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Animal Improvement Act, 1998 (Act No. 62 of 1998)

20. Establishment of schemes

 

(1) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, establish a scheme for the evaluation and certification of the performance of animals or a kind of breed of animal specified in the notice, with the objective of improving the genetic production potential of such animals: Provided that a cost benefit analysis of such a scheme has been carried out.

 

(2) Different schemes may be instituted for different kinds of animals or different breeds of kinds of animals, and the requirements in a scheme for such different animals, may differ.

 

(3) The Minister may in a notice in terms of subsection (1) whereby a scheme is established—
(a) designate the person who or the body which shall exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed in terms of the said notice; and
(b) authorise such person or body to make rules in consultation with the organisation contracted by the Department to operate the integrated registration and genetic information system,

under such conditions as the Minister may determine in the said notice.