6519 Results Found

National Parks Amendment Act

Department of Tourism, South Africa

Amendment of the national parks act of 1976. There is a change of name of the board from “National Parks Board” to “South African National Parks”. The amendment also regulates the powers of the board, addresses forfeiture issues, and allows for cooperation with individuals and organizations to aid the board’s course.

South Africa 1997 Culture and Tourism

Establishment of Statutory Measure and Determination of Levies on Peaches and Nectarines

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The measure is subject to the marketing of agricultural products act of 1996. The statutory measure applies to peaches and nectarines destined for export, import, or domestic fresh consumption. It seeks to ensure availability of market information to all stakeholders in the industry. The measure will be administered and implemented by HORTGRO services, a company established in terms with the companies act, and operates within the purview of the Dried Fruit Technical Services (DFTS).

South Africa 2015 Agriculture and Rural Development

Regulations Relating to the Grading, Packing, and Marking of Wheat Products Intended for Sale in the Republic of South Africa

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The regulations provide rules for the sale of wheat products in South Africa. It spells out the restrictions and guidelines for the sale of wheat products in the country. It also outlines the different classes of wheat products and the standards for each of them.

South Africa 2017 Agriculture and Rural Development

Amendment of the Statutory Measures for Sorghum, Winter Cereal, Maize, and Oil seeds

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The statutory measure amends: the statutory measure for records and returns in respect of maize and wheat imports and exports; the statutory measure for records and returns in respect of maize, oilseeds, sorghum and winter cereal; the statutory measure for registration of certain persons in respect of maize, oilseeds, sorghum and winter cereal.

South Africa 2016 Agriculture and Rural Development

Regulations Regarding Control Over the Sale of Poultry Meat

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The regulations places a number of restrictions on the sale of poultry meat in the country. It also classifies and grades poultry meats, prescribes standards for grades and portions, requirements for packing and packing containers, as well as specification of indications for classes, grades, and packers.

South Africa 1992 Agriculture and Rural Development

Regulations Relating to Plant Breeders' Rights: Amendment

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The amended regulations operate under the plant breeders’ rights act of 1976. The table detailing kinds of plants and period of rights is substituted.

South Africa 2019 Agriculture and Rural Development

Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act

South Africa, South African Maritime Safety Authority

The act provides for the protection of the sea from pollution by oil and other harmful substances discharged from ships; it gives effect to the international convention for the prevention of pollution from ships of 1973, as amended by the Protocol of 1978. The provisions of marine pollution act applies to; South African ships; other ships within the country, its territorial waters, and its economic zone.

South Africa 1986 Maritime

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act: Establishment of Statutory Measure: Records and Returns by Breeders of Broiler Chickens and Suppliers of Packaging Material for Packing Eggs

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The statutory measure aims to compel breeders of day old female parent broiler chickens and suppliers of packaging material, as well as people who act on their behalf, to keep records and report returns to the levy administrator. The measure hopes to create a level playing field for players and stakeholders by ensuring access to accurate and timely information to guide their decision process. The measure applies to day old female parent broiler chickens bred for commercial use, and eggs for commercial purposes.

South Africa 2009 Agriculture and Rural Development

Establishment of Statutory Measure: Records and Returns Relating to Macadamia Trees as well as Domestic Production, Processing, Imports, and Exports of Macadamia Nuts.

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The statutory measure aims to compel the parties set out in the schedules to keep records and report returns to SAMAC, which is tasked with implementing the measure. The measure hopes to create a level playing field for players and stakeholders by ensuring access to accurate and timely information to guide their decision process. The measure applies to macadamias, both locally produced and imported, as well as the macadamia tree.

South Africa 1996 Agriculture and Rural Development

Sea Fishery Amendment Act

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

This serves as an amendment to the sea fishery act of 1988. Among other provisions, it allows for the payment of levies to the Republic of Namibia, alters penalties for certain offences, regulates the use of foreign vessels in the fishing zone, and creates an offence in respect of the transfer of fish outside a fishing harbour from a foreign vessel to any other vessel.

South Africa 1990 Agriculture and Rural Development

Regulations Relating to the Quality, Grading, Packing and Marking of Onions Intended for Sale in Certain Areas in the Republic of South Africa

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The regulations prohibit the sale of onions in certain areas of South Africa, as imposed under the sections of the marketing act of 1968. It spells out the powers of inspection granted to an inspector, and the appeal procedure.

South Africa 1981 Agriculture and Rural Development

Co-operatives Act

Ministry of Finance, South Africa

The cooperatives act makes provisions for the formation and registration of cooperative societies, establishment of a cooperatives advisory board, and guidelines for winding up of cooperatives. It recognizes the importance of cooperative values on members of the society as it relates to; self-help, self-responsibility, self-reliance, and self-sustenance.

South Africa 2005 Economy

Sea Fishery Act: Levies on Fish and Fish Products

Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa

“The notice imposes levies payable on fish and fish products in accordance with section 29 of the Sea Fishery Act of 1988. The levies concern the amount of fish caught by holders of commercial fishing rights, traditional fishing rights or the right to undertake the commercial harvesting of seaweed. The notice also defines the method of payment of the levies imposed under this notice”.

South Africa 2003 Environment and Climate Change

Agricultural Pests Act; Control Measures: Amendment

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The notice amends the control measures of the agricultural pests act. It substitutes table 10 of the control measures with a fees payable table.

South Africa 2013 Agriculture and Rural Development

Consolidated Environmental Implementation and Management Plan (EIMP) 2015/2020

Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa

The EIMP follows from the national environmental management act. The act requires all organs with the responsibility of managing the environment to prepare environmental implementation plans. The EIMP lays out ways by which the department of environmental affairs coordinates and harmonises the environmental policies, plans, programmes and decisions of the department in its exercise of its functions, to avoid ineffective resource allocation and use.

South Africa 2016 Environment and Climate Change

Policy on the Allocation and Management of Commercial Fishing Rights in the Horse Mackerel Fishery

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The policy is meant to be read along with the 2013 general policy on the allocation and management of fishing rights, the marine living resources act (MLRA), and other relevant sector policies. The policy sets out the criteria guiding evaluation, allocation and management of fishing rights in the horse mackerel fishery; it is to serve as a guide for a delegated official. It explicitly states that: “Only persons issued with permits in terms of the MLRA may harvest horse mackerel, transport horse mackerel catch from a landing site to the permitted fish processing establishment (FPE) and export horse mackerel catch and products.

South Africa 2015 Agriculture and Rural Development