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

Notices

Continuation of Statutory Measure and Determination of Guideline Price: Levies relating to Pigs : Effective 1 November 2022

2. Purpose and Aims of the Statutory Measure and the relation thereof to the objectives of the Act
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The measure is required by the pork industry to fund—

 

(a) Business Development (Transformation) in the developing sector;

 

(b) Consumer Education and Communication;

 

(c) Consumer Assurance;

 

(d) Research and Development;

 

(e) Business Intelligence; and

 

(f) Corporate Governance (Administration cost).

 

The levy is not detrimental to any of the objectives of the Act and, in particular, shall not be detrimental to the number of employment opportunities or fair labour practice in the pork industry.

 

The statutory measure shall be administered by the levy administrator, who may appoint another service provider if and when necessary to assist them with the collection of the statutory levy. The latter shall act in terms of the mandate and on behalf of the South African Pork Producers’ Organisation.

 

The statutory measure is necessary to finance the above-mentioned functions and the levy shall be utilised in accordance with the levy application. The Auditor-General shall also be responsible for auditing the statutory levies collected.