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Name: Essential Supplies and Services (Availability of Supplies at Fair Price) Regulations, 2020 (SI 57 of 2020).
Country: Botswana
Subject(s): Economic and social policy
Type of legislation: Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Adopted on: 2020-03-27
Entry into force:
ISN: BWA-2020-R-110017
Link: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=110017&p_lang=en
Bibliography: Legislation on-line Legislation on-line African Legal Information Institute (AfricanLII) PDF PDF (consulted on 2020-06-22)
Abstract/Citation: IN RECOGNITION of the risk posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and in exercise of the powers conferred on the President by section 3 (1) (a) of the Essential Supplies and Services Act, the following Regulations are hereby made —

1. Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Essential Supplies (Availability of Supplies at Fair Price) Regulations, 2020.

2. Availability of supplies at fair price
A trader shall not increase the prices of the following supplies by more than the cost incurred to procure or produce the supplies —
(a) medical supplies and equipment including sanitisers, gloves, masks and hygiene supplies;
(b) pharmaceutical supplies;
(c) food supplies; and
(d) commercial goods.

Dr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi
President.

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