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Perishable Products Export Control Act, 1983 (Act No. 9 of 1983)

Regulations

Regulations relating to the Export of Perishable Products, 1983

Chapter I

Cold Stores

 

11.

(1) All cold stores used for the precooling or storage of perishable products destined for export shall be subject to the approval of the Board.

 

(2) In deciding whether or not to approve a cold store in terms of subregulation (1), the Board shall take into consideration the certificate of the authority concerned relating to the insulation, air circulation, refrigerating capacity and suitability of handling facilities of that cold store.

 

(3) The Board, if it considers that an approved cold store is no longer suitable for the precooling or storage of a perishable product destined for export, or that any of the requirements of the Board or these regulations in respect of the control or management of an approved cold store is not being complied with, or at the request of the owner or lessee of an approved cold store, may at any time withdraw his approval in respect of such cold store.

 

12.

(1) An accurate logbook of temperatures and such other records as the Board may in writing from time to time require to be maintained, shall be maintained in each approved cold store and shall at any time be available for perusal by an officer of the Board or of the Department of Agriculture.

 

(2) The recording of temperature in such logbook shall take place under such conditions and at such times as the Board, in each particular case, may from time to time require.

 

13.

(1) The quantity of a perishable product destined for export which may be stored in a given space in an approved cold store shall be determined by the Board in each particular case.

 

(2) No product other than a perishable product of a particular class and kind shall, save with the consent of the Board, be placed in an approved cold store.

 

(3) The method of handling a perishable product, in and out of an approved cold store, shall be determined by the Board in each particular case.

 

(4) A representative of the Board shall at all times have access to every approved cold store.

 

14. The Board shall allocate all shipping space for perishable products in such manner as to ensure that each exporter of such perishable products receives a fair share of the shipping space available.