ATC130517: Report of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on the Fertilisers and Feeds Bill [B41 – 2012] dated 14 May 2013.
Agriculture
Report of the Portfolio
Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on the Fertilisers and Feeds
Bill
[B41 2012]
dated 14 May 2013.
The Portfolio
Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, having considered the
Fertilisers
and Feeds Bill
[B41 2012]
,
(National Assembly Section 76)
, referred to it and
classified by the Joint Tagging Mechanism
as a section 76 Bill), recommends as follows:
§
That
the Department considers redrafting the Bill, taking into consideration all the
concerns that were raised during the
public participation process and
re-introduce the Bill in
Parl
iament
;
§
That the Department engages
in
further consultations with
stakeho
lders
that were
left out during the initial drafting process of the Bill
such as the Aquaculture Industry, Citrus Growers Association, Poultry Industry,
developing farmers and other industry players, including rural communities;
§
That the Department
revis
es
the definitions in
the Bill as s
ome
are
ambiguous and others not included, for example, those that relate to
aquaculture (
aquafeeds
);
§
That
the Department ensures that matters relating to the regulation of
Fertilisers
are also as extensively covered in the Bill as those
relating to Feeds, alternatively, consider splitting the Bill into two; and
§
That
the Department
revises the cost implications on the implementation of
the Bill.
Report to be considered.
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