Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act No. 47 of 1996) Notices Establishment of Statutory Measure: Registration of Certification Bodies, Exporters, Fresh Produce Markets, Importers, Market Agents, Packaging Material Importers, Packaging Material Manufacturers, Potato Producers, Pre-Packers, Processors and Traders 1. Definitions

 

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

 

“Administrator”

Potatoes South Africa;

 

“certification body”

means a body that executes the certification of seed potatoes on behalf of the Independent Certification Council for Seed Potatoes;

 

“fresh produce market”

means a market, either privately owned or owned by local government, established for the orderly and centralised distribution of fresh produce;

 

“importer”

means a person who imports potatoes for his own account or acts as an agent on a commission basis or on behalf of potato producers, traders or processors;

 

“exporter”

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

 

“market agent”

means an agent acting on a commission basis on a fresh produce market;

 

“packaging material”

means packaging material intended to be used for the packing of potatoes, including paper bags, plastic bags and cartons;

 

“packaging material importer”

means a person that imports and sells packaging material for local sale or for the export market, and includes an agent acting on behalf of such a person;

 

“packaging material manufacturer”

means a person that manufactures and sells packaging material locally or on the export market, and includes an agent acting on behalf of such person;

 

“PIDT”

means the Potato Industry Development Trust;

 

“potatoes”

means table potatoes, seed potatoes, potatoes for processing or potato products;

 

“Potatoes South Africa”

means Potatoes South Africa NPC, a non-profit company registered under the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008;

 

“potato producer”

means a person who produces potatoes for export, or for domestic consumption as table potatoes or as potato products, and includes eed potato producers who produces seed potatoes for sale;

 

“pre-packer”

means any person that pre-packs potatoes in plastic, paper bags or cartons, or causes potatoes to be thus pre-packed, and includes wholesalers and retailers that pre-packs potatoes for the sale thereof to retailers or end consumers;

 

“retailer”

means a person that normally sells potatoes to end consumers;

 

"trader"

means a person who purchases potatoes from a potato producer or any other supplier for trading on the domestic market, or for exporting, and includes wholesalers and retailers;

 

"the Act"

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

 

“wholesaler”

means a person who normally purchases potatoes for re-sale to a retailer.