Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act No. 47 of 1996)

In this Schedule any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall have that meaning, and unless the context indicates otherwise—

“Exporter”

means a person who trades table grapes for export for his own account, or acts as an agent on a commission basis on behalf of producers;

“Grape Producer”

means a producer of table grapes intended for fresh table grape exports;

“SATI”

means the South African Table Grape Industry, a section 21 company incorporated in terms of the Companies Act (61 of 1973) whose members are farmers who produce Table Grapes within the borders of South Africa. SATI’s principal office is 63 Main Street, Paarl, 7624, Western Cape, South Africa;

"Table grapes"

means fresh table grapes; and

“Vines”

means vines intended for the production of table grapes.

A person shall have a choice to register as either a producer or an exporter. A person who is a producer as well as an exporter must register as a producer and as an exporter.