| (1) | A container in which seed referred to in regulations 22 and 24, which is not certified or prepacked, is sold, shall be marked in clearly legible symbols, letters and figures with, or be furnished with a label on which is likewise indicated— |
| (a) | the name, as indicated in a notice under section 2 of the Act, of the kind of plant to which such seed belongs; |
| (b) | the denomination of the variety to which such seed belongs, in the manner required in terms of section 13(1)(a) and (b) of the Act; |
| (c) | the lot number of such seed; |
| (d) | the words "Percentage Germination" or "Percentage Viability", where applicable, followed by the group within which the actual percentage germination or the actual percentage viability, where applicable, of such seed falls, which shall be expressed as— |
| (i) | 10 – 19 or 15-19 in the case of Digitaria smutsii Stent only; |
[Regulation 36(1)(d) substituted by Notice No. R. 770 of 4 August 2006]
| (e) | in the case of Chloris gayana Kunth where germination is alternatively determined by the weighed replicate method, germination shall be expressed as the number of normal seedlings per weight (kg); and |
[Regulation 36(1)(e) inserted by Notice No. R. 770 of 4 August 2006]
| (f) | the name and address of the establishment where such seed is sold: Provided that where such seed is resold, the name and address of the establishment from which it was obtained, may also, or instead thereof, be indicated. |
| (2) | In addition to the information referred to in subregulation (1)— |
| (a) | the wording on the container in which seed is sold or on the label attached to such container shall comply with the requirements relating to seed, as prescribed in terms of the Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947 (Act No. 36 of 1947), the Medicines and Related Substances Control Act, 1965 (Act No. 101 of 1965), the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972) and the Hazardous Substances Act, 1973 (Act No. 15 of 1973); |
[Regulation 36(2)(a) inserted by Notice No. R. 1177 of 19 July 1996]
| (b) | the word "Pollinator" or the word "Bestuiwer", followed by the actual percentage content, calculated on a mass basis, of the seed of such pollinator, shall also be indicated on a container in which seed is sold, or on a label attached to such container, if seed of a pollinator is present in the seed concerned; |
| (c) | notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (a) of regulation 22, the words "Percentage pure seed" followed by the actual percentage pure seed in such seed, if the percentage pure seed in such seed is 97 or less; |
[Regulation 36(2)(c) substituted by Notice No. R. 1590 of 27 August 1993]
| (d) | the number of pure units of coated seed per mass unit shall also, in the case of coated seed, be indicated on a container in which seed is sold, or on a label attached to such container; and |
[Regulation 36(2)(d) substituted by Notice No. R. 1590 of 27 August 1993]
| (e) | the word "Hybrid" or the word "Baster" may only be indicated on a container in which seed is sold, or on a label attached to such container, if the seed in that container consists of at least 90 per cent hybrid seed of the variety concerned. |
