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

Notices

Establishment of Statutory Measure: Records and Returns in respect of Weekly Maize, Wheat, Soybeans and Sunflower Seed Producer Deliveries

1. Definitions

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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 otherwise indicates—

 

"commercial purposes"
means where an income, remuneration or benefit is obtained;
 
"end-consumer''
means a person who consumes or processes maize, wheat, soybeans and sunflower seed for commercial purposes, but who does not sell any resulting product;
 
"exporter''
means a person who exports maize, wheat, soybeans and sunflower seed from South Africa, and this includes a person who administrates or handles the exports in the name of or on behalf of another person;
 
"handle"
means to receive maize, wheat, soybeans and sunflower seed;
 
"maize"
means the threshed and unthreshed product of plants of zea mays indentata, zea mays indurata and zea mays ceratina or one of more of the hybrids of these;
 
"premises"
means premises where locally produced maize, wheat, soybeans and sunflower seed and of which the person referred to is the owner or lessee or otherwise has control, and where such person has more than one such premises, it shall include all such premises;
 
"processor"
means a person who mills, crushes, grinds to grits or otherwise processes maize, wheat, soybeans and sunflower seed, in any manner whatsoever, for the manufacture of maize, wheat, soybeans and sunflower seed products with the aim of selling the resultant product;
 
"SAGIS"
means the South African Grain Information Service NPC, a non-profit company as defined in the Companies Act, 2008, originally incorporated under section 21 of the Companies Act, 1973 (Act no. 61 of 1973);
 
"storer"
means a person with storage facilities where maize, wheat, soybeans and sunflower seed is handled commercially;
 
"the Act"

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

 

"wheat"

means the kernels of the species Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum and Triticum polonicum;

 

"white maize"

means maize of which the endosperm has a white colour by nature; and

 

"yellow maize"

means maize of which the endosperm has a yellow colour by nature.

 

"soybeans"

means the seed of the soya bean plant, Glycine soya;

 

"sunflower seed"

means the seed of the sunflower plant Helianthus annuus;