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

Notices

Establishment of Statutory Measure: Registration of Producers, Exporters and Processors of Pomegranates

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—

 

“Pomegranate”

means the fruit of Punica granatum L;

 

“Exporter”

means a person who trade pomegranates for export for his own account, or acts as an agent on a commission basis on behalf of producers;

 

“Pomegranate producer”

means a producer of pomegranates intended for fresh fruit exports and/or domestic fresh consumption, as well as pomegranate juice or juice concentrate;

 

“Processor”

means a person (natural, juristic or otherwise) who processes pomegranates for sale as arils (fresh or otherwise) or any other way.

 

A person shall have a choice to register as either a producer or an exporter or an importer or a processor. A person who is a producer as well as an exporter must register as a producer and as an exporter or an importer or a processor.