Plant Improvement Act, 1976 |
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Plant Improvement Act, 1976 |
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To provide for the registration of premises from which the sale of certain plants or the cleansing, packing and sale of certain propagating material may be undertaken; to prescribe the conditions subject to which such plants or propagating material may be sold for the purposes of cultivation; to provide for the recognition of certain varieties of plants; for a system of certification of plants and propagating material with the object of maintaining the quality of certain plants and propagating material, and ensuring the usefulness of the products thereof for agricultural and industrial purposes; and for the control of the import and export of certain plants and propagating material; and to provide for incidental matters.
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The Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976), has been updated with Amendments to Table 8 of Regulations: Varieties in respect of which Certification is required, under Notice R1064 of 1980, as per Notice No. 4963 of GG50805 dated 11 June 2024.
The Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976), has been updated with Amendment of Regulations - Table 1: Fees Payable from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 under Notice No. R.1064 of 1980 – Establishment, Varieties, Plants and Propagating Material, as per Notice No. R.4366 of GG50129 dated 16 February 2024.
The Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976), has been updated with Amendments to Regulations under notice R.1064 of 1980 – Table 8: Varieties in respect of which certification is required, as per Notice No. R.3451 of GG48654 dated 26 May 2023.
The Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976), has been updated with Amendments to Regulations under notice R.1064 of 1980 – Table 1: Fees Payable (01 April 2023 – 31 March 2024), as per Notice No. R.3190 of GG48293 dated 24 March 2023.
The Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976), has been updated with Amendments to Table 8 of Regulations under Notice R.1064 of May 1980: Regulations relating to Establishments, Varieties, Plants and Propagating Material, as per Notice No. R.2568 of GG47254 dated 7 October 2022.
The Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976), has been updated with Amendments to Table 8 of Regulations under Notice R.1064 of May 1980, as per Notice No. R.2411 of GG46789 dated 26 August 2022.
The Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976), has been updated with Amendments to Notice R.1064 of May 1980: Fees Payable from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, as per Board Notice R.2038 of GG46261 dated 22 April 2022.
The Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976), has been updated with the publication of the South African Seed Potato Certification Scheme, as per Notice No. 875 of GG45176 dated 17 September 2021.
The Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976) has been updated by an Amendment to Table 1 of the Regulations by Notice R.1064 of 23 May 1980 Effective 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, as per Notice No. 221 of GG44292 dated 19 March 2021.
The Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976) has been updated by an Amendment to Fees payable per Table 1 (effective 1 April 2020), as per Notice No. 125 of GG43015 dated 14 February 2020.
The Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976) has been updated by further Amendments made to Table 8 of Regulations relating to Establishments, Varieties, Plants and Propagating Material as per Notice No. 1361 of GG42788 dated 25 October 2019.
The Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976) has been updated by Amendments made to Table 8 of Regulations relating to Establishments, Varieties, Plants and Propagating Material as per Notice No. 263 of GG42451 dated 10 May 2019.
The Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976) has been updated by Amendments made to Table 1 of Regulations relating to Establishments, Varieties, Plants and Propagating Material as per Notice No. 253 of GG42258 dated 1 March 2019.
The Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976) has been amended by Regulations Relating to Establishments, Varieties, Plants and Propagating Material: Amendment, Notice No. 1355, Government Gazette 41306, dated 8 December 2017.
The Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976), has been updated with Regulations, Regulations relating to Establishments, Varieties, Plants and Propagating Material, Notice No. R. 1064 of 1980 has been corrected.
The Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976) has been amended by Regulations Relating to Establishments, Varieties, Plants and Propagating Material.
The Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976) has been amended by Abolition of Restrictions on the Jurisdiction of Courts Act, 1996 (Act No. 88 of 1996).
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