Sugar Act, 1978 (Act No. 9 of 1978)

Sugar Industry Agreement, 2000

Chapter 1 : Introduction and Scope of Agreement

3 - 9. Scope of Agreement
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3.This agreement constitutes an agreement determined by the Minister in terms of section 4(1) of the Act.

 

4. In terms of section 4(2)(a) of the Act, sugar beet is designated as an agricultural product from which it is possible to manufacture sugar as a product which is subject to this agreement.

 

5. This agreement shall not apply to sugar beet growers, and only those provisions which expressly refer to sugar beet millers shall apply to sugar beet millers.

 

6. Subject to clause 5, this agreement shall be binding on every grower, miller and refiner.

 

7. If any grower had a contractual right to have cane transported to a mill by or at the expense of a mill and that right terminated on 1 April 1984 in consequence of the amendments to the Sugar Industry Agreement, 1979, which came into effect on that date, that right shall not revive notwithstanding the repeal of the Sugar Industry Agreement, 1979.

 

8. The Administration Board, Appeals Tribunal and each Mill Group Board established in terms of the Sugar Industry Agreement, 1994, shall, upon the coming into force of this agreement, continue in existence and be deemed to have been established in terms of this agreement and the unfinished business of each of those bodies shall be resolved by those bodies, respectively, without interruption notwithstanding the repeal of the Sugar Industry Agreement, 1994, and the coming into force of this agreement.

 

9. All determinations, decisions and actions lawfully made, taken or done by any person, body or authority constituted or authorised under the provisions of the Sugar Industry Agreement, 1994, hereby repealed, shall be deemed, in all cases not specifically provided for in any other provision of this agreement, to have been made, taken or done by the corresponding person, body or authority constituted or authorised under this agreement, and shall continue to be of full force and effect until repealed or amended by reason of competent action taken according to the provisions of this agreement.