South African Institute for Drug Free Sport Act, 1997
R 385
Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsRegulations relating to Tea and related products intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaPart I : Definitions, Scope and Restrictions3. Restrictions on the sale of tea and related products |
| (1) | No person shall sell tea and related products in the Republic of South Africa— |
| (a) | unless such products are sold according to the categories referred to in regulation 4; |
| (b) | unless such products comply with the standards prescribed for each category referred to in regulations 5 to 8; |
| (c) | unless the containers and outer containers in which such products are packed comply with the requirements referred to in regulation 9; |
| (d) | unless such products are marked in the manner and with the particulars referred to in regulations 10 to 16; and |
| (e) | if such products are marked with any restricted particulars or in a manner which is prohibited in terms of regulation 17. |
| (2) | The Executive Officer may grant written exemption, entirely or partially, to any person on such conditions, as he deems necessary, from the provisions of sub-regulation (1) above. |
| (3) | The restrictions in sub-regulation (1) above shall not apply to the sale of— |
| (a) | tea and related products that are in the course of a business prepared and served on the premises in the ready-to-drink form to the consumer at a restaurant, coffee shop, club, canteen, a fixed or mobile stall, or any other catering establishment; |
| (b) | products based on tea and related products that are presented for sale to the consumer in the ready-to-drink form at retail and other commercial outlets that contain added fruit and/or vegetable flavourings, and/or fruit juice and/or vegetable juice, that may have been sweetened or not (e.g. “Peach flavoured tea”, “Ice/Iced tea with apricot juice", etc); |
| (c) | products based on tea and related products that are due to their composition presented for sale to the consumer under a specific designation or variant name such as, but not limited to “Chai latte”, “Green tea latte”, etc., as— |
| (i) | a ready-to-drink beverage (hot or cold) at for example a restaurant, coffee shop, club, canteen, a fixed or mobile stall, or any other catering establishment; or |
| (ii) | an instant powder form at retail and other commercial outlets; |
| (d) | premix tea and prepared tea; and |
| (e) | herbal and fruit infusions when presented for sale on their own. |
