Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development is designed to provide grants to black South African citizens to access land specifically for agricultural purposes. The strategic objectives of the sub-programme include: contributing to the redistribution of 30 % of the country’s agricultural land over 15 years, improving nutrition and incomes of the rural poor who want to farm on any scale, de-congesting overcrowded former homeland areas; and expanding opportunities for women and young people who stay in rural areas.

“The minister, In terms of section 22(1) of the Environment Conservation Act, 1989, designates the competent authority, as defined in section 1 of the said Act (as amended by Proclamation R43 of 8 August 1996), in each province as an authority which may issue a written authorisation to undertake or cause to undertake identified activities specified by the government.

The statutory measure applies to milk. It provides a statutory mechanism for dairy producers to keep records and report returns to the administrator of the measure – the milk producers organization. It sees registration as a means to ensure the availability of information to all players in the industry, to enable them to make informed decisions. The records and returns to be kept are listed out.

The bush control scheme is established to prevent the invasion of certain plants, maintain the production potential of lands, and regulate the payment of subsidies out of funds set aside by Parliament for this scheme. The scheme applies to lands specified in the act that has been invaded by the specified plant species.

The act provides for the management and preservation of the national biodiversities in South Africa. The act will operate within the framework of the national environmental management act of 1998. Among others, it guides the protection of endangered species and ecosystems, the sustainable use of resources, and the fair sharing of benefits accruable from indigenous biological resources. It also provides for the establishment of a national biodiversity institute.

An amendment to the expropriation act of 1975 which refines certain sections and expressions. It also grants expropriation powers to ministers responsible for land and works affairs.

This Act outlines the regulations to reduce the sodium in certain foodstuffs.

This Act outlines the regulations to relating to food-grade salt in South Africa.

The Integrated Agriculture Development Finance Policy Framework (IADFPF) initiative has an overarching objective to create an enabling environment for a sustainable and viable development financial support system in the agricultural, forestry and fishery sectors. Some of the specific objectives are to make financial services accessible to a large segment of the potentially productive population which otherwise would have little or no access and to promote synergy and mainstream the internal sub-sector into the national financial system.

This represents Act No. 787 of 2011, which is subject to the marketing of agricultural products act of 1996. The statutory measure applies to peaches and nectarines destined for export, import, or domestic fresh consumption. It seeks to ensure the availability of market information to all stakeholders in the industry. The measure will be administered and implemented by HORTGRO services, a company established in terms with the companies act and operates within the purview of the Dried Fruit Technical Services (DFTS).

These regulations are premised on the foodstuffs, cosmetics, and disinfectants act of 1972. Powers of inspectors include inspection, sampling, seizure and detention of food. The regulations guide inspectors and analysts as they carry out their duties.

As it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic, the measures moves to ensure fair processes of waste management services during the lockdown period.

The regulations are subject to the biodiversity act of 2004. They provide rules for bioprospecting and the commercialization of indigenous biological resources, regulate the permit system, regulate the exportation of indigenous biological resources for other research purposes, provide for an appeal against decisions taken by relevant authorities, define offences, and spell out penalties for such offences.

Based on the animal diseases act of 1964, the minister imposes tariffs for the issue of permits for the importation of animals and animal products. It is clearly stated that tariffs shall be payable by people who import or contemplate importing animals and animal products into South Africa.

The regulations are subject to the fertilizers, farm needs, agricultural remedies, and stock remedies act of 1947. The amendment takes the form of additions, substitutions, and definitions regarding animal feed registration, labelling of animal feed, and analysis, among others.

The amendment deletes the names of local authorities in Annexure C of the original document.

The regulations contain guidelines for issuing and usage of ID cards by environmental management inspectors, as well as contents of ID cards.

The proclamation transfers the administration, powers, and functions entrusted to the minister responsible for agriculture by the land and agricultural development bank act, 2002 to the minister of finance.

The act regulates the powers of the municipality to impose rates and levies on properties, to exclude properties from ratings, and to make provisions for fair and equitable valuation of properties, among others.

The Integrated Growth and Development Plan (IGDP) is developed to provide a long-term strategy for the growth and development of South Africa’s agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors. This is to enable them to address key national priorities and outcomes. Its primary purpose is to develop a common vision encompassing all three sectors and to develop an integrated implementation framework that allows common issues to be addressed in unison, and specific issues to be addressed in separate policies and strategies. Furthermore, the IGDP is a response to achieve the national goals outlined in the Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) document, adopted in July 2009.