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10 of 1979
The Plant Improvement Amendment Act 10 of 1979 intends:
- to amend the Plant Improvement Act, 1976, so as
- to insert a definition of "business", and to substitute the definitions of "owner or occupier", "nursery" and "establishment";
- to provide that the particulars of an establishment which have been entered in the register of establishments shall be cancelled upon the termination or expiry of the registration of the establishment;
- to provide that If any business is conducted on premises which are separated from one another, all such premises shall be registered in terms of this Act;
- to authorize the Minister to exempt certain businesses from the provisions of this Act;
- to provide for a denomination under which the varieties of certain plants may be sold;
- to determine who shall bear the costs involved in obtaining certain results;
- to provide that certain persons and bodies who perform functions in connection with the application of a scheme shall perform such functions subject to the directions of the Registrar of Plant Improvement;
- to grant to the said registrar certain powers in connection with the taking of samples;
- to make punishable the furnishing of false particulars in connection with any plant or propagating material; and
- to indemnify certain persons in respect of certain acts performed bona fide under a provision of this Act or any scheme; and
- to provide for incidental matters.
Commencement
1 June 1980 (Gazette 7032 of 23 May 1980)
