Plant Improvement Act, 2018 (No. 11 of 2018). Country/Territory South Africa Document type Legislation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette No. 42348 of 29 March 2019. Long titleAn Act to provide for— the registration of certain types of business relating to plants and propagating material intended for cultivation and sale and the registration of premises on or from which that business is conducted; quality standards for plants and propagating material intended for cultivation and sale and conditions of sale of plants and propagating material; a system for national listing of plant varieties; the evaluation of plant varieties in order to ensure value if there is doubt in respect of the value for cultivation and use of plant varieties intended for cultivation and sale; import and export control of plants and propagating material; and a system for different types of schemes for plants and propagating material; and to provide for matters connected therewith. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Basic legislation Plant production Planting material/seeds Plant variety Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Registration Certification International trade Authorization/permit Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Abstract This Act makes provisions with respect to protection of rights regarding plant improvement. This Act applies to such kinds of plants for agricultural, industrial and forestry production as the Minister may declare by notice in the Gazette for the purposes of this Act. The Act consists of 66 sections divided into 17 Chapters: Application of the Act (1); registrar and Administration (2); registration of Business and Premises (3); Conditions for Sale of Plants and Propagating Material (4); national varietal List (5); Application for National Listing (6); Variety Denominations (7); Evaluation for Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability (8); Values for Cultivation and Use (9); Hearing of Objections (10); National varietal List Journal (11); inspections (12); Import and Export of Plants and Propagating Material (13); Schemes (14); Appeals (15); Advisory Committee (16); General Provisions (17). Full text English Website www.gov.za References - Legislation Amends Agricultural Pests Act (No. 36). Legislation | South Africa | 1983 (1992) Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Plant production, Quarantine, International trade, Inspection, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Plant Improvement Act. Legislation | South Africa | 1976 (1996) Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Registration, Certification, International trade, Authorization/permit, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX