Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act No. 47 of 1996) Notices Establishment of Statutory Measure : Records and Returns in respect of Pome Fruit, Stone Fruit, Grapes and Citrus Fruit 1. 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 otherwise indicates—

 

"CGA”

means the Citrus Growers Association;

 

"Citrus Fruit”

means oranges, lemons, grapefruit, pummelos, soft citrus and all hybrids of these;

 

"Depots”

means a facility that manage stock (for the purposes of Agrihub the stock is fruit that has been packed into cartons);

 

"Exporter”

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

 

”FPEF”

means the Fresh Produce Exporters Forum;

 

"Fruit”

refers to grapes, pome, stone & citrus fruits;

 

"Grapes”

means table grapes;

 

"Hortgro”

is the grower association representing the pome and stone fruit producers;

 

"ISP”

means Information Service Providers;

 

"Municipal Market"

means the national fresh produce markets as defined from time to time;

 

"Packhouse"

means an organisation where fruit is packed prior to distribution;

 

"PPECB"

means the Perishable Products Exports Control Board;

 

"Pome Fruit"

means apple and pears and all hybrids of these;

 

"Producer"

means a producer of fruit intended for exports;

 

"Retailer"

means a person who trades fruit on a retail level on the domestic market;

 

"SATI"

means South African Table Grapes Industry;

 

"Shipping Line"

means a company that operates the ships that actually carry the containers (owned or leased) and cargo from load port to discharge port;

 

"Stakeholders"

means market participants which are the growers, packhouses, depots, shipping lines and exporters;

 

"Stone Fruit"

means peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines, cherries and all hybrids of these; and

 

"the Act"

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

 

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