(b) The person importing plants or propagating material in terms of paragraph (a)
shall, prior to or on arrival thereof in the Republic, furnish to the registrar a declaration to
that effect in the prescribed manner.
[Sub-s. (6) substituted by s. 17 (c) of Act 39 of 1983 and by s. 22 (d) of Act 25 of 1996.]
(7) If plants and propagating material have been imported contrary to the
provisions of this section, the registrar may(a)
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in accordance with the election of the importer, order that the plants or
propagating material in question shall within the period determined by the
registrar(i)
be destroyed without compensation; or
(ii)
be removed from the Republic at the expense of the importer; or
permit the disposal thereof in the Republic in such manner and on such
conditions as he may determine.
Export of plants and propagating material
(1) No person shall export from the Republic any plant or propagating material
unless he is in possession of a certificate from the registrar authorising such export.
(2) Any person desiring to obtain any such certificate shall apply therefor to the
registrar in the prescribed manner and such application shall be accompanied by the
prescribed application fee.
[Sub-s. (2) substituted by s. 11 (a) of Act 17 of 1991 and by s. 23 of Act 25 of 1996.]
(3) After receipt of an application referred to in subsection (2) the registrar may
undertake such inspection of the plants and propagating material intended for export as he
or she may deem necessary, take such samples thereof as he or she may deem necessary
and test, examine or analyse the samples or cause the samples to be tested, examined or
analysed in the manner contemplated in section 25 (2), and the person who has thus applied
shall pay to the registrar on demand the prescribed fees in connection with such inspection
and for the testing, examination or analysis of such samples.
[Sub-s. (3) substituted by s. 23 of Act 25 of 1996.]
(4)
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[Sub-s. (4) deleted by s. 11 (b) of Act 17 of 1991.]
(5) If the registrar is of opinion that a consignment of plants or propagating material