To provide for measures by which agricultural pests may be prevented and combated; and for matters connected therewith.

Latest Developments:

The Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983), has been updated with Amendments to Table 1: Fees Payable of the Regulations under Notice No. R.111 of 1984, as per Notice No. R. 4436 of GG50203 dated 1 March 2024.

The Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983), has been updated with Amendments to Table 10: Fees Payable of the Control Measures under Notice No. R.110 of 1984, as per Notice No. R. 4434 of GG50203 dated 1 March 2024.

The Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983), has been updated with Amendments to Table 10: Fees Payable of the Regulations under notice R.110 of 27 January 1984: Control Measures -effective 1 April 2023, as per Notice No. R. 3056 of GG48067 dated 17 February 2023.

The Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983), has been updated with Amendments to Table 1: Fees Payable of the Regulations under notice R.111 of 27 January 1984: Regulations - effective 1 April 2023, as per Notice No. R. 3055 of GG48067 dated 17 February 2023.

The Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983), has been updated by the addition of Importation of Controlled Goods without a Permit regulations as well as amendments to Tables 1 and 3 under Notice R.1013 of 23 May 1989, as per Notice No. R. 2855 of GG47725 dated 15 December 2022.

The Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983) has been updated by the publication of Control Measures relating to the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer, as per Notices No. R. 725 of GG44983 dated 13 August 2021.

The Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983) has been updated by amending Table 10 of the Control Measures published under Notice R.110 of 1984, as per Notices No. 225 of GG44293 dated 19 March 2021.

The Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983) has been updated by amending Table 1 of the Regulations published under Notice R.111 of 1984, as per Notices No. 224 of GG44293 dated 19 March 2021.

The Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983) has been updated by amendments made by the publication of Control Measure as relating to Asian citrus psylid and Citrus greening: Asian and American strains, as per Notices No. R176 of GG44230 dated 5 March 2021.

The Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983) has been updated by amendments made to R110 of 1984 Control Measures Table 10 Fees payable and to R111 of 1984 Regulations Table 1 Fees payable, both effective 1 April 2020, as per Notices No. R166 and R167 of GG43016 dated 14 February 2020.

The Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983) has been updated by amendments made to Control Measures relating to Honey Bees as per Notice No. R.1511 of GG42850 dated 22 November 2019.

The Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983) has been updated by Regulations, Tables, Table 1 : Fees Payable as per Notice No. R.1417 of GG41322 dated 15 December 2017.

The Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983) has been updated by Regulations, Control Measures, Tables, Table 10 : Fees payable [Control measure 4, 7] as per Notice No. R.1416 of GG41322 dated 15 December 2017.

The Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983) has been updated by Regulations, Amendment to Control Measures as per Notice No. R.1271 as per GG41257 dated 17 November 2017.

The Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983) has been amended by Control Measures Relating to Honey-Bees, Notice No. R. 858, Government Gazette 37015, dated 15 November 2013.

The Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983) has been amended by Regulations, Notice No. R. 111, Government Gazette 9047, dated 27 January 1984.

The Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983) has been amended by Control Measures, Notice No. R. 110, dated 27 January 1984.

The Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983) has been added to the website.