Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976)

23. Establishment of certification schemes
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(1) The Minister may, after consultation with the Minister of Finance, by notice in the Gazette establish a scheme for the certification of plants and propagating material of the kinds of plants referred to in the scheme, with the object of maintaining the quality of plants and propagating material of such kinds and of ensuring the usefulness for agricultural or industrial purposes of the products derived therefrom.

 

(2) Different schemes may be established for plants and propagating material of different kinds of plants, and the requirements for different kinds and varieties of plants and propagating material in a scheme may differ.

 

(3) [Section 23 (3) deleted by section 14 of Act No. 39 of 1983]

 

(4) [Section 23 (4) deleted by section 14 of Act No. 39 of 1983]

 

(5) The Minister may at any time by notice in the Gazette amend or revoke a scheme.