Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976)3. Designation of registrar |
| (1) | The Minister shall designate an officer in the department as the Registrar of Plant Improvement, who shall exercise the powers, perform the functions and carry out the duties conferred upon, assigned to or imposed upon the registrar under this Act or, if he is designated under paragraph (a)(i) of section 24(1), exercise the powers, perform the functions and carry out the duties conferred upon, assigned to or imposed upon the authority referred to in that section. |
[Section 3 (1) substituted by section 2(a) of Act No. 39 of 1983]
| (2) | The registrar shall exercise his powers, perform his functions and carry out his duties subject to any instructions issued by the Minister. |
| (3) |
| (a) | The registrar may authorise any officer or, with the approval of the Minister, a person who is not an officer, to exercise, perform or carry out any power, function or duty of the registrar. |
| (b) | Any decision made or order given by any such officer or person may be withdrawn or amended by the registrar, and shall, until it has been so withdrawn or amended, be deemed, except for the purposes of this paragraph, to have been made or given by the registrar. |
[Section 3 (3) substituted by section 2(b) of Act No. 39 of 1983]
| (4) | The officer designated as registering officer in terms of section 2 of the Seeds Act, 1961 (Act No. 28 of 1961), shall be deemed to have been designated as Registrar of Plant Improvement in terms of this section. |