Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 59 of 1997). Country/Territory South Africa Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette No. 18429 of 14 November 1997, 7 pp. Long titleAn Act to amend the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996, so as to amend, delete and insert certain definitions; to emphasise the legal personality of the Council; to provide anew for the staff matters of the Council; to provide anew for the financing of the Council; to provide for regulatory measures other than statutory measures: to provide anew for the determination of the maximum value of levies on a particular agricultural product; to redefine the Minister’s powers with regard to pools; to make certain textual alterations; to make fresh provision with regard to the property of control boards or similar bodies; and to provide for the furnishing of information to the Council; and to provide for matters connected therewith. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Internal trade International trade Institution Geographical area Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Abstract This Act amends the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 in relation with, among other things, the National Agricultural Marketing Council, levies, the registration of persons involved in the production, handling or disposal of an agricultural product or class thereof, administration and inspection. Full text English Website www.info.gov.za References - Legislation Amends Marketing of Agricultural Products Act (No. 47 of 1996). Legislation | South Africa | 1996 Keyword: Agricultural development, Internal trade, International trade, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX