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

Notices

Establishment of Statutory Measure: Determination of Guideline Prices and Levies relating to Potatoes

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, unless the context otherwise indicates—

 

“Administrator”

means Potatoes South Africa;

 

“FOB”

means Free on Board

 

“importer”

means a person who imports potatoes into South Africa 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 from South Africa for his or her own account, or acts as an agent on a commission basis on behalf of potato producers;

 

“NAMC”

means the National Agricultural Marketing Council established under the Act;

 

“packaging material”

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

 

“packaging material importer”

means a person that imports and sells packaging material, and includes an agent acting on behalf of such a person;

 

“packaging material manufacturer”

means a person that manufactures and sells packaging material, 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 and 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—

(a) who produces potatoes for export, or for domestic consumption as table potatoes or as potato products;
(b who produces seed potatoes for sale; or
(c) who acts for or on behalf of producer mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).

 

“processor”

means a person who processes potatoes;

 

“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.