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

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Animal Improvement Schemes

40. Lapsing of certificates

 

(1) A certificate issued in terms of the requirements of a Scheme or renewed as contemplated in section 39 of this Scheme will lapse—
(a) when participation in the accredited herd programme has lapsed or been cancelled as contemplated; or
(b) when the recording or management practices, by the discretion of the Manager of the Schemes, or his/her representative, if the particular herd do no longer conform to the rules for a specific Scheme.

 

(2) The Manager of the Schemes may issue a new certificate in terms of the rules of a specific Scheme in respect of a herd—
(a) which was transferred to other property; or
(b) of which the ownership has changed as a result of its being sold as a whole to one person or which has been transferred to the successor in title of the previous owner.
(c) If he/she is satisfied that the land on which it is being kept or will probably be kept complies with the requirements referred to relating to the particular Scheme and that the new owner of such herd will comply with the requirements of the Scheme relating to the keeping, care, treatment and proper recording of that herd.