Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 2001 (No. 52 of 2001). Country/Territory South Africa Document type Legislation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996, so as to provide anew for the procedure to be followed in the constitution of the National Agricultural Marketing Council and its committees; to alter certain procedures in respect of financial matters in order to bring the said Act into line with the Public Finance Management Act, 1999; to terminate the role of parliamentary committees in the administration of the first-mentioned ,4ct; to make further provision for the manner in which levies are to be utilised; to provide for the auditing of levies; to provide for consultation by the Minister with the National Agricultural Marketing Council before prohibitions on the import or export of agricultural products are instituted; to make further provision for the liquidation of Boards established under the repealed Marketing Act, 1968; to make further provision regarding levies collected under the said Marketing Act; and to provide for matters connected therewith.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 In extraordinary circumstances and bearing in mind the Republic’s international obligations, the Minister may, after consultation 5with the [parliamentary committees] Council, by notice in the Gazette prohibit the importation into the Republic of any agricultural product or class thereof, or the export of any agricultural product or class thereof from the Republic, or impose conditions, specified in such notice, with regard to any such importation or exportation (sect. 22). 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