Acts that Support SMME in Botswana

Economic Inclusion Act 2021

This  Act to made provision for the establishment of the office of the Coordinator of the Economic Empowerment Office, to promote the effective participation of targeted citizens in the economic growth and development of the economy, to facilitate enforcement of the economic empowerment initiatives and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. 


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Botswana Trade Commission Act 2013

This Act Established the Botswana Trade Commission to regulate export and Import of Goods within the common custom union and to provide for matter incidental thereof. Download the Act


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Companies and Intellectual Property Authority Act Arrangement Sections. (CIPA) Charpter 42:13  

This Act established the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority; to provide for its powers and functions; the establishment of a Board of the Authority; three Offices within the Authority, namely, the Companies and Business Names Office, the Industrial Property Office and the Copyright Office; and for matters connected or incidental thereto. 


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Special Economic Zone Act 2015

This  Act  made provision for the establishment, development and management of Special economic zones;  for creating a conducive environment for local and foreign investment; to facilitate expansion of employment opportunity, attainment of economic growth target and to provide for matter related therewith and incidents thereof. 


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Finance Intelligence Act 2022

This Act re-enact with amendments of the Financial Intelligent Act, to continue the establishment of Financial Intelligence Agency and re-constitute the National Coordinating Committee on the Financial Intelligence as high level Committee; to provide for third parties to perfom certain customer due deligence measure on behalf of behalf of specified parties; to enable financial Financial Agency to initiate and analysis of information base on information in its possession or information received from other sources to establish a suspicion transaction and for matter therewith and incidental thereof. 


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Companies and Intellectual Property Authority Act Arrangement Sections. (CIPA) Charpter 42:13  

This Act to established the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority; to provide for its powers and functions; the establishment of a Board of the Authority; three Offices within the Authority, namely, the Companies and Business Names Office, the Industrial Property Office and the Copyright Office; and for matters connected or incidental thereto. 


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