An amendment to the Environment Conservation Act of 1993. It gives the minister the power to determine policy directions to implement conventions or agreements and outline norms and standards. It also provides for regulating the delegation of powers and assignment of duties.

Application for registration of animal feeds shall be made by residents of South Africa or persons with registered offices in the country. The regulations contain other requirements to be met by applicants, appeals procedure, as well as general and specific requirements for animal feeds.

The regulations are subject to the agricultural product standards of 1990. They specify classes and standards, parking and marking requirements guiding the sale of sunflower seeds in South Africa. It specifically states that sunflower seeds shall not be sold except standards outlined in these regulations are met. The regulations are baseline standards for sunflower seeds sold in South Africa. The executive officer is allowed to grant partial or whole exemption to persons that meet stipulated requirements in the agricultural product standards act of 1990

The Strategic Plan is structured in five parts. Part 1 provides the political context; Part 2 focuses on the sectoral overview within the context set internationally and nationally on socio-economic factors; Part 3 provides insight into the Department of Agriculture’s mandate, vision, mission, strategic objectives, implementation plan and capacity of the department; part 4 outlines funding of all programmes and part 5 contains the annual performance plan with specific deliverables per quarter from the operational plans of five budgetary programmes presented in relation to each strategic objective of all the programmes of the department.

The regulations are the minimum standard guiding the sale of soya beans in South Africa, in line with the agricultural products standards act of 1990. Classes and grades of soya beans, as well as standards for these, are outlined in the schedules. The general restrictions for the sale of soya beans, packing and marking requirements, and sampling techniques are also discussed in detail.

The amendment relates to availability of the executive officer for inspections, and ways of obtaining permits.

The fee structure is subject to the national environmental management act of 1998, the national environmental management: waste act of 2008. It sets out application of regulations, fees, exemptions, and payment.

The schedule fees of office prescribed by the regulations in the deeds registries act are amended.

An amendment of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996. Among others, the provisions include: new procedure to be followed in the constitution of the National Agricultural Marketing Council and its committees; alteration of the manner in which levies are to be utilised; auditing of levies; and to make further provision for the liquidation of boards under the repealed marketing Act of 1968.

An amendment to the fees payable” section of the genetically modified organisms act of 1997.”””

The notice serves as an extension of the scope of the farm feed definition to include farm feeds which are prepared by/or prepared on behalf of any person in accordance with his directions for his own use.

The amended regulations in the schedules are with respect to: redefinition of “management plan”, deletion of words for textual correctness, trade in specimens of protected species, and management for persons who own or control elephants.

The regulations prohibit the sale, acquisition, disposal or use of Monocrotophos containing remedies. The regulations also prescribe penalties for non-compliance with this rule.

There is a substitution for different breeds of animals” table in the schedules of the animal improvement act of 1998.”””

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The purpose of these Regulations is to prescribe the procedure and requirements for
water use licence applications and appeals as contemplated in the sections of the national water act of 1998. A water use licence application, after submission to the responsible authority, shall be considered and finalized within 144 days from the date of acceptance of the technical report on water use licence.

The application of the norms and standards apply uniformly nationally and in all provinces, and to all stakeholders wishing to develop a BMP-S. The norms and standards provide a national approach and minimum standards for the development of biodiversity management plans for species.

The control measures aim to prevent the spreading of avian influenza disease from the entire Western Cape Province. It prohibits the export of ostriches, ostrich products, and ostrich genetic materials from the Western Cape Province, except on authority of a permit.

The statutory measure applies to cotton. It pushes to compel stakeholders of cotton to register with cotton South Africa. It sees registration as a means to ensure availability of information to all players in the industry, to enable them make informed decisions. The measure lists out the parties mandated to register, and the registration process. Cotton South Africa is appointed as an administrator of the statutory measure.

These Regulations bans the sale of avocados produced in, or imported into South Africa and placed on the domestic market, that do not meet quality standards as prescribed by these Regulations. It also spells out imported fresh fruits that may be exempted from the provisions of the regulations. The regulations specify classes and standards, parking and marking requirements guiding the sale of avocados in South Africa.