Older Persons Act, 2006
R 385
Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976)RegulationsRegulations relating to Establishments, Varieties, Plants and Propagating MaterialChapter V : Requirements relating to seed25. Requirements for prepacked seed |
Subject to the provisions of regulation 24, prepacked seed of a kind of plant specified in column 1 of Table 4, may be sold without an authority referred to in section 13 of the Act, if—
[Words preceding Regulation 25(a) substituted by Notice No. R. 86 of 22 January 1988]
| (a) | the percentage of other matter, other seed and weed seed in such seed— |
| (i) | in the case of coated and uncoated seed, do not exceed the percentages specified in columns 3, 4 and 5 of the said Table opposite the name of the kind concerned, respectively; |
| (ii) | in the case of a mixture, are as indicated in regulation 23(a) or (b), as the case may be; |
[Regulation 25(a) substituted by Notice No. R. 174 of 10 February 1995]
| (b) | the percentage germination or viability; or number of normal seedlings per weight (kg), where applicable, of such seed, or in the case of a mixture, of each of the kinds or varieties present therein, is equal to or more than that specified in column 6, 7 or 8, where applicable, of the said Table opposite the name of the kind concerned; |
[Regulation 25(b) substituted by Notice No. R. 770 of 4 August 2006]
| (c) | such seed, or in the case of a mixture, the seed of each of the varieties present therein, is true to variety; |
| (d) | no prohibited weed seed is present in such seed; and |
| (e) | such seed is homogenous. |
