Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act No. 47 of 1996)NoticesEstablishment of Statutory Measure: Determination of Guideline Prices and Levies relating to Potatoes1. Definitions |
In this Schedule any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act, shall have that meaning, unless the context otherwise indicates—
“Administrator”
means Potatoes South Africa;
“FOB”
means Free on Board
“importer”
means a person who imports potatoes into South Africa for his own account or acts as an agent on a commission basis or on behalf of potato producers, traders or processors;
“exporter”
means a person who trades potatoes for export from South Africa for his or her own account, or acts as an agent on a commission basis on behalf of potato producers;
“NAMC”
means the National Agricultural Marketing Council established under the Act;
“packaging material”
means packaging material intended to be used for the packing of potatoes, including paper bags, plastic bags and cartons of different sizes;
“packaging material importer”
means a person that imports and sells packaging material, and includes an agent acting on behalf of such a person;
“packaging material manufacturer”
means a person that manufactures and sells packaging material, and includes an agent acting on behalf of such person;
“PIDT”
means the Potato Industry Development Trust;
“potatoes”
means table potatoes, seed potatoes, potatoes for processing and potato products;
“Potatoes South Africa”
means Potatoes South Africa NPC, a non-profit company registered under the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008;
“potato producer”
means a person—
(a) | who produces potatoes for export, or for domestic consumption as table potatoes or as potato products; |
(b | who produces seed potatoes for sale; or |
(c) | who acts for or on behalf of producer mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b). |
“processor”
means a person who processes potatoes;
“pre-packer”
means any person that pre-packs potatoes in plastic, paper bags or cartons, or causes potatoes to be thus pre-packed, and includes wholesalers and retailers that pre-packs potatoes for the sale thereof to retailers or end consumers;
“retailer”
means a person that normally sells potatoes to end consumers;
"trader"
means a person who purchases potatoes from a potato producer or any other supplier for trading on the domestic market, or for exporting, and includes wholesalers and retailers;
"the Act"
means the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act No. 47 of 1996);
“wholesaler”
means a person who normally purchases potatoes for re-sale to a retailer.