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 Material45. Requirements for plants and vegetative propagating material which are certified |
| (1) | Plants and vegetative propagating material which have been certified, may be sold with an indication that they have been thus certified, if— |
| (a) | such plants or propagating material comply with the requirements determined therefore in the relevant scheme established in terms of section 45 of the Act and are labelled as required by such scheme; and |
| (b) | the seller of such plants or propagating material is in possession of documentary evidence substantiating the fact that such plants or propagating material have been thus certified. |
| (2) | If the provisions of subregulation (1) cannot be complied with in respect of a lot of plants or propagating material which was certified in terms of a scheme, no reference whatsoever shall prior to, at or after the sale of such plants or propagating material be made to the fact that the aforesaid plants or propagating material were presented for certification or were thus certified. |
| (3) | In addition to the provisions of subregulation (1), plants, cuttings and seedlings of hemp varieties may be considered certified if proof of the source of the material and certification thereof is available. |
