Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act No. 47 of 1996) Notices Continuation and Establishment of Statutory Measures and Determination of Guideline Prices: Wine Industry : Effective 1 January 2022 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—

 

“brandy levy”

means the statutory measure referred to in clause 10;

 

“bottler”

means any person who renders services in respect of bottling, stabilising, blending, filtering, labelling or storage on behalf of wine producers or wine traders, but is not registered as such;

 

“certified”

means granted authorization in terms of a scheme for the use of particulars referred to in section 11(3)(a) of the Liquor Products Act, 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989);

 

“Department”

means the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development;

 

"drinking wine"

includes grape juice used in the production of drinking wine, wine spirit added to drinking wine for fortification or other purposes, wine used in the production of other alcoholic products, low alcohol wine, de-alcoholised wine and alcohol-free wine;

 

"ethical trade levy"

means the statutory measure referred to in clause 11;

 

"export levy"

means the statutory measure referred to in clause 8;

 

“export wine”

means drinking wine exported from the Republic of South Africa;

 

“grapes”

means grapes intended for the production of drinking wine or distilling wine;

 

“grape juice”

means grape juice and grape juice concentrate intended for use in drinking wine or other alcoholic products;

 

“grape producer”

means any producer of grapes intended for the production of drinking wine, industrial or distilling wine;

 

“in bulk”

means a container of more than five litres;

 

"information levy"

means the statutory measure referred to in clause 9;

 

"industrial wine"

is wine not incorporated or transformed into other alcoholic beverages, such as wine used for vinegar, food, medical products, hand sanitizers, food sauces and household and vehicle cleaning products;

 

"registration measure"

means the statutory measure referred to in clause 5;

 

"research levy"

means the statutory measure referred to in clause 7;

 

"returns measure"

means the statutory measure referred to in clause 6;

 

“SAWIS”

means the S A Wine Industry Information and Systems, a non-profit company in terms of the Companies Act, 2008 (Act No. 71 of 2008);

 

"SABF"

means the South African Brandy Foundation (SABF), a non-profit organization, registration number 089-993-NPO;

 

"statutory measure"

means—

 

“the Act”

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

 

"transformation levy"

means the statutory measure referred to in clause 12;

 

“Transformation Unit”

means the South African Wine Industry Transformation Unit, a non-profit company in terms of the Companies Act, 2008 (Act No. 71 of 2008);

 

“uncertified”

means not granted authorization in terms of a scheme for the use of particulars referred to in section 11(3)(a) of the Liquor Products Act, 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989);

 

“vines”

means vines intended for the production of grapes;

 

"WIETA"

means The Wine and Agricultural Ethical Trading Association, a not for profit organisation, registration number 034-510-NPO;

 

“wine exporter”

means any person who exports drinking wine who is not registered as a wine producer or wine trader;

 

“wine producer”

means any person who crushes grapes and who is not registered as a wine trader;

 

“wine spirit”

means any spirit derived from wine, wine lees or husks;

 

“WINETECH”

means the Wine Industry Network of Expertise and Technology, a non-profit company in terms of the Companies Act, 2008 (Act No.71 of 2008);

 

“wine trader”

means any person not registered as a wine producer who purchases or otherwise acquires—

 

“WOSA”

means Wines of South Africa Export Marketing, a non-profit company in terms of the Companies Act, 2008 (Act No.71 of 2008).