Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976)NoticesSouth African Seed Potato Certification Scheme3. Designation of authority |
| (1) | The Independent Certification Council for Seed Potatoes, a juristic person by virtue of a provision to this effect in its constitution, is hereby designated as the authority which exercises the powers, performs the functions and carries out the duties conferred upon, assigned to or imposed upon the authority under this Scheme. |
| (2) | The powers, duties and functions referred to in section 32(1) shall be exercised, performed and carried out by the authority at its own cost and subject to the directions of the registrar; and the authority shall not have any right of recourse against the State for any costs so incurred. |
| (3) | Any reference to the authority shall include, where appropriate, reference to the person authorized to exercise, perform or carry out any power, function or duty of that authority as contemplated in Section 24(2)(a) of the Act. |