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Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976)

Regulations

Regulations relating to Establishments, Varieties, Plants and Propagating Material

Chapter IX : Import and export of plants and propagating material

45A. Application for certificate for export of seed

 

(1) Subject to the provisions of subregulation (3), an application for a certificate that authorises the export of seed shall be lodged on the form obtainable from the Registrar for this purpose.

[Regulation 45A(1) substituted by Notice No. R. 1638 of 12 July 1991]

 

(2) An application shall thus be lodged in duplicate in respect of each separate consignment of seed, and each such application shall—
(a) be accompanied by the application fee indicated in item 1(a) of Table 1; and
(b) reach the registrar at least 10 days prior to the intended date on which the seed concerned will be exported.

[Regulation 45A(2) substituted by Notice No. R. 1976 of 22 December 1995]

 

(3) The provisions of section 27(1) of the Act shall not apply to the export of seed of which the mass per kind and variety does not exceed 50 kg.

[Regulation 45A(3) inserted by Notice No. R. 1638 of 12 July 1991]

 

[Regulation 45A inserted by Notice No. R. 256 of 14 February 1986]