Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act, 1983 (Act No. 43 of 1983)NoticesWeed Control Scheme - Establishment8. Applications for participation in scheme |
| (1) | An application for the entry of a farm unit with a view to participation in this scheme shall be made on a form obtainable for this purpose from an extension office in an area referred to in section 4. |
| (2) | Such an application form shall— |
| (a) | subject to the provisions of subsection (4), be completed by the owner or the current land user of the farm unit concerned; |
| (b) | after being thus completed, be lodged at the extension office for the area within which the farm unit concerned is situated; and |
| (c) | be accompanied by a sketch map of the farm unit concerned or the map forming part of the farm plan for that farm unit, on which the camps infested with the weeds concerned are indicated. |
| (3) | The executive officer may for the purposes of the consideration of such an application require that the applicant concerned submit the following documents to him: |
| (a) | Documentary proof of the identity of the applicant concerned. |
| (b) | A certified copy of the title deed of the land comprising the farm unit concerned. |
| (c) | If applicable, a certified copy of— |
| (i) | the purchase agreement in respect of the land comprising the farm unit concerned, if such applicant is the owner of that farm unit but the land concerned has not yet been registered in his name; |
| (ii) | documentary evidence of the usufruct to which the land comprising the farm unit concerned is subject, if such applicant is the usufructuary of that farm unit; or |
| (iii) | documentary evidence of the extent of the personal or real right of such applicant in the farm unit concerned, if he is not the owner of that farm unit. |
| (4) | If the owner or land user of a farm unit in respect of which an application form referred to in subsection (1) has been completed— |
| (a) | is a minor, the application form shall be signed by the parent or legal guardian of such minor; |
| (b) | is a married woman, the application form shall be countersigned by her spouse as evidence that she is assisted by him; |
| (c) | is an estate, the application form shall be signed by the executor or curator of such estate: Provided that such application form shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the letter of appointment of the executor or curator concerned; |
| (d) | is a juristic person, the application form shall be signed by a person who is duly authorised thereto: Provided that— |
| (i) | the capacity of the person concerned shall be specified on such application form; and |
| (ii) | such application form shall be accompanied by a certified excerpt from the minutes containing the resolution whereby that authority was granted; |
| (e) | has authorised another person to apply on his behalf, the application form shall be signed by the authorised person concerned: Provided that such application form shall be accompanied by the proxy concerned; |
| (f) | is a partnership or such farm unit is owned by more than one person, the application form shall be signed by all the partners or co-owners concerned unless one of the partners or co-owners has a proxy referred to in paragraph (e); or |
| (g) | is a trust, the application form shall be signed by the trustee of such trust: Provided that such application form shall be accompanied by certified copies of the documents whereby the trust concerned was created and the trustee concerned appointed. |
| (5) | An application for the rendering of financial or other assistance in terms of section 5(1)(b) of the Weeds Act, 1937 (Act No. 42 of 1937), in connection with the combating of weeds on a farm unit, that was lodged prior to the date of commencement of this scheme but had not yet been approved on that date shall be deemed to be an application referred to in subsection (1). |