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

The purpose and aim of the statutory measure are to compel the parties set out herein to register with the SAMAC. Registration is necessary to assist the South African macadamia industry in ensuring that continuous, timeous and accurate information relating to the macadamia industry is available to all macadamia industry stakeholders. Such information is essential for purposes of assisting macadamia industry stakeholders in making informed decisions in relation to the macadamia industry. By combining compulsory registration with the obligation to retain certain information and render of returns in relation thereto on an individual basis, generic aggregated information in relation to the macadamia industry is capable of being processed and analyzed for the benefit of the macadamia industry by way of utilizing the revenue generated from the collection of levies.

The establishment of this statutory measure is intended to assist in promoting the efficiency of the production and marketing of macadamias. The viability of the macadamia industry will thus be enhanced. The measure will not be detrimental to the number of employment opportunities in the macadamia industry or fair labour practice.

The statutory measure, as set out in this Schedule will be implemented and administered by SAMAC.