Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976)27. Export of plants and propagating material |
| (1) | No person shall export from the Republic any plant or propagating material unless he is in possession of a certificate from the registrar authorising such export. |
| (2) | Any person desiring to obtain any such certificate shall apply therefor to the registrar in the prescribed manner and such application shall be accompanied by the prescribed application fee. |
[Section 27 (2) substituted by section 23 of Act No. 25 of 1996]
| (3) | After receipt of an application referred to in subsection (2) the registrar may undertake such inspection of the plants and propagating material intended for export as he or she may deem necessary, take such samples thereof as he or she may deem necessary and test, examine or analyse the samples or cause the samples to be tested, examined or analysed in the manner contemplated in section 25(2), and the person who has thus applied shall pay to the registrar on demand the prescribed fees in connection with such inspection and for the testing, examination or analysis of such samples. |
[Section 27 (3) substituted by section 23 of Act No. 25 of 1996]
| (4) | [Section 27 (4) deleted by section 11(b) of Act No. 17 of 1991] |
| (5) | If the registrar is of opinion that a consignment of plants or propagating material may not be exported, he shall prohibit the export thereof in writing. |
| (6) | The provisions of subsection (1) shall not apply with reference to the export of— |
| (a) | plants and propagating material intended for purposes other than cultivation; or |
| (b) | propagating material which does not exceed the prescribed quantity. |
[Section 27 (6) substituted by section 11(c) of Act No. 17 of 1991]