Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and
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Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983)RegulationsControl Measures4A. Exemption from a prohibition |
(1) | The executive officer may, by means of a removal permit, exempt a user of a land from a prohibition referred to in— |
(a) | Control measure 2, 3, and 4, if the executive officer or authorised person is satisfied that the necessary phytosanitary procedures have been taken to reduce the risk of introduction and spread of prohibited pests which include the cleansing of plants from prohibited pests; and |
(b) | Control measure 4(2), if the executive officer or authorised person is satisfied that the plant material for which the permit is required is only obtained from a mother plant grown in a structure which prevents infection or infestation by the prohibited pests of concerned; and |
(c) | Control measure 4(2), if the executive officer or authorised person is satisfied that the plants or plant products is originating from a specified or demarcated area of low pest prevalence or area is free from regulated pest and necessary phytosanitary procedures have been taken. |
(2) | When the executive officer conducts an investigation in connection with an application for a removal permit, the fees specified in Table 10 shall be payable in respect thereof. |
[Control measure 4A substituted by section 4 of Notice No. R. 1271, GG 41257, dated 17 November 2017]