Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997
R 385
Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976)RegulationsRegulations relating to Establishments, Varieties, Plants and Propagating MaterialChapter V : Requirements relating to seed22. Requirements for seed which is not certified |
Subject to the provisions of regulation 24, seed of a kind of plant specified in column 1 of Table 4, which has not been certified or prepacked, may be sold without an authority referred to in section 13 of the Act if—
[Words preceding Regulation 22(a) substituted by Notice No. R. 86 of 22 January 1988]
| (a) | the percentages of other matter, other seed and weed seed in such seed do not exceed the percentages specified in columns 3, 4 and 5 of the said Table opposite the name of the kind concerned, respectively; |
[Regulation 22(a) substituted by Notice No. R. 174 of 10 February 1995]
| (b) | the percentage germination or viability; or number of normal seedlings per weight (kg), where applicable, of such seed 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; |
[Regulation 22(b) substituted by Notice No. R. 770 of 4 August 2006]
| (c) | such seed is true to variety; |
| (d) | no prohibited weed seed is present in such seed; and |
| (e) | such seed is homogenous. |
