Plant Improvement Act, 2018 (Act No. 11 of 2018)Chapter 17 : General Provisions64. Transitional provisions and savings |
| (1) | The employee designated as registrar in terms of section 3(1) of the Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976), immediately before the commencement of this Act, must be regarded as having been designated as Registrar in terms of section 3(1) of this Act. |
| (2) | Premises that have been registered in terms of sections 7 and 9 of the Plant Improvement Act, 1976, and which are still registered immediately before the commencement of this Act, must be regarded as having been registered in terms of sections 12 and 17 of this Act, and every provision of this Act apply with the changes required by the context in respect to any such registered premises. |
| (3) | Approval for recognition of a variety in terms of section 20 of the Plant Improvement Act, 1976, that is valid immediately before the commencement of this Act, must be regarded as approval granted in terms of section 37 of this Act, and every provision of this Act apply with the changes required by the context in respect to any such approval for national listing. |
| (4) |
| (a) | A certification scheme that has been established in terms of section 23 of the Plant Improvement Act, 1976, and which was valid immediately before the date of commencement of this Act, must be regarded as having been established in terms of section 45 of this Act, and every provision of this Act apply with the changes required by the context in respect to any such scheme for a period of one year after the date of such commencement. |
| (b) | Each designated authority must enter into a written agreement with the Department within one year from the date of such commencement. |
| (5) | An authorisation issued in terms of sections 13(2) and 26(2) in terms of the Plant Improvement Act, 1976, and which is in force at the commencement of this Act, must be regarded as an authorisation issued in terms of sections 22(3) and 44(4) of this Act. |
| (6) | Any application which was received by the Registrar on a date before the date of commencement of this Act and in respect of which a decision has not been made in terms of the Plant Improvement Act, 1976, before the date of such commencement, must be dealt with in all respects as if this Act had commenced on the date of receipt of such application. |