Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act 52 of 2001

The Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act 52 of 2001 intends:

• to amend the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996, so as:
  • to provide anew for the procedure to be followed in the constitution of the National Agricultural Marketing Council and its committees;
  • to alter certain procedures in respect of financial matters in order to bring the said Act into line with the Public Finance Management Act, 1999;
  • to terminate the role of parliamentary committees in the administration of the first-mentioned Act;
  • to make further provision for the manner in which levies are to be utilised;
  • to provide for the auditing of levies;
  • to provide for consultation by the Minister with the National Agricultural Marketing Council before prohibitions on the import or export of agricultural products are instituted;
  • to make further provision for the liquidation of Boards established under the repealed Marketing Act, 1968; 
  • to make further provision regarding levies collected under the said Marketing Act; and
• to provide for matters connected therewith.

Commencement

23 August 2002, excluding Section 9(a) (Gazette 23724 of 16 August 2002)