Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976)NoticesSouth African Seed Potato Certification Scheme26. Labelling of seed potatoes |
| (1) | Each container of seed potatoes shall be provided with a self-sealing label that is issued by the authority. |
| (2) | The colour of the label, will in the case of— |
| (a) | G0 seed potatoes, be gold; |
| (b) | G1 seed potatoes, be red; |
| (c) | G2 seed potatoes, be yellow; |
| (d) | G3 seed potatoes, be purple; |
| (e) | G4 seed potatoes, be green; |
| (f) | G5 seed potatoes, be white; |
| (g) | G6 seed potatoes, be pink; |
| (h) | G7 seed potatoes, be orange; and |
| (i) | Certified Commercial seed potatoes, be light green. |
| (3) | Class indication for Class 1 will be green. |
| (4) | Class indication for Class Elite will be red. |
| (5) | G0 and Certified Commercial seed potatoes will have no class indication. |
| (6) | Upon completion of the tuber inspection, the grower must within 24 hours affix the labels issued to him or her to the containers in a manner determined by the authority. |
| (7) | No particulars other than those required by the authority shall appear on such label; |
| (8) | Growers shall provide an additional label on the containers in which seed potatoes are packed with the following information— |
| (a) | the variety concerned; |
| (b) | the date of packing; |
| (c) | the grower code as allocated by the authority; |
| (d) | the unit or sub-unit number; |
| (e) | the mass of the container at the time of packing; and |
| (f) | the tuber count in the case of GO seed potatoes. |
| (9) | The letters and figures used to indicate particulars on the label referred to in section 26(8) must be— |
| (a) | of a letter type that is clearly legible; |
| (b) | of a colour that is in clear contrast with the colour of the label on which it appears; |
| (c) | entered indelibly. |
| (10) | The label referred to in subsection (8) must be attached to all containers presented for inspection by the grower prior to inspection by the authority. |
| (11) | In the case of treated seed potatoes, a label with information of the chemical used and date of treatment must be attached to all bags of treated seed. |
| (12) | No information may be contained on the label referred to in subsection (8) which— |
| (a) | creates a false or misleading impression with regard to the certification of the seed potatoes concerned; or |
| (b) | is untrue, inaccurate or vague with regard to the seed potatoes or the grower. |