Plant Improvement Act, 2018 (Act No. 11 of 2018)RegulationsRegulations made in terms of the Plant Improvement Act, 2018Chapter III: Registration of Business and Premises15. Records and reports |
| (1) | Businesses and premises registered in terms of section 12 of the Act, must comply with the following requirements relating to records: |
| (a) | keeping of records in accordance with the requirements specified in the regulations relating to the respective type of business; |
| (b) | in case of business relating to hemp, keeping of records in accordance with the respective hemp permit requirements as applicable; |
| (c) | in cases where different types of business of the same company are conducted on the same premises, the records in respect of a lot that went through the respective processes of each such business, may be kept jointly; |
| (d) | preservation of the records referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) at the premises of the type of business concerned, or such other place as determined by the management of the company concerned for safekeeping, for at least three years after the date on which the lot concerned was removed, delivered or sold, or in the case of laboratories, the sample concerned was tested, examined or analysed, as the case may be. |
| (e) | upon request by the Registrar, submit a written report within 30 days of the request, indicating— |
| (i) | the required particulars regarding the contents of any records kept in terms of paragraphs (a) to (c); and |
| (ii) | the quantity of plants or propagating material, as applicable, and such information relevant for a specified period relating to specified kinds of plants and varieties. |