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39 of 1983
The Plant Improvement Amendment Act 39 of 1983 intends:
- to amend the provisions of the Plant Improvement Act, 1976, relating to the definitions;
- to empower the registrar to authorize an officer in the public service or, with the approval of the Minister, any person who is not such an officer, to exercise, perform or carry out any of the powers, functions or duties of the registrar;
- to repeal the provisions relating to the keeping of a register of establishments;
- to make different provision as to the period of registration of establishments;
- to authorize the registrar to enter into agreements with the appropriate authority of any country providing for the reciprocal obtaining and furnishing of the results of tests and trials with plants and propagating material carried out by the registrar and such authority, respectively;
- to authorize the registrar, when considering an application for the recognition of a variety to make use of the results of tests and trials undertaken by the appropriate authority of another country;
- to repeal the provisions relating to the publication in the Gazette of a proposed certification scheme or an amendment of a scheme;
- to provide for the designation of the registrar as the authority which exercises, performs or carries out certain powers, functions and duties in respect of a certification scheme;
- to provide that such authority may authorize any person to exercise, perform or carry out such powers, funtions or duties;
- to extend the powers of entering upon certain premises as well as certain other powers connected therewith;
- to empower the registrar to determine the particulars which shall be furnished by the importer of a consignment of plants or propagating material;
- to exclude certain provisions from those provisions of the Act which are binding upon the State;
- to extend the provisions relating to the circumstances under which information obtained by a person in the application of the Act may be disclosed to another person;
- to render failure to comply with a certain decision or instruction punishable;
- to provide that any statement or entry contained in a book or document purporting to have been issued or made by any person, or the manager, agent or employee of such person, shall be admissible as evidence against such person; and
- to extend the provisions relating to the limitation of liability for acts performed in terms of the Act; and
- to provide for incidental matters.
Commencement
- 22 July 1983, all Sections, except Sections 14 and 15 (Gazette 8820 of 22 July 1983)
- 1 December 1983, Sections 14 and 15 (Gazette 8979 of 25 November 1983)
