Section 6: Functions of Board

(1) The functions of the Board are- (a) to regulate, develop and promote the sugar industry; (b) to coordinate the activities of individuals and organisations in the sugar industry; (c) to facilitate equitable access to the benefits and resources of the sugar industry by all interested parties; (d) to facilitate the export of sugar produced in Uganda; (e) to arbitrate and mediate disputes between parties in the sugar industry; (f) to regulate the disposal of the by-products of sugar production; (g) to provide advisory services to parties in the sugar industry; (h) to promote and encourage the use of environmentally friendly technologies in the sugar industry; (i) to collect, collate and analyse sugar industry statistics and maintain a database of such statistics for the industry; (j) to licence sugar mills, jaggery mills and plants to process the by-products of sugarcane; (k) to promote the efficiency and development of the sugar industry through the establishment of appropriate institutional linkages; (l) to act as an intermediary between the sugar industry and the Government; (m) to monitor the domestic sugar market with a view to identifying and advising the Government and interested parties on any distortions in the market; (n) to support the development of outgrower cooperative societies; (o) to review, on a regular basis, the problems and prospects of the sugar industry; (p) to promote innovations and diversifications in the sugar industry; (q) to monitor the production, importation and consumption of sugar and its by-products with a view to ensuring a viable industry; (r) to perform such other functions which, in the opinion of the Board, are necessary or expedient for the discharge of its functions under this Act; and (s) to lobby for incentives for the benefit of the sugar industry. (2) In this section, "parties in the sugar industry" includes, the Government, millers, growers, outgrowers and outgrower organisations. (3) In the performance of its functions, the Board may represent the sugar industry in such organisations as are relevant for the promotion of the sugar industry in Uganda.