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GN 30697: Farm
Feeds, Fertilizers,
Agricultural
Remedies and Stock
Remedies Act 36 of
1947 |
Notice Number 83
The Minister of
Agriculture has
published a notice
under section 1 of
the Act to repeal
the Notice relating
to the extension of
the definition Farm
Feeds: "to include
Farm Feeds prepared
for any person in
accordance with his
discretion for his
own use", as
published in
Government Gazette
Notice no: 1013 of
24 August 2007. Thus
the extension as
written above is no
longer applicable.
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2008/3/1 |
All parties dealing
with farm feeds. |
N/A |
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GN 30824: Tobacco
Products Amendment
Bill 7 of 2008 |
Clients are to take
note of the contents
of the Bill as they
will have to bring
about the necessary
changes to
procedures and
documentation once
the bill becomes an
Act in Parliament.
We will keep clients
informed of any
further developments
in this regard.
Clients must
carefully peruse all
details of the bill
which might be of
relevance to their
site, some examples
have been
highlighted below.
The proposed Bill
has been published
to amend the Tobacco
Products Control Act
1993. The following
noteworthy changes,
inter alia, have
been made:
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The minimum age
for prohibition
of sale tobacco
products has
been raised to
18 years i.e.
sale of tobacco
products is
prohibited to
persons under
the age of 18
years.
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Restrictions on
the use of
vending machines
(previously
section 5 of
principal Act.) |
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Information to
be displayed at
points of sale
and on vending
machines.
(Previously
section 6 of
principal Act)
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2008/3/1 |
All parties. |
Can be
found in
Legislation
under
Draft Legislation |
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New/Updated
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Date |
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GN 30836
Occupational Health
and Safety Act 85 of
1993 |
Draft Diving
Regulations, 2007 in
terms of the
Occupational Health
and Safety Act 85 of
1993
The Minister of
Labour has published
the above DRAFT
Regulations for
comment by within 90
days from date of
publication notice
i.e. by
3 June 2008.
All industries that
might or will be
affected by these
regulations are
asked to peruse them
carefully and give
comment within the
prescribed period.
In comparing the
layout of the
proposed regulations
to the exiting
regulation,
noteworthy changes
have been made to
the definitions and
content including,
inter alia:
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Diving Contractors
(Regulation 3)
Diving
contractors are
persons who
employ person
who perform
diving
operations in a
diving project
including self
employed
persons. Diving
contractors must
ensure that
diving projects
are planned,
managed and
conducted in a
manner that does
not endanger the
health and
safety of
persons involved
in the diving
project. diving
plans must be
submitted before
commencement of
diving projects
and a diving
project
supervisor must
be appointed.
See Regulation 3
for further
details.
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2. |
Diving project plans
(Regulation 4)
Diving project
plans must be
based on a risk
assessment
conducted prior
to the project
commences.
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2008/3/3 |
All parties making
use of divers. |
Can be
found in
Legislation
under
Draft Legislation |
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Date |
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GN 30829:
Occupational Health
and Safety Act 85 of
1993 |
NN 257: Notice of
exemption
The Minister of
Labour has published
a notice that
exemption has been
granted in terms of
section 40(1) of the
Occupational Health
and Safety Act 85 of
1993 to applicants
who have submitted
their application
for registration as
lifting machine
inspectors to the
Engineering Council
of South Africa
before 30 September
2006 (Gazette No.
28755) until
27 June 2008.
NOTE:
The above exemption
does not apply to
persons who examine
lifting tackle in
terms of regulation
18(10)(e) of the
Driven Machinery
Regulations.
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2008/3/7 |
All industries
making use of driven
machinery. |
N/A |
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New/Updated
Legislation |
Description |
Date |
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updates |
Reference in DigiLex |
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News: Final Ban on
Asbestos |
The final
regulations to
enforce the
prohibition on the
use, processing, or
manufacturing of
asbestos or
asbestos-containing
products in South
Africa would be
gazetted for
implementation by
the end of Friday
the 28th of March
2008.
The use of the
material for
research purposes
would be allowed as
long as the research
was not undertaken
to produce a new
asbestos-containing
product. Researchers
would need to inform
Deat of the amount
of asbestos used,
and the research
outcomes on a yearly
basis.
Any individuals or
merchants which were
still dealing in
asbestos or
asbestos-containing
materials would be
given a 120-day
grace period, until
July 27, 2008, to
clear their stocks. |
2008/3/28 |
All parties involved
in the use,
processing and
manufacturing of
asbestos. |
N/A |
