Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976)NoticesSouth African Seed Potato Certification Scheme5. Requirements for acceptance as seed potato grower |
| (1) | New growers, as well as existing growers who did not register a seed potato planting under the Scheme for four years, must obtain a certificate from the authority, as proof of their knowledge of the Scheme, protocol, applicable legal aspects and seed potato production. |
| (2) | For purposes of subsection (1), such growers are required to write and pass an open-book exam, compiled for this purpose by the authority. |
| (3) | The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) also applies mutatis mutandis to newly appointed members of the authority as well as growers who failed to adhere to the Scheme and protocol. |