Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976)RegulationsRegulations relating to Establishments, Varieties, Plants and Propagating MaterialChapter V : Requirements relating to seed29. Permissible tolerance with regard to the indication varieties required |
| (1) | The germination or viability percentage groups indicated in terms of regulation 36(1)(d) on a container or on a label attached to a container, are accepted as correct if— |
| (a) | the actual percentage germination or viability used to determine the groups concerned; and |
| (b) | the percentage germination or viability of the seed concerned, as determined by a test, examination or analysis in terms of section 25(2)(d) of the Act, when compared, the tolerance provided for the relevant test, examination or analysis, is not exceeded. |
| (2) | The rule of tolerance, referred to in subregulation (1), shall only be applied when the actual percentage germination or viability referred to in subregulation 1(a), has been obtained from a test report that has been drawn up in accordance with the terms of regulation 12A(1) and such test report has been made available for inspection to the registrar, an officer or an authorised person. |
[Regulation 29 substituted by R. 97 of 24 January 1997]