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1 4 No GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6 JUNE 2014 GOVERNMENT NOTICE GOEWERMENTSKENNISGEWING DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES DEPARTEMENT VAN LANDBOU, BOSBOU EN VISSERYE No. R June 2014 AGRICULTURAL PESTS ACT, 1983 (ACT No. 36 OF 1983) CONTROL MEASURES: AMENDMENT I, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries acting under section 6 of the Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983), hereby amend the Control Measures set out in the Schedule. T. Joemat-Pettersson Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

2 STAATSKOERANT, 6 JUNIE 2014 No SCHEDULE Definition 1. In this Schedule "the Control Measures" means the control measures published in Government Notice No. R. 110 of 27 January 1984, as amended by Government Notices Nos. R. 909 of 4 May 1984, R of 17 August 1984, R. 845 of 12 April 1985, R of 12 July 1985, R of 11 July 1986, R. 87 of 22 January 1988, R.1349 of 8 July 1988, R of 30 September 1988, R of 19 October 1990, R. 18 of 4 January 1991, R of 29 November 1991, R of 14 August 1992, R of 16 October 1992, R of 20 August 1993, R. 451 of 11 March 1994, R of 5 August 1994, R of 27 October 1995, R of 22 December 1995, R of 13 December 1996, and revoked by Government Notice No. R of 1 August 1997, R. 288 of 27 February 1998, R of 20 November 1998, R. 666 of 28 May 1999, R of 27 August 1999, R. 613 of 23 June 2000, R. 83 of 22 January 2001, R. 397 of 18 May 2001, R. 810 of 31 August 2001, R. 368 of 5 April 2002, R. 714 of 24 May 2002, R. 831 of 21 June 2002, R of 8 November 2002, R. 465 of 4 April 2003, R. 144 of 9 February 2004, R. 243 of 24 March 2005, R. 457 of 20 May 2005 as corrected by the Government Notice No. R. 563 of 17 June 2005, R of 23 December 2005 as corrected by the Correction Notice published on page 2 of Government Gazette No of 30 December 2005, R. 369 of 21 April 2006, R. 43 of January 2007, R. 117 of 8 February 2008, R. 461 of 29 April 2008, R. 258 of 13 March 2009, R of 11 December 2009, R. 48 of 5 February 2010, R. 74 of 12 February 2010, R. 19 of 2 January 2011, R. 189 of 11 March 2011, R. 129 of 24 February 2012, and R. 76 of 8 February and R of 20 December 2014.

3 6 No GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6 JUNE 2014 Amendment of definitions of the Control Measures 2. The definitions of the Control Measures are hereby amended by the insertion of the following definition after the definition of "nursery": "pest" means any species, strain or biotype of plant, animal or pathogenic agent injurious to plants or plant products; Amendment of control measure 3 of the Control Measures 3. The control measure 3 is hereby amended- (a) by the substitution of the sub-heading by the following expression: "Prohibition relating to movement, keeping, planting or cultivation of certain plants" (b) by the insertion of the following sub-control measure after sub-control measure 3(3): "(4) No user of land shall remove, keep, plant or cultivate any plant of a kind specified in column 1 of Table 12 originating from any land within an area specified in column 3 of the said Table opposite the name of the kind of plant concerned on any land within an area indicated in column 4 of the said Table opposite the name of the kind of plant concerned". Deletion of control measure 7 and Table 11 of the Control Measure 4. Control measure 7 and Table 11 are hereby deleted. Amendment of control measure 8 of the Control Measures 5. Control measure 8 is hereby amended by the following expression: 8 (1) Every user of land within the Republic shall immediately notify the executive officer of any occurrence or suspected occurrence of any pest specified in these Control Measures, in any pest free area; (2) Any individual or organization or institution that has for the first time identified or recorded a new pest to be present in the Republic, shall immediately report it to the executive officer." Amendment of Table 6 of the Control Measures 6. Table 6 of the Control Measures is hereby substituted with the following Table:

4 STAATSKOERANT, 6 JUNIE 2014 No "TABLE 6 PLANTS WHICH THE MOVEMENT TO CERTAIN AREAS IS PROHIBITED EXCEPT ON AUTHORITY OF A PERMIT [Control measure 4 (2)] No Kind of plant and pest of concern Area from which movement is prohibited Area to which movement is prohibited Musa acuminata (banana) and any cross thereof, excluding the fruit thereof. 2. Zingiber officinale excluding rhizomes for human consumption. 3. Citrus and species of the genera Fortune Ila, Limonia, Poncirus, Swing lea and any cross thereof, excluding the fruits thereof, due to Guignardia citricarpa (Citrus Black Spot). 4. Citrus and species of the genera Fortunella. Limonia, Poncirus, Swinglea and any cross thereof, excluding the fruits thereof, due to low pest prevalence with regard to Guignardia citricarpa (Citrus Black Spot). Natal, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West, except nurseries situated within the said provinces. Natal and Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West, except nurseries situated within KwaZulu- Natal and Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West. Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Limpopo, and the North West Province (excluding the magisterial districts of Christiana and Taung). Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng. Eastern Cape and the North West Province (excluding the magisterial districts of Christiana and Taung), and the Limpopo Province (excluding the magisterial districts of Musina and Soutpansbergnorth of the 22 50' S or west of 29 20' E). The provinces of Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State and Eastern The provinces of Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State and Eastern The provinces of Northern Cape, Free State, Western Cape, and the North West Province in the magisterial districts of Christiana and Taung. The Limpopo Province, towns of Musina and Soutpansberg- north of the 22 50' S or west of 29 20' E.

5 8 No GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6 JUNE 2014 Kind of plant and pest of concern Area from which movement is prohibited Area to which movement is prohibited No Citrus and species of the genera Aegle, Aeglopsis, Afraegle, Atalantia, (Severinia synonymous), Balsamocitrus, Calodendrum, Citropsis, Clausena, Cuscuta, Eremocitrus, Fagaropsis, Feronia, Fortunella, Hesperethusa, Microcitrus, Murraya, Limonia, Oricia, Pleiospermium, Poncirus, Swinglea, Teclea, Toddalia, Toddaliopsus, Triphasia, Vepris, Zanthozylum and any cross thereof, excluding the fruits thereof due to the Trioza erytreae (citrus psylla) and Liberibacter africanus (Citrus Greening). 6. Species of the genera Mangifera. Psidium, Citrus, Achra, Anacardium (fruit), Annona, Averrhoa, Blighia, Capsicum, Carica, Chrysophyllum, Citrullus, Coffea (fruit), Cordia, Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo, North West and Western Cape, the magisterial districts of Caledon, Hermanus, Heidelberg, Pearl, Robertson, Somerset West, Strand, Stellenbosch, Swellendam, Wellington. Mosselbay and Worcester. The Limpopo Province: Vhembe district on the following Municipalities Musina, Mutale Thulamela and Makhado. The provinces of the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, and Western Cape magisterial districts of Beaufort West, Bellville, Bredasdorp, Calitzdorp, Cape, Ceres, Clanwilliam, George, Goodwood, Hopefield, Knysna, Kuilsrivier, Ladismith, Laingsburg, Malmesbury, Mitchellsplein, Montagu, Moorreesburg,, Murraysburg, Oudsthoorn, Piketberg, Prins Albert, Riversdale, Simons Town, Tulbagh, Uniondale, Van Rhynsdorp, Vredenburg, Vredendal and Wynberg. The provinces of Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, Eastern Cape, North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Kwazulu- Natal.

6 STAATSKOERANT, 6 JUNIE 2014 No Cordyla, Cucumis, Cucurbita, Diospyros, Dracaena, Eriobotrya, Ficus, Flacourtia Fortune Ila,Gacinia, Irvingia, Landolphia, Lycopersicon, Malus, Maerua, Manilkara, Momordica, Musa, Prunus, Richardella, Sarcocyphalus, Sclerocarya, So lanurn, Sorindeia, Spondias, Strychnos, Syzygium, Terminalia, Vitellaria, and Ziziphus; only the fruits thereof due to Bactrocera invadens.

7 10 No GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6 JUNE 2014 Insertion of Table 12 The following Table is hereby inserted after Table 11. "TABLE 12 (Control [ measure 3(4)) ] Kind of plant and pest of concern Area from which removal is prohibited Area to which removal is prohibited Citrus and species of The province of Eastern The provinces of the the genera Aegle, Cape (Districts of Alfred Eastern Cape (Districts Aeglopsis, Afraegle, Nzo and OR Tambo), the of Ukhahlamba, Amathole, Chris Hani, Atalantia, (Severinia province of Western synonymous), Cape (Magisterial districts Metropolitan and Balsamocitrus, of Uniondale and Cacadu), Northern Calodendrum, Knysna). Cape, Free State, and Citropsis, Clausena, Western Cape Cuscuta, Eremocitrus. (Magisterial districts of Fagaropsis, Feronia, Beaufort West, Bellville, Bredasdorp, Calitzdorp, Fortunella, Cape, Ceres, Hesperethusa, Clanwilliam, George, Microcitrus, Murraya, Goodwood, Hopefield, Limonia, Oricia, Kuilsrivier, Ladismith, Pleiospermium, Laingsburg, Poncirus, Swinglea, Malmesbury, Teclea, Toddalia, Mitchellsplein, Montagu, Toddaliopsus, Moorreesburg, Triphasia, Vepris. Murraysburg, Zanthozylum and any Oudsthoorn, Piketberg, cross thereof, Prins Albert, excluding the fruits Riversdale, thereof due to the SimonsTown, Tulbagh, Van Rhynsdorp, Trioza erytreae (citrus Vredenburg, Vredendal psylla) and and VVynberg). Liberibacter africanus (Citrus Greening). The provinces of The provinces of KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Eastern Cape (Districts of Alfred Nzo and OR Limpopo, North West and Tambo), and Western Western Cape magisterial Cape (Magisterial districts of Caledon, districts of Uniondale Hermanus, Heidelberg, and Knysna).

8 STAATSKOERANT, 6 JUNIE 2014 No Paarl, Robertson,Mosselbay, Somerset West, Strand, Stellenbosch, Swellendam, Wellington and Worcester. If