Diamonds Act, 1986
R 385
Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act No. 47 of 1996)NoticesEstablishment of Statutory Measure: Records and Returns relating to Trees as well as Production & Marketing Information of Plums & Prunes, Nectarines & Peaches, Apricots, Apples and Pears5. Records to be kept and returns to be rendered |
| (1A) | All producers, exporters, traders, dryers and processors of apples, pears, plums, prunes, peaches, nectarines and apricots shall keep such records and render the returns as may be required by HORTGRO relating to: |
| (a) | tree surveys; |
| (b) | the volume of apples, pears, plums, prunes peaches, nectarines and apricots destined for domestic fresh consumption and/or export and/or drying; and |
| (c) | the volume of apples destined for processing of juice concentrate. |
| (1B) | No records or returns shall be required in terms of this measure which disclose confidential information of a marketing nature, and in particular, no returns disclosing, inter alia, contracting parties; purchasers of fruit; prices of services or the prices obtained for fruit, or any similar information, shall be required to be furnished. |
| (2) | The National Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development or its assignee shall render a copy of all export certificates or furnish the information required by HORTGRO contained in such certificates within the period specified in sub-clause (4). |
| (3) | The records referred to in sub-clause (1) shall— |
| (a) | be recorded; and |
| (b) | be kept at the registered premises of the person required to keep it for a period of at least three years. |
| (4) | The returns referred to in sub-clause (1) shall be rendered on forms obtainable free of charge for this purpose from HORTGRO within fifteen (15) days after the end of the month in which the returns have been requested. |
| (a) | be submitted, when forwarded by post, to— |
HORTGRO
PO Box 163
PAARL
7620
| (b) | when delivered by hand, be delivered to— |
HORTGRO
258 Main Road
PAARL
7646
| (c) | when sent by E-mail, addressed to— |
