The regulations place several restrictions on the sale of poultry meat in the country. It also classifies and grades poultry meats, prescribes standards for grades and portions, requirements for packing and packing containers, as well as the specification of indications for classes, grades, and packers.

Chapter one of this document introduces plant variety protection systems and emphasizes that it is important to ensure that South Africa participates and engages in the relevant fora coherently. Chapter two defines important terms acronyms and abbreviations. Chapter three outlines some of the problems associated with Plant Breeders’ Rights. It includes farmers’ rights, intellectual property and sustainable use of biodiversity, exploitation and biopiracy of indigenous resources etc. Chapter four outlines the objectives of the Plant Breeders’ Rights policy to provide an internationally recognized system for plant variety protection; stimulate economic growth by ensuring the availability of plant varieties for South African agriculture and contribute towards the sustainable use and conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.

The amended regulations operate under the plant breeders’ rights act of 1976. The table detailing kinds of plants and periods of rights is substituted.

The act provides for the protection of the sea from pollution by oil and other harmful substances discharged from ships; it gives effect to the international convention for the prevention of pollution from ships of 1973, as amended by the Protocol of 1978. The provisions of the Marine Pollution Act apply to; South African ships; other ships within the country, its territorial waters, and its economic zone.

The statutory measure aims to compel breeders of day-old female parent broiler chickens and suppliers of packaging material, as well as people who act on their behalf, to keep records and report returns to the levy administrator. The measure hopes to create a level playing field for players and stakeholders by ensuring access to accurate and timely information to guide their decision process. The measure applies to day-old female parent broiler chickens bred for commercial use, and eggs for commercial purposes.

Establishment of Statutory Measure: Records and Returns Relating to Macadamia Trees as well as Domestic Production, Processing, Imports, and Exports of Macadamia Nuts.

This Act serves as an amendment to the sea fishery act of 1988. Among other provisions, it allows for the payment of levies to the Republic of Namibia, alters penalties for certain offences, regulates the use of foreign vessels in the fishing zone, and creates an offence in respect of the transfer of fish outside a fishing harbour from a foreign vessel to any other vessel.

The regulations prohibit the sale of onions in certain areas of South Africa, as imposed under the sections of the marketing act of 1968. It spells out the powers of inspection granted to an inspector and the appeal procedure.

The cooperatives act makes provisions for the formation and registration of cooperative societies, the establishment of a cooperatives advisory board, and guidelines for winding up of cooperatives. It recognizes the importance of cooperative values on members of the society as it relates to; self-help, self-responsibility, self-reliance, and self-sustenance.

The minister’s notice on the exclusion of farm feeds from operations of the provisions of the fertilizers, farm feeds, agricultural remedies, and stock remedies act of 1947

The authorization applies to all land and water resources in South Africa. The authorizations are under the national water act of 1998. According to the act, “a person may only use water without a licence if the water use is permissible under the schedules, or if the water use is permissible as a continuation of an existing lawful use, or if that water use is permissible in terms of a general authorisation issued under section 39 of the national water act”. The authorizations do not affect the provisions of the national water act.

The notice amends the control measures of the Agricultural Pests Act. It substitutes table 10 of the control measures with a fees payable table.

The correction substitutes annexure 1, as related to ports of entry.

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

The act pushes to protect consumers as regards, standards of consumer information, fair access to a sustainable marketplace for consumer products and services, and prohibition of unfair marketing practices among others. This represents efforts to move on from practices associated with the apartheid era.

The Act defines the nationality of South African ships. It provides for the registration of South African ships including fishing vessels, and the establishment of the South African Ship Registration Office.

The notice is made under the environment conservation act of 1989. It identifies the activities that pose substantial detrimental effects on the environment in the specific coastal areas under review.

The amendment inserts definitions for textual correctness, addresses issues with electricity reticulation by municipalities, and extends the minister’s powers of regulation.

The notice of the minister states that; in terms of the consumer protection act of 2008, the monetary threshold applicable to the size of the juristic person is R2 000 000.00 (Two Million Rands). It includes a comprehensive threshold determination – method of calculation.

This research strategy aims to enhance the contribution of agricultural research towards attaining at least a 6 % economic growth rate through sustainable agricultural productivity, sustained competitiveness to ensure food security and eradication of poverty in South Africa. In addition, the implementation of this strategy aims to improve the sector’s efficiency and profitability, improve business opportunities; and ensure social upliftment and improvement of the quality of life for all the citizens of South Africa. It is guided by 16 principles mentioned in chapter two. It also provides information on governance and institutional arrangements in chapter 4.