The statutory measure aims to compel the parties set out in the schedules to register with the Macadamias South Africa NPC (SAMAC), which is tasked with implementing the measure. The measure hopes to improve the efficiency of the production and marketing of macadamias by ensuring access to accurate and timely information to guide their decision process. The measure applies to macadamias nuts in-shell, kernels, and macadamia trees both in the field and in the nursery.

The notice details the nine water management areas of South Africa and major rivers, and boundary description.

This National Communication Strategy is based on the strategic communication framework adopted by the Cabinet and finalised in the light of the President’s state of the nation address. It identifies priorities for government communication for 2008, including cluster communication priorities, and inform the development of detailed communication programmes by clusters, departments and provinces.

This is a bill to provide for control over smoking; to regulate the sale and advertising of tobacco products and electronic delivery systems; to regulate the packaging and appearance of tobacco products and electronic delivery systems and to make provision for the standardisation of their packaging.

The amendment of regulations in the notice relates to redefinitions, insertions, and substitutions, for textual correctness.

The statutory measure aims to compel producers and exporters of the fruits, as well as people who act on their behalf, to register with Agri-hub. Agri-hub serves as the administrator of the measure. The measure hopes to create a level playing field for players and stakeholders and improve efficiency in the relevant industry, by way of access to information. Persons shall have options to register as producers, exporters, importers, retailers, processors, and municipal markets.

An amendment to the National Environmental Management Act of 1998. Among others, the alterations relate to; redefinitions and clarification of existing definitions; review of environmental management instruments; provision for baseline information to be included in environmental management instruments; provision for the management of residue stockpiles and deposits; and to empower the minister to designate environmental management inspectors.

The scheme pushes to maintain the production potential of land by constructing soil conservation works. It also aims to combat or prevent excessive soil loss via erosion, and to regulate the payment of subsidies from parliament appropriated funds. Subsidies are to be paid on construction of soil conservation works classified as protection works, drainage works, veld utilisation works, and drought relief works.

The notice, under the fertilizers, farm feeds, agricultural remedies, and stock remedies act of 1947, prohibits the acquisition, disposal, sale or use of an agricultural remedy containing endosulfan.

The amendment deletes the definition “cultivar list”, and repeals paragraph (a) of sub-regulation 4(2) and replaces it with: “the wheat in the consignment consists of at least 95 per cent (m/m) of one or more of the durum wheat seeds.”

The statutory measure applies to whole maize and whole wheat produced locally or imported; it excludes maize and wheat seed for planting purposes, and maize and wheaten products imported and/or exported. It obligates role players of maize and wheat to keep records and report returns to South Africa Grain Information Services (SAGIS). It sees this as a means to ensure the availability of information to all players in the industry, to enable them to make informed decisions. The measure lists out the records and returns to be kept and submitted. SAGIS is appointed as an administrator of the statutory measure.

The statutory measure impels milk producers in South Africa to keep records and furnish returns with the milk producers’ organization. The registration will aid in liaising on legislation, training, and technology transfer. It aims to leverage data provided to produce trend analysis that assists the industry in efficiency optimization and program execution. The statutory measure applies to milk, and will be administered by the milk producers’ organization.

The regulations are the minimum standard guiding the sale of maize products in South Africa. The 18 grades of maize products for sale, as well as their standards and specifications, are outlined in the schedules. The general restrictions for the sale of maize products, packing and marking requirements, and sampling techniques are also discussed in detail.

The regulations and their amendments are under the plant improvement act of 1976. The amendment substitutes the varieties in respect of which certification is required” table.”””

The act provides for the application of the atmospheric pollution prevention act of 1965 until the air quality act of 2004 sets in. It amends the environment conservation act of 1989 in provisions defining penalties for offences, the national environmental management act of 1998, and the national environmental management: air quality act of 2004.

The regulations and its amendments are under the plant improvement act of 1976. The amendment substitutes the varieties in respect of which certification is required” and the “”fees payable”” table.”””

The amendments centres around; insertion of new definitions, and alteration of existing definitions for textual correctness.

The amendment stipulates, among others, that all permit applications shall be decided on by the issuing authority; the minister is the issuing authority for permits related to activities pertaining to threatened or protected species.

The notice amends the regulations in terms of the deeds registries act of 1937. The alterations relate to; the description of immovable property; the form of a deed of transfer; deeds of churches, corporations; acceptance by the registrar of deeds; and procedural requirements for the cancellation of a bond, among others

The global positioning system (GPS) is replaced by the global navigation satellite system (GNSS). Other alterations relate to the substitution of sections in the schedule.