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Perishable Products Export Control Act, 1983 (Act No. 9 of 1983)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Export of Perishable Products, 2025 - effective July 2025Chapter 5: Port (Operations and Data Interchange)Part D: Electronic Communication of Information24. Information to be furnished by the Port Terminal Operator |
(1) | The port terminal operator shall electronically furnish the Board with the following information: |
(a) | The anticipated arrival at a port of any vessel intended for the conveyance of perishable product, which information must be furnished at such intervals and such time before the arrival of any vessel at a port as may be required by the Board in writing from time to time. |
(b) | The date and time that any perishable product enters a port, together with the particulars of the vessel upon which it is intended to load the perishable product, such information to be furnished on the same day that such perishable product enters the port. |
(c) | The address and position of all perishable product within the port or port terminals, to be furnished daily, together with any movements of the perishable product within the port or port terminal, for which purpose the port terminal operator shall ensure that it maintains a system enabling it at all times to track the movements of all perishable product into, out of, and within, the port or port terminal. |
(d) | A berthing schedule, to be updated daily. |
(e) | A schedule, to be furnished daily, of export container stack dates and times and in addition real time notifications of any changes or alterations thereto. |
(f) | A report, to be furnished daily, of perishable product within port terminals. |
(g) | A report, to be furnished daily, of the temperature settings, alarms, ventilation setting/s and overall condition of each refrigerated container in the port terminal. |
(2) | The port terminal operator shall immediately furnish a notification electronically to the Board and to the shipping line operating the vessel on which the effected perishable product is intended to be conveyed, of any temperature deviations, alarms, structural damages and incorrect ventilation settings. |