Regulations relating to establishments, varieties, plants and propagating material: amendment (No. 253 of 2019)

This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 22 No. 42258 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 MARCH 2019 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES NO. 253 01 MARCH 2019 253 Plant Improvement Act (53/1976): Regulations relating to establishments, varieties, plants and propagating material: Amendment 42258 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES No. R. PLANT IMPROVEMENT ACT, 1976 (ACT No. 53 OF 1976) REGULATIONS RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENTS, VARIETIES, PLANTS AND PROPAGATING MATERIAL: AMENDMENT The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, acting under Section 34 of the Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976), has made the following regulations in the Schedule. SCHEDULE Definition 1. In this Schedule “the Regulations” means the regulations published by Government Notice No. R. 1064 of 23 May 1980, as amended by Government Notices Nos. R. 1621 of 22 July 1983, R. 2173 of 28 September 1984, R. 1287 of 14 June 1985 (as corrected by Government Notice No. R. 1524 of 12 July 1985), R. 1522 of 12 July 1985, R. 256 of 14 February 1986, R. 1489 of 11 July 1986, R. 1903 of 12 September 1986, R. 1389 of 26 June 1987, R. 1700 of 7 August 1987, R. 86 of 22 January 1988, R. 2496 of 9 December 1988, R. 1518 of 14 July 1989, (as corrected by Government Notice No. R. 1976 of 15 September 1989), R. 2092 of 29 September 1989, R. 76 of 18 January 1991, R. 1638 of 12 July 1991, (as corrected by Government Notice No. R. 1971 of 16 August 1991), R. 2119 of 24 July 1992, R. 2618 of 18 September 1992, R. 891 of 28 May 1993, R. 1590 of 27 August 1993, R. 2057 of 29 October 1993, R. 513 of 18 March 1994, R. 1465 of 26 August 1994, R. 174 of 10 February 1995 (as corrected by Government Notice No. R. 319 of 3 March 1995), R. 1976 of 22 December 1995, R. 1177 of 19 July 1996, R. 97 of 24 January 1997, R. 1011 of 1 August 1997, R. 866 of 3 July 1998 (as corrected by Government Notice No. R. 949 of 24 July 1998), R. 1284 of 16 October 1998, R. 1015 of 27 August 1999, R. 232 of 17 March 2000, R. 919 of 15 September 2000, R. 1207 of 1 December 2000, R. 430 of 25 May 2001, R. 19 of 11 January 2002, R. 547 of 10 May 2002, R.1 of 3 January 2003, R. 410 of 28 March 2003, R. 577 of 2 May 2003, R. 185 of 11 March 2005, R. 477 of 27 May 2005; R. 849 of 2 September 2005 (as corrected by Government Notice No. R. 928 of 30 September 2005), R. 131 of 17 February 2006, R. 187 of 3 March 2006, R. 770 of 4 August 2006, R. 45 of 26 January 2007, R. 56 of 2 February 2007, R. 521 of 29 June 2007, R. 430 of 11 April 2008, R. 381 of 17 April 2009, R. 99 of 19 February 2010, R. 100 of 19 February 2010, R. 928 of 22 October 2010, R. 161 of 4 March 2011, R. 86 of 10 February 2012, R. 95 of 15 February 2013, R. 312 of 26 April 2013, R. 88 of 14 February 2014, R.81 of 13 February 2015 (as corrected by No.191 of 13 March 2015), No.2 of 19 February 2016, No.182 of 3 March 2017, No.970 of 8 September 2017 and No.1335 of December 2017. Substitution of Table 1 of the Regulations 2. The table in Annexure A is hereby substituting Table 1 of the Regulations. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 MAART 2019 No. 42258 23 ANNEXURE A TABLE 1 FEES PAYABLE FROM 1 APRIL 2019 No. Particulars of service and purpose Tariff 1. TARIFFS PROVIDED FOR BY LEGISLATION 1.1 Issuing of Export Certificate under section 27 a) Application for a certificate [Reg. 45A(2)(a)] R 91,00 per certificate b) Inspection and sampling of plant and propagating material within official office hours [Reg. 45(3)] R 220,00 per half hour or portion thereof c) Purity analysis [Reg. 45(3)] R 170,00 each d) Germination [Reg. 45(3)] R 770,00 each 1.2 Registration of premises under section 7 a) Application for registration of premises in respect of a business [Reg. 2(2)(b)] R 370,00 for one type of business plus R 180,00 for each additional type of business b) Application for renewal of registration of premises in respect of a business [Reg. 3(2)] R 370,00 for one type of business plus R 180,00 for each additional type of business c) Conduction of examination for a seed analyst to act as responsible officer of a seed testing laboratory [Reg. 8A(6)(i)] R 430,00 per person per day 1.3 Variety listing (recognition of a variety) a) Application fee in respect of the recognition of a variety [Reg. 16(b)] R 1 470,00 each b) Examination fee for variety list placement:[Reg.17(1)] Category A (agronomic, vegetable and pasture crops and sweet corn) R 1 713,00 each Category B (white and yellow maize) R 1 950,00 each Category C (fruit crops) R 3 180,00 each c) Application for the alteration or supplementation of the denomination of a variety [Reg. 20A] R 2 450,00 each 1.4 General a) Perusal of a document [Reg. 52(1)] R 550,00 per occasion b) Application for a copy of a document [Reg. 52(3)] R 35,00 plus R 0,60 per A4 copy plus postage (where applicable). The first hour is free of charge as it is included in the R 35,00 c) Lodgment of appeal against a decision of or steps taken by the Registrar [Reg. 53(1)(d)] R5 870,00 each 2. TARIFFS NOT PROVIDED FOR BY LEGISLATION 2.1 Unjustified complaints concerning plants or propagation material (a) inspection, sampling and sealing within official office hours R 220,00 per half hour or portion thereof (b) Purity analysis (grasses excluded) R 170,00 each (c) Purity analyses on grasses (excluding where degluming or the blowing method is required) R 370,00 each This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 24 No. 42258 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 MARCH 2019 No. Particulars of service and purpose Tariff (d) Purity analysis on grasses that require degluming R 560,00 each (e) Purity analysis on grasses that require the uniform blowing method R 490,00 each (f) Germination test R 770,00 each (g) Weighed replicate germination test R 920,00 each (h) Tetrazolium test R 920,00 each 2.2 Seed analyses and seed technological examinations (a) Purity analysis (grasses excluded) R 170,00 each (b) Purity analyses on grasses (excluding where degluming or the blowing method is required) R 370,00 each (c) Purity analysis on grasses that require degluming R 560,00 each (d) Purity analysis on grasses that require the uniform blowing method R 490,00 each (e) Germination test R 770,00 each (f) Weighed replicate germination test R 920,00 each (g) Other seed determination R 500,00 each (h) Alkaloid test R 130,00 each (i) Moisture determination R 240,00 each (j) Tetrazolium test R 920,00 each (k) Preference testing for (a) to (j) above Double tariff (l) Seed identification R 260,00 per hour (m) Seed quality investigation R 390,00 per hour (n) Annual courses presented in seed testing methods and techniques for a trainee seed analyst R 4 130,00 per person (o) Specialist workshop presented in seed testing methods and techniques for a qualified seed analyst R 830,00 per person per day 2.3 International certificates (a) Issuing of seed quality certificates R 230,00 per certificate (b) Sampling and sealing of containers within official office hours R 220,00 per half hour or portion thereof (c) Seals for sealing containers R 0,20 per seal 2.4 Seals for sealing containers of seed for which an export certificate has been issued under section 27 of the Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (act no 53 of 1976) R 0,20 per seal 2.5 Application for authorisation to import unlisted varieties R 110,00 per authorisation for a maximum of 10 varieties Application for authorization to establish propagating material of unlisted varieties exceeding the limit for imported amount Free Application for authorization to sell propagating material of locally produced unlisted varieties Free 2.6 Examination of samples to determine conformity with variety descriptions (see categories under 1.3) R 1 710,00 each (Cat. A) R 1 950,00 each (Cat. B) R 3 180,00 each (Cat. C) This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 MAART 2019 No. 42258 25 No. Particulars of service and purpose Tariff 2.7 Plant Improvement services rendered in respect of the maintenance and provision of plant propagation material derived from nucleus plants kept at a departmental quarantine station (a) Vegetative propagation material (buds) R 2,70 per bud (b) Vegetative propagation material (cuttings) R 15,70 per cutting (c) Vegetative propagation material (growing tips for in vitro propagation) R 15,70 per growing tip (d) Plants of various fruit crops R 18,40 per plant (e) Management of gene source material in repositories R 109,60 per unit 2.8 Application for addition of a synonym for approved denomination of a variety R 2 450,00 each Agricultural Product Standards Act (119/1990): Standards and Requirements regarding control of the export of plums and prunes: Amendment 42258 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & FISHERIES