Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983)

Regulations

Purchase

(1)	If the executive officer has suspected on reasonable grounds or established that plants, plant products and other regulated articles have been kept or cultivated, removed or conveyed contrary to the provisions of these Control Measures, may—

(a)	destroy such plants, plant products and other regulated articles;

(b)	order that such products in question are sent back to a specified quarantine area;

(c)	subject the person in question to an offences and penalties in terms of section 13 of the Act.

[Control Measure 8(c) substituted by Notice No. R. 6224 of GG52750, dated 30 May 2025]

(2)	If the executive officer has identified and/or confirmed or suspected occurrence of a regulated pest or any pest specified in these Control Measures in a pest free area, place of production or production site, or in a buffer zone or area of low pest prevalence may-

[Control Measure 8(2) substituted by Notice No. R. 6224 of GG52750, dated 30 May 2025]

(3)	Upon national pest reporting, the executive officer shall immediately undertake necessary phytosanitary procedures to prevent the establishment and further spread of prohibited pest/s.

[Control measure 8(3) inserted by section 5 of Notice No. R. 1271, GG 41257, dated 17 November 2017]

[Control measure 8 substituted by section 5 of Notice No. R. 442, GG 37702, dated 6 June 2014]