Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983)

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Table 5 : Plants which the movement to certain areas is prohibited except on authority of Removal Permit

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TABLE 5

 

PLANTS WHICH THE MOVEMENT TO CERTAIN AREAS IS PROHIBITED EXCEPT ON AUTHORITY OF REMOVAL PERMIT

 

No.

Kind of plant and pest of concern

Area from which movement is prohibited

Area to which movement is prohibited


1

2

3

1.

Citrus and species of the genera Fortune/la, Limonia, Poncirus, Swing/ea and any cross thereof, excluding the fruits thereof, due to Phyllosticta citricarpa (Citrus Black Spot).

 

The provinces of KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Limpopo, and the North West Province (excluding the magisterial districts of Christiana and Taung).

The Provinces of Northern Cape, Free State, Western Cape, and the North West Province in the magisterial districts of Christiana and Taung

2.

Citrus and species of the genera Choisya, Fortune/la Murraya, Poncirus, and any cross thereof, excluding the fruits thereof due to Trioza erytreae (citrus psylla) and Candidatus Liberibacter africanus (Citrus Greening).

 

The provinces of KwaZulu- Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo, North West and Western Cape, the magisterial districts of Caledon, Hermanus, Heidelberg, Paarl, Robertson, Somerset West, Strand, Stellenbosch, Swellendam, Wellington. Mosselbay and Worcester.

 

The provinces of Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, and Western Cape magisterial districts of Beaufort West, Bellville, Bredasdorp, Calitzdorp, Cape, Ceres, Clanwilliam, George, Goodwood, Hopefield, Knysna, Kuilsrivier, Ladismith, Laingsburg, Malmesbury, Mitchellsplein, Montagu, Moorreesburg, Murraysburg, Oudsthoorn, Piketberg, Prins Albert, Riversdale, Simons Town, Tulbagh, Uniondale, Van Rhynsdorp, Vredenburg, Vredendal and Wynberg.

 

3.

Species Achra, Annona, of the genera Anacardium, Averrhoa, Blighia, Capsicum, Garica, Chrysophyllum, Citrullus, Citrus (excluding Citrus limon and  C.  aurantiifolia) Coffea, Cordia,  Cordyla, Cydonia, Cucumis,Cucurbita, Diospyros, Dracaena, Eriobotrya, Ficus, Flacourtia, Fortunella, Garcinia, Hylocereus, Juglans, lrvingia, Landolphia, Lichi, Luffa, Maerua, Malus, Manilkara, Mangifera, Momordica, Morus, Murraya, Musa (ripe banana), Opuntia, Passiflora, Physalis, Persea, Poncirus, Prunus,  Psidium,  Pyrus, Punica, Richardella, Sarcocyphalus, Sclerocarya, Sorindeia, Spondias, Strychnos, Syzygium, Terminalia, Theobroma, Vitellaria, Vitis  and  Ziziphus; only the fruits thereof due to Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental fruit fly).

 

The provinces of Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Gauteng, Kwazulu-Natal , (excluding magisterial districts of Amajuba,   uMzinyathi, uThukela and Zululand),   Eastern Cape the District  Municipality of Sarah Baartman in the Local Municipality of Sundays River Valley (only the following towns/farms: Kirkwood, Addo, Coemey, part of Barkley bridge), the District Municipality of Nelson Mandela Bay in the Local  Municipality of Nelson Mandela Bay (only part of Barkley Bridge).

The provinces of Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State and Eastern Cape (excluding  the District Municipality of  Alfred Nzo, Amathole Buffalo City Metropolitan of Chris Hani, Joe Gqabi and OR Tambo).

4.

Solanum tuberosum (potatoes), excluding plants which are free of the pathogen Synchytrium endobioticum (wart) (wart disease of potatoes)

 

1.The areas of jurisdiction of the Township Board of Charlestown, the Village Council of Wakkerstroom and the Municipalities of Belfast, Carolina, Ermelo, Harrismith, Hendrina, Kestell and Volksrust
2. The following farms:
(i)Nooitgezein 120 HS, Volksrust;
(ii)Witbank 262 IT, Ermelo;
(iii)Waterval 211 IQ, Rooderpoort;
(iv)Rooderpoort 237 IQ, Rooderpoort
(v)The portion known as Castle Howard, of the farms FP36- 7648 and FP37-7649, Impendhle;
(vi)The portion known as Killaloo, of the farm FP38- 7654, Impendhle;
(vii)Wealden Heights 8282, Kliprivier;
(viii)The portion known as XL, on the farm FP192-8911 and FP230-8891, Underberg.

 

The Republic, excluding the area specified in column 2 opposite hereto.

5.

Species of genera Aegle, Aeglopsis, Afraegle, Atalantia (Severinia synonymous), Citropsis, Citrus, Eremocitrus, Feronia, Fortunella, Hesperethusa, Microcitrus, Murraya, Pleiospernium, Poncirus, and any cross thereof, excluding the fruit thereof

Natal, the Orange Free State and  Transvaal

Cape Province

6.

Agave (sisal), excluding a manufactured product thereof

 

The Magisterial District of Barberton, Carolina, Ermelo, Piet Retief and Ingwavuma

The Kruger National Park

 

The Republic, excluding the area specified in column 2 opposite hereto.

7.

Psidium guajava (guavas), excluding the fruit thereof

The Magisterial Districts of Barberton, Lydenberg, Nelspruit, Pilgrims Rest, White River, Soutpansberg, Letaba and Phalaborwa

 


8.

Musa spp., excluding the seed and fruit thereof and Zingiber officinale, excluding rhizomes for human consumption

1.Natal

The Magisterial Districts of Barberton, Letaba, Phalaborwa, Pilgrim's Rest, Soutpansberg and White River

2.The Magisterial District of Barberton

 

The Province of Natal and the Magisterial Districts of Letaba, Phalaborwa, Pilgrim's Rest, Soutpansberg and White River

3.The Magisterial District of Letaba

The Province of Natal and the Magisterial Districts of Barberton, Phalaborwa, Pilgrim's Rest, Soutpansberg and White River.

4.The Magisterial District of Phalaborwa

The Province of Natal and the Magisterial Districts of Barberton, Letaba, Pilgrim's Rest, Soutpansberg and White River.

5.The Magisterial District of Pilgrim's Rest

The Province of Natal and the Magisterial Districts of Barberton, Letaba, Phalaborwa, Soutpansberg and White River.

6.The Magisterial District of Soutpansberg

The Province of Natal and the Magisterial Districts of Barberton, Letaba, Phalaborwa, Pilgrim's Rest and White River.

7. The Magisterial District of White River

The Province of Natal and the Magisterial Districts of Barberton, Letaba, Phalaborwa, Pilgrim's Rest and Soutpansberg.

9.

Triticum aestivum (bread wheat), Triticum turgidum (durum wheat) and X Triticosecale (triticale)

1.The following farms:

 

Adjoining Blaauwbeschdrift No 232; Atherton No 82; Backhouse No 149; Blaauwbeschdrift No 78; Blousweet No 79; Bucklands Settlement; De Katlani No. 236; Mazelsfontein No 75, Nottingham No 153; Nuweland registrasie nommer LG C 0300030000025900000; Farm No 1; Farm No 5; Readsdrift No 74; Onderverdelings 34 en 35; St Clair No 148; Stateland No 11111111; Stratford No 154; zweetfontein No 76, All in the Division Herbert; and Blauwfontein No 6; Hoek No 2; Irene No 13; Marksdrift No 3; Probeerfontein No 7; Rittelmago No 8 en Rooikop No 4; All in the Division of Hopetown

 

2.The municipal area of Douglas

The Republic.

 

[Table 5 substituted by Notice No. R. 6224 of GG52750, dated 30 May 2025]