The statutory measure applies to cotton. It pushes to compel market players of cotton to keep records and report returns to Cotton South Africa. 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. Cotton South Africa is appointed as an administrator of the statutory measure.

The regulations and their amendments are under the plant improvement act of 1976. The amendment substitutes the fees payable table.

An amendment of the rules relating to the practising of veterinary professions. Rule 2 is amended; it relates to the diagnosis, treatment, and advice on animal diseases, restraint of animals, and operations carried out on animals.

The prime function of the Agricultural Bursary Scheme is to contribute towards human resource development in the agricultural sector, in line with the following strategic objectives to mobilize learners at a pre-tertiary level in order to identify and nurture potential at an early stage, to increase the number of agricultural scientists in designated groups and contribute towards making the agricultural sector more competitive.

The notice declares the Stillbaai marine protected area under Section 43 of the Marine Living Resources Act of 1998.

The amendment relates to redefinitions; to eliminate ambiguities. It is stated that container labels must contain one of the health warnings listed, in any of the South African official languages.

The act amends the children’s act of 2005. It inserts definitions for clarity; it provides for partial care of children; it provides for early childhood development; it makes further provision regarding the protection of children; it provided for the prevention and early intervention; it provides for children in alternative care; and it provides for foster care, among other key provisions.

The prohibition is subject to the fertilizers, farm feeds, agricultural remedies and stock remedies act of 1947. There is a prohibition of the acquisition and use of; 2,4-D (dimethylamine salt); 2,4-DB (sodium salt); MCPA (dimethylamine salt); dicamba (dimethylamine salt); and any other salts or esters of 2,4-D (except APM salt) in the areas defined in the Schedule.

The amended regulations operate under the plant breeders’ rights act of 1976. The table detailing fees payable with respect to plant breeders’ rights: 1 April 2015, is substituted.

The regulations concern the authorization of activities that may have a detrimental effect on the environment in respect of the Pennington Sensitive Coastal Area and Umtamvuna Sensitive Coastal Area. It outlines the details of the application process for authorization.

The rules apply to the ports of Richards Bay, Durban, East London, Ngqura, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay, Cape Town, Saldanha Bay and Port Nolloth and to any other port that has been determined to be a port in terms of the relevant sections of the national ports act of 2005. The rules aim to ensure proper management and control of these ports.

The control measures contain explicit prohibitions relating to; the occurrence and removal of certain pathogens and insects; keeping, planting, or cultivation of certain plants; removal of certain plants; keeping, planting, or cultivation of certain controlled goods; and packing or repacking of fruits.

The regulations are directed towards the protection and conservation of threatened species, including marine plants and animals; as well as prohibiting specific restricted activities involving listed threatened or protected species. The regulations operate under the biodiversity act of 2004.

The amendment involves the insertion of regulations around the required form that reflects a veterinary professional’s continued professional development (CPD) activities for the prevailing three-year cycle.

This document discusses marketing, its importance to the South African economy, and the nature extent to which the marketing of agricultural products. It also discusses the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act of 1996 and changes that include deregulation, the role of statutory institutions, commodity trusts, old schemes, marketing development, and relations with NDA. One of the most interesting recommendations discussed is that cooperative marketing should be developed as part of the broad institute building programme for the emerging farmer. Skills and assets acquisition should be identified as the core of the programme, other cooperative efforts in the financing, purchasing and production should also be encouraged as successful marketing rests on the type, quantity, quality and price of the product produced as explained in the trading strategy.

The main aim of the strategic and operational planning guidelines is to interpret principles on the development of government-wide and sector planning to define the roles of stakeholders. It further aims to ensure effective strategic planning processes that will improve service delivery within the department.

This contains alterations to the Sectional Titles Act of 1986 in relation to sectional mortgage bonds, forms for certificates, and other scheduled documents specified under the act.

The norms and standards apply to species of rhinoceros that are listed as threatened or protected in the biodiversity act; they also apply, whether a hunt takes place on privately owned land or state land. The schedules under the norms and standards are to be read alongside the provisions contained in the threatened or protected species (TOPS) regulations.

It is expressly stated that: “No person shall import wood packaging material which does not comply with the measures of the FAO, IPPC — ISPM No 15 guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in International Trade”.

The minister declares that the animals specified in section 2(a) of the animal identification act of 2002 are; cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs.