(a)
if an application for recognition has been filed with him or her, either
recognize the variety or refuse the application; or
(b)
if the variety has been entered in the varietal list, either retain it in the list or
delete it.
(6) If plants or propagating material cannot be supplied or procured as
contemplated in subsection (3), the registrar may(a)
in the case of a variety referred to in subsection (2) (a), refuse the
application for the recognition of the variety; or
(b)
in the case of a variety referred to in subsection (2) (b), delete the variety
from the varietal list.
(7) The registrar may at any time after an investigation in terms of this section has
been undertaken, repeat the investigation.
[S. 22 substituted by s. 18 of Act 25 of 1996.]
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Establishment of certification schemes
(1) The Minister may, after consultation with the Minister of Finance, by notice in
the Gazette establish a scheme for the certification of plants and propagating material of
the kinds of plants referred to in the scheme, with the object of maintaining the quality of
plants and propagating material of such kinds and of ensuring the usefulness for
agricultural or industrial purposes of the products derived therefrom.
(2) Different schemes may be established for plants and propagating material of
different kinds of plants, and the requirements for different kinds and varieties of plants
and propagating material in a scheme may differ.
(3) and (4)
......
[Sub-ss. (3) and (4) deleted by s. 14 of Act 39 of 1983.]
(5) The Minister may at any time by notice in the Gazette amend or revoke a
scheme.
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Provisions of scheme
(1) The Minister may in a notice relating to the establishment of a scheme(a) (i)
designate the authority which shall exercise the powers, perform the
functions and carry out the duties conferred upon, assigned to or
imposed upon such authority under a scheme;