Plant Improvement Act 53 of 1976

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53 of 1976

The Plant Improvement Act 53 of 1976 intends:

to provide for the registraiion of establishments from which the sale of certain plants or the cleansing, packing and sale of certain propagating material may be undertaken;
to prescribe the conditions subject to which such plants or propagating material may be sold for the purposes of cultivation;
to provide for the recognition of certain varieties of plants;
for a system of certification of plants and propagating material with the object of maintaining the quality of certain plants and propagating material, and ensuring the usefulness of the products thereof for agricultural and industrial purposes; and
for the control of the import and export of certain plants and propagating material; and
to provide for incidental matters.

1 June 1980, all provisions except sections 23, 24 and 42 in so far as it relates to a Seed Certification Scheme or an Export Seed Scheme introduced under section 14 of Act 28 of 1961 (Gazette 7032 of 23 May 1980)
1 Nov 1985, S. 42 in so far as it relates to a Seed Certification Scheme or an Export Seed Scheme introduced under S.14 of Act 28 of 1961 (Gazette 9986 of 1 November 1985)
1 December 1983, Ss. 23-24 (Gazette 8979 of 25 November 1983)