Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act No. 47 of 1996)NoticesEstablishment of Statutory Measure and Determination of Levies on Macadamia Nuts1. Definitions |
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:
means activities in relation to imported macadamias which have been wholly exempted from the payment of taxes in the manner envisaged in section 19 of the Customs and Excise Act;
means any production undertaken for purposes other than household use or consumption;
means a person that receives macadamias from growers for the purpose of preparing and packing for sale such macadamias, and/or any person that buys macadamias from growers and/or acts as an agent for the sale of macadamias and/or acts as an agent or contractor in respect of the dehusking of NIS; and further includes growers that sell macadamias to traders, exporters, wholesalers, retailers, consumers and/or other purchasers (but specifically excludes any bonded warehouse activity);
means the Customs and Excise Act, 1964 (Act no. 91 of 1964);
means any person that exports macadamias for his own account or acts as an agent on behalf of producers, consolidators, processors and/or packers of macadamias in relation to the export of macadamias;
is synonymous with the term “producer” and means any person engaging, in a proprietary capacity, in the commercial production of macadamias inclusive of persons or entities who process, produce or, trade with their own macadamias and/or who grow and/or sell macadamia trees;
means any remuneration, consideration and/or proceeds payable to a grower in respect of the applicable macadamias;
means an entity who imports macadamias into South Africa for any purpose (other than storage and processing in a bonded warehouse activity) and includes persons organizing imports on behalf of or in the name of another person or entity;
means an inspector appointed by the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development in terms of section 21 of the Act;
means the edible seed of the macadamia;
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Act;
means the fruits of the macadamia tree including but not limited to NIH, NIS or kernel;
means all participants and role players in the South African macadamia industry;
means nut in husk;
means nut in shell;
means notwithstanding the actual form and volume of the applicable macadamias, NIS with a kernel moisture content of 1.5% (determined by way of utilization of prevailing macadamia industry standards, provided such standards are reasonably acceptable to SAMAC);
means any natural or juristic person and includes a partnership, association or statutory body;
means the Prescribed Rate of Interest Act, 1975 (Act no. 55 of 1975);
means a person that sorts, cleans cracks and/or processes macadamias, excluding growers that dehusk and dry their own macadamias;
means Macadamias South Africa Non-Profit Company with registration number 2017/656242/08;
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Act; and
means the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act no. 47 of 1996), as amended.