1495	1500	1510	1480	1500	1510	1530	1530	1540	1550
	Zein Super quality	1425	1450	1480	1480	1490	1495	1500	1510	1480	1500	1510	1530	1530	1540	1550
	Libedor	1500	1550	1600	1480	1610	1615	1620	1630	1600	1620	1630	1650	1650	1660	1670
	Sadam (lucky lady,	1500	1550	1575	1600	1610	1615	1620	1630	1600	1620	1630	1650	1650	1660	1670
	Royal Umberalla,	1500	1550	1575	1575	1610	1615	1620	1630	1600	120	1630	1650	1650	1660	1670
5% – 25% broken Rice (50kg)	Parboiled Quality Rice	1350	1400	1450	1575	1475	1485	1490	1500	1450	1490	1500	1510	1510	1520	1530
	Barabara Rice	1350	1400	1500	1450	1475	1485	1490	1500	1450	1490	1500	1510	1510	1520	1530
	Other Long grain	1350	1400	1450	1450	1475	1485	1490	1500	1450	1490	1500	1510	1510	1520	1530
Sugar (50g)		1300	1350	1400	1400	1425	1430	1435	1450	1400	1435	150	1460	1460	1470	1480
Flour (50kg)	GMC (ECO)	1210	1240	1250	1250	1265	1270	1280	1285	1250	1280	1285	1290	1290	1300	1310
	GMC (Arch)	1120	1250	1270	1270	1285	1290	1295	1300	1270	1295	1300	1310	1310	1320	1330
	Nessim (Ferry)	1120	1250	1270	1270	1285	1290	1295	1300	1270	1295	1300	1310	1310	1320	1330
	Nessim (Bridge)	1165	1210	1220	1220	1240	1245	1250	1260	1220	1250	1260	1270	1270	1280	1290
Cooking oil (20L) high Quality)	Victoria	1400	1425	1450	1450	1475	1480	1485	1490	1450	1485	1490	1495	1495	1500	1510
	Sun Flower	1400	1425	1450	1450	1475	1480	1485	1490	1450	1485	1490	1495	1495	1500	1510
	Soyea bean	1400	1425	1450	1450	1475	1480	1485	1490	1450	1485	1490	1495	1495	1500	1510
Cooking oil (20L)- Standard	Other edible oile (white & yellow gallons	1025	1050	1075	1075	1100	1110	1115	1120	1075	1115	1120	1130	1130	1140	1150
Potato (20kg bag)		500	530	530	530	353	540	545	550	540	545	550	560	560	570	580
Onion 18 kg bag		420	475	475	475	480	485	490	495	485	490	495	510	510	520	520
Imported chicken legs (per carton)	Chiken legs (USA	640	680	710	710	720	725	730	735	710	730	735	740	740	750	760
	Chiken legs (Ukraine)	580	600	625	625	650	655	660	665	625	660	665	675	675	680	680
Imported whole chicken per carton	1.1kg/chicken carton	1200	1230	1250	1250	1255	1260	1270	1280	1250	1270	1280	1290	1290	1300	1310
	1.2kg/chicken carton	1300	1230	1350	1350	1355	1360	1370	1380	1350	1370	1380	1390	1390	1400	1410
	1.5kg/chicken carton	1400	1230	1450	1450	1455	1460	1370	1480	1450	1370	1480	1490	1490	1500	1510
Milk powder (25 kg) milk evaporated – (48Tin Carton)		3950	4000	4100	4100	4115	4120	4125	1430	4100	4125	1430	1440	1440	1450	1460
		600	620	640	640	655	660	665	670	640	665	670	680	680	690	700
Imported eggs 0(per create) Eggs (per carton)		150	150	150	150	155	160	165	170	150	165	170	175	175	175	180
		1730	1750	1750	1750	1760	1765	1770	1775	1750	1770	1775	1780	1780	1785	1790
Cement (50kg bag)	Janus	650	670	680	680	690	695	700	705	680	700	705	715	715	725	730
	Hundi	700	672	730	730	740	745	750	755	730	750	755	715	760	765	770
	Gino	700	672	70	70	70	745	750	755	730	750	755	760	760	765	770
	Elephant	600	620	640	640	650	655	660	665	640	660	665	670	670	675	680
	GACH (jeja)									0	0	0
Meat and Bone (per kg) meat (steak per kg)			225	225	225	225	225	225	225	225	225	225	200	200	185	185
			250	250	250	250	250	250	250	250	250	250	250	250	225	225
	GACEM	270	280	280	285	285	285	290
	Jah Oil	250	270	270	270	270	270	275	275				275	270	270	275
	salam	250	270	270	270	275	275
	Cement from Senegal								250	250	250	250
Maize (50kg bag) coos/millet (bag)			1575	1575	1575	1575	1575	1575	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550
			1700	1700	1700	1700	1700	1700	1600	1600	1600	1600	1600	1600	1600	1600
Bread (per loaf) – normal SENFOOR & TAPALA”			7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Soap per gross			230	230	230	235	240	240	245	235	240	245	250	250	250	250
Sanitizer – 500ML Sanitizer – 125 ML		175	200	200	200	200	200	210	210	200	210	210	210	210	220	220
		50	75	75	75	75	75	80	80	75	80	80	80	80	85	85
Fish (bonga 4-per heap
Locally produced chicken	whole chicken (1kg)	150
	whole chicken (1.1kg)	165
	whole chicken (1.2kg)	180
	whole chicken (1.3kg)	195
	whole chicken (1kg)	210
	whole chicken (1.4kg) whole chicken (1.5kg)	225
Locally produced Eggs – (per crate	Farm gate price Super markets	150 175

 

MADE THIS             31^ST DAY OF MARCH, 2020.

HE. ADAMA BARROW

PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA