National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (107 of 1998)
R 385
Plant Improvement Act, 2018 (Act No. 11 of 2018)RegulationsRegulations made in terms of the Plant Improvement Act, 2018Chapter IV: Conditions for Sale of Plants and Propagating Material35. Requirements for prepacked seed |
| (1) | Subject to the provisions of regulation 25, prepacked seed of a kind of plant specified in column 1 of Table 4, may be sold, if— |
| (a) | the percentage of other material, other seed and weed seed in such seed— |
| (i) | in the case of coated and uncoated seed, does not exceed the percentages specified in columns 3, 4 and 5 of the said Table opposite the name of the kind concerned, respectively; |
| (ii) | in the case of a mixture, are as indicated in regulation 33(a) or (b), as the case may be; |
| (b) | the percentage germination or viability; or number of normal seedlings per weight (kg), where applicable, of such seed, or in the case of a mixture, of each of the kinds or varieties present therein, is equal to or more than that specified in column 6, 7 or 8, where applicable, of the said Table opposite the name of the kind concerned; |
| (c) | such seed, or in the case of a mixture, the seed of each of the varieties present therein, is true to variety; |
| (d) | a working sample for other seed by number determination in accordance with ISTA rules, does not contain more than one restricted weed seed; |
| (e) | such seed is homogenous; and |
| (f) | no live pests occur in the seed. |
| (2) | The maximum mass of seed of a kind of plant specified in column 1 of Table 4 of this Act which may be prepacked per container, must not exceed the mass specified in column 9 of the said Table opposite the name of the kind concerned. |
