Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act No. 47 of 1996)27. Repeal of Acts, and savings |
| (1) | Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), the laws mentioned in the Schedule are hereby repealed to the extent shown in the third column thereof. |
| (2) | Notwithstanding the repeal of the Marketing Act, 1968 (Act No. 59 of 1968), in terms of subsection (1)— |
| (a) | any scheme established under that Act, anything done or any measure introduced in terms of that Act or in terms of such a scheme, and any appointment, decision, levy, prohibition, requirement, direction, determination, regulation, or notice made, taken, imposed, given, promulgated or published under a provision of that Act, or under a scheme established under it, shall be valid for a period of one year after the first full meeting of the Council, or until it is repealed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette, whichever occurs first; |
| (b) | the Minister may, after consultation with the parliamentary committees, subject to paragraph (a) and subsection (3), fill vacancies which may exist in the control boards established under that Act for such term of office as he or she may deem necessary; and |
| (c) | the Minister may, after consultation with a control board and the parliamentary committees, subject to paragraph (a) and subsection (3), by notice in the Gazette amend or repeal any scheme, levy, prohibition, requirement, direction, determination, regulation or notice referred to in paragraph (a). |
| (d) | the Minister may direct any control board to furnish the Council with such information pertaining to a scheme and its functions as the Council, the Minister or the parliamentary committees may require; |
| (e) | any person who is dissatisfied with a decision of a control board which affects his or her rights, may appeal against such decision to the Minister who may, after consultation with the Council, confirm, set aside or vary such decision or make such order in connection therewith as he or she may deem fit. |
| (3) | The Minister may by notice in the Gazette extend the period of one year referred to in subsection (2) on the advice of the Council if such extension is not inconsistent with the objectives mentioned in section 2, the need for a smooth transition, or the maintenance of the legal standing of control boards for the collection of outstanding levies. |