2 No GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23 AUGUST 2013 IMPORTANT NOTICE The Governent Printing Works will not be held responsible for faxed docuents not recei

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1 Regulation Gazette No Regulasiekoerant Vol. 78 Pretoria, 23 August 2013 Augustus No

2 2 No GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23 AUGUST 2013 IMPORTANT NOTICE The Governent Printing Works will not be held responsible for faxed docuents not received due to errors on the fax achine or faxes received which are unclear or incoplete. Please be advised that an "OK" slip, received fro a fax achine, will not be accepted as proof that docuents were received by the GPW for printing. If docuents are faxed to the GPW it will be the sender's responsibility to phone and confir that the docuents were received in good order. Furtherore the Governent Printing Works will also not be held responsible for cancellations and aendents which have not been done on original docuents received fro clients. CONTENTS INHOUD No. Page No. Gazette No. No. Bladsy Koerant No. No. GOVERNMENT NOTICES Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Departent of Governent Notice R. 620 Plant Breeders' Rights Act (1/1976): Regulations relating to Plant Breeders' Rights: Aendent.... Mineral Resources, Departent of Governent Notices R. 621 Mine Health and Safety Act (29/1996): Correction Notice: Regulations relating to Miscellaneous and General Provisions R.622 do.: Regulations relating to Machinery and equipent GOEWERMENTSKENNISGEWINGS Landbou, Bosbou en Visserye, Departeent van Goewerentskennisgewing R. 620 Wet op Planttelersregte (1/1976): Regulasies Betreffende Planttelersregte: Wysiging.... Minerale Bronne, Departeent van Goewerentskennisgewings R. 621 Mine Health and Safety Act (29/1996): Correction Notice: Regulations relating to Miscellaneous and General Provisions R. 622 do.: Regulations relating to Machinery and equipent

3 STAATSKOERANT, 23 AUGUSTUS 2013 No IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Closing ties PRIOR TO PUBLIC HOLIDA YS GOVERNMENT NOTICES, GENERAL NOTICES, REGULATION NOTICES AND PROCLAMATIONS The closing tie is 1:00 sharp on the following days: ~ 19 Septeber, Thursday, for the issue of Friday 27 Septeber 2013 ~ 12 Deceber, Thursday, for the issue of Friday 20 Deceber 2013 ~ 17 Deceber, Tuesday, for the issue of Friday 27 Deceber 2013 ~ 20 Deceber, Friday, for the issue of Friday 3 January 2014 for Late notices will be published in the subsequent issue, if under special circustances, a late notice is accepted, a double tariff will be charged The copy for a SEPARATE Governent Gazette ust be handed in not later than three calendar weeks before date of publication Sluitingstye BELANGRIKE AANKONDIGING VOOR VAKANSIEDAE GOEWERMENTS-, ALGEMENE- & REGULASIE- KENNISGEWINGS ASOOK PROKLAMASIES Die sluitingstyd is stiptelik 1:00 op die volgende dae: ~ 19 Septeber, Donderdag, vir die uitgawe van Vrydag 27 Septeber 2013 ~ 12 Deseber, Donderdag, vir die uitgawe van Vrydag 20 Deseber 2013 ~ 17 Deseber, Dinsdag, vir die uitgawe van Vrydag 27 Deseber 2013 ~ 20 Deseber, Vrydag, vir die uitgawe van Vrydag 3 Januarie 2014 vir Laat kennisgewings sal in die daaropvolgende uitgawe geplaas word. Indien 'n laat kennisgewing wei, onder spesiale ostandighede, aanvaar word, sal 'n dubbeltarief gehef word Wanneer 'n APARTE Staatskoerant verlang word oet die kopie drie kalenderweke voor publikasie ingedien word

4 4 No GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23 AUGUST 2013 GOVERNMENT NOTICES GOEWERMENTSKENNISGEWINGS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES DEPARTEMENT VAN LANDBOU, BOSBOU EN VISSERYE No. R August 2013 PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS ACT, 1976 (ACT No. 1 OF 1976) REGULATIONS RELATING TO PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS: AMENDMENT The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries acting under section 44 of the Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 1976 (Act No. 1 of 1976), has ade the regulations set out in the Schedule. SCHEDULE Definition 1. In this Schedule 'the Regulations' eans the regulations published by Governent Notice No. R of 12 Septeber 1997, as aended by Governent Notices Nos. R. 182 of 28 Noveber 1997, R. 867 of 3 July 1998, R. 128 of 16 October 1998, R. 323 of 19 March 1999, R. 604 of 14 May 1999, R of 29 October 1999, R. 392 of 20 April 2000, R. 690 of 14 July 2000, R of 3 Noveber 2000, R. 387 of 18 May 2001, R. 667 of 27 July 2001, R. 12 of 3 June 200, R. 4 of 1 June 2006, R of 2 Noveber 2008, R. 287 of 13 March 2009, R.103 of 19 February 2010, R.17 of 17 June 2011, R.90 of 18 Noveber 2011, R. 713 of7 Septeber 2012 and R. 311 of 26 April Aendent of Table 1 of the Regulations 2. Table 1 of the Regulations is hereby aended by the insertion of the entries in Annexure A in the alphabetically correct position.

5 STAATSKOERANT, 23 AUGUSTUS 2013 No No. R Augustus 2013 WET OP PLANTTELERSREGTE, 1976 (WET NO. 1 VAN 1976) REGULASIES BETREFFENDE PLANTTELERSREGTE: WYSIGING Die Minister van Landbou, Bosbou en Visserye handelende kragtens artikel 44 van die Wet op Planttelersregte, 1976 (Wet No. 1 van 1976), het die regulasies in die Bylae uitgevaardig. BYLAE Woordoskrywing 1. In hierdie Bylae beteken 'die Regulasies' gepubliseer in Goewerentskennisgewing No. R 1186 van 12 Septeber 1997, soos gewysig deur Goewerentskennisgewing Nos. R. 182 van 28 Noveber 1997, R. 867 van 3 Julie 1998, R. 128 van 16 Oktober 1998, R. 323 van 19 Maart 1999, R. 604 van 14 Mei 1999, R van 29 Oktober 1999, R. 392 van 20 April 2000, R. 690 van 14 Juie 2000, R van 3 Noveber 2000, R. 387 van 18 Mei 2001, R. 667 van 27 Julie 2001, R. 12 van 3 Junie 200 en R. 4 van 1 Junie 2006, R van 2 Noveber 2008, R. 287van13 Maart2009, R.103 van 19 Februarie2010, R. 17 van 17 Junie 2011, R. 90 van 18 Noveber 2011, R. 713 van 7 Septeber 2012 en R. 311 van 26 April Wysiging van Tabel 1 van die Regulasies 2. Tabel 1 van die Regulasies word hierby gewysig deur die inskrywings in Aanhangsel A in die alfabeties korrekte posisie in te voeg.

6 en 1 Kind of plant Soort Plant Botanical Nae Botaniese Naa Agave L. (All spp. except A. sisa/ana Perrine) Alliu L. (All spp.) Aaranthus L. (All spp.) Cajanus L. (All spp.) Chondropeta/u Rottb. (All spp.) C/eoe L. (All spp.) C%casia Schott. (All spp.) Corchorus L. (All spp.) Coriandru L. (All spp.) Echinocloa P. Beauv. (All spp.) Euphorbia X artini Foenicu/u Mill. (All spp.) Moringa Adans (All spp.) Panicu L. (All spp.) Paspa/u L. (All spp.) Pericallis D.Don (All spp.) Physocarpus (Cabess) Raf. (All spp.) So/anu retrof/exu Dunal Spiraea L. (All spp.) Xanthosoa Schott. (All spp.) ANNEXURE A TABLE lit ABEL 1 KINDS OF PLANTS AND PERIOD OF RIGHTS SOORTE PLANTE EN TERMYNE VAN REGTE [Reg. 11; 11 (A)] 2 3 Category Period of Plant Breeder's Right Kategorie (Years) Coon Nae Teryn van Planttelersreg Gewone Naa (Jare) Agave A 20 Onion genus A 20 Aaranth A 20 Cajanus A 20 Chondropetalu A 20 Cleoe A 20 Elephant ear A 20 Mallow A 20 Coriandru A 20 Echinocloa A 20 Red spurge A 20 Fennel A 20 Moringa B 2 Panicu A 20 Paspalu A 20 Ragwort A 20 Ninebark B 2 Wonderberry A 20 Spirea B 2 Malanga A 20 4 Period of sole Right (Years) Teryn van Alleenreg (Jare) z 9 w (j) -...J (j)... G) o < II z s:: z -l G) ~ ~ I\) w» c G) c (J) -l I\)... o w

7 STAATSKOERANT, 23 AUGUSTUS 2013 No DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES DEPARTEMENT VAN MINERALE BRONNE No. R August 2013 MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT, 1996 (ACT NO 29 OF 1996) CORRECTION NOTICE REGULATIONS RELATING TO MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS IS SHABANGU, Minister of Mineral Resources, under section 98(1) of the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996) and after consultation with the council, hereby aends Chapter 11 of the Regulations in ters of the Mine Health and Safety Act. as set out in the Schedule MINIS ER OF MINERAL RESOURCES SCHEDULE CHAPTER 11 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Aendent of chapter 11 of the regulations 1. Replace the Chapter 11 title with the following: Occupational Health 2. Aended by the substitution for the sub-regulation 11.3 of the following subregulations:

8 8 No GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23 AUGUST Exit Certificate The exit certificate conteplated in section 17 ust include details regarding at least the following: Particulars of ine: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) Nae of ine Types of ine coodities being ined Postal address Telephone nuber Fax nuber Nae of Occupational Medical Practitioner responsible for producing the exit certificates in ters of Section 17 (4) Particulars of eployees: (a) (b) (c) (d) Nae Date of birth Identification details: Identity nuber, Passport nuber, Industry nuber and copany nuber ate of initial edical exaination Exit edical suary: (a) (b) (c) (d) Date of last edical exaination. Clinical coents on chest x-ray (CXY) International Labour Organization (ILO) classification of the chest x-ray (CXR) if applicable. Lung function Testing: (i) (ii) Forced Expiratory Volue in 1 second (FEV1) - actual and predicable percentages. Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) - actual and predicable percentages.

9 STAATSKOERANT, 23 AUGUSTUS 2013 No (iii) Ratio of forced Expiratory Volue in 1 second {FEV1 )/Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) expressed as a percentage. (e) Audioetry (i) Baseline Audiogra readings (easureent in db at 0., 1, 2, 3, 4 KHz) in ters of regulation 11.4 Oi) Baseline Percentage Loss of Hearing (PLH) as conteplated in instruction 171, issued by the Copensation Coissioner in ters of the Copensation for Occupational injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (iii) Exit Audiogra readings(easureent is db at O., 1, 2, 3, 4 KHz) (iv) Exit PLH as conteplated in instruction 171 (f) Biological onitoring results of the eployee, and provide coents on abnoral results. (g) Occupational diseases previously incurred and current including severity. (h) Any copensation clais subitted and/or copensation received. (i) Nae and signatures of Occupational Medical Practitioner. 0) Signature of eployee, witness and date of receipt by eployee of a copy of the exit certificate. 3. Delete clause 11.3(d) of the Occupational Health: Records of Hazardous Works published on 12 Noveber 2010 in Governent Gazette No: Insert clause 11.9 which shall read as follows: (9) RECORD OF HAZARDOUS WORK (a) An up to date copy of the eployee's Record of Hazardous Work recorded in prescribed for DMR 276 ust be delivered to the Medical Inspector and also attached to the Exit Certificate as conteplated in ters of Section 14 of the Act.

10 ~ ~ ~ ineral resources DepBne: Mineral Resources REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA EMPLOYEE'S RECORD OF HAZARDOUS WORK I MINE NAME I MINE CODE I DMR o z 9 VJ (j) -...J (j) I FIRST NAME I SURNAME I MALE I I FEMALE I.D./PASSPORT NUMBER DATE STARTED EMPLOYMENT OCCUPATION -- FROM DATE TO NUMBER OF EXPOSED SHIFTS DATE ENDED EMPLOYMENT COMPANY/INDUSTRY NUMBER IDENTIFY STRESSOR AS PER MINE'S SPECIFIC RISK ASSESSMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DMR LISTING IN SCHEDULE 22.9(2) AIRBORNE POLLUTANTS (e.g. Silica, Coal Dust, etc.).j ~(I) w 0::: (I) 0:::f3 w 6 wo::: ::E: ::E:' ~ ~ Z '-(1) _.. _ z 0 i= <C 2i ~ G) o < II Z s:: z --l G) ~ ~ I\) VJ» c G) c (J) --l I\) o... VJ SIGNATURE OF HYGIENIST/LINE MANAGER: SIGNATURE OF EMPLOYEE: DATE: DATE: Note Section 14 eil & ejj) of the Mine Health and Safety Act states that: "(i) The eployer at every ine ust keep a service record in the prescribed for, of eployees at the ine who perlor worlc in respect of which edical surveillance is conducted in ters of section 13. (ii) The eployer ust deliver to the Medical Inspector a copy of the relevant part of the record kept in ters of subsection (1) - (a) when an eployee whose nae appears in that record ceases to be eployed at that ine; or (b) when required to do so by the Chief Inspector of Mines.

11 STAATSKOERANT, 23 AUGUSTUS 2013 No No. R August 2013 MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT, 1996 (ACT NO 29 OF 1996) REGULATIONS RELATING TO MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT I SUSAN SHABANGU, Minister of Mineral Resources, under section 98 (1) of the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996) and after consultation with the Council, hereby aends Chapter 8 of the Regulations in terrs;?). the Mine Health and Safety Act, as set out in the in the Schedule. (I r;j~j~1 SUSAN'o/iASANGU MINISTER OF MINERAL RESOURCES SCHEDULE REGULATIONS AMENDMENTS CHAPTERS MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT Aendent of regulation S.9 of the Mine Health and Safety Regulations 1. Regulation 8.9 of the Mine Health and Safety Regulations is hereby aended- (a) by the insertion after the definition of 'conveyor belt instaijation' of the following definition: " 'designated sections' eans the drive section, take up tension section, snub pulley sections, transfer point sections and tail pulley sections. n.

12 12 No GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23 AUGUST 2013 (b) by the substitution in subregulation (1) of the following paragraph: "(a) the designated sections of a conveyor belt installation are to be guarded, as per regulation 8.8(4) and not cleaned when any of its parts are in otion; provided that washing with pressurized water fro a safe distance outside the guarded area ay be carried out, subject to regulation 8.9(1)(i};". (c) by the substitution in subregulation (1) of the following paragraph: neb) the power supply and all sources of stored energy of a stationary conveyor belt installation are isolated, ade safe and locked-out during either repairs, aintenance or cleaning of spillage in the designated sections; provided that the alignent and training of a conveyor belt installation ay be carried out whilst the belt is in otion subject to it being carried out in accordance with a procedure prepared and ipleented for this purpose;". (d) by the substitution in subregulation (1) of the following paragraph: "(e) persons are prevented fro entering any side of a conveyor belt installation. unless eans have been provided to do so safely;". (e) by the substitution in subregulation (1) of the following paragraph: "(g) the take up or belt tensioning device will not ove when repairs, routine cleaning, cleaning of spillage, aintenance at the belt tensioning device or belt splicing is carried out;". (f) by the substitution in subregulation (1) of the following paragraph: "(h) where two or ore conveyor belt installations are used in series. sequence interlocking is provided which autoatically will, except when approved aintenance specific procedures are carried out that require an independent conveyor test run- (aa) stop all conveyor belt installations feeding a conveyor belt installation that has stopped; and (bb) prevent a conveyor belt installation fro starting until the conveyor belt installation onto which it feeds is running;". (g) by the substitution In subregulation (1) of the following paragraph: "(i) only persons authorized to do so by the eployer operate, aintain, clean and repair a conveyor belt installation; and provided that any routine cleaning outside the designated sections of the conveyor section of the belt is carried out in 2

13 STAATSKOERANT, 23 AUGUSTUS 2013 No accordance with a procedure prepared and ipleented for this purpose;". (h) by the substitution in subregulation (1) of the following paragraph: "0) the belt of any conveyor belt installation is installed in such a way that no uncontrolled run away can occur; and". (I) by the substitution for subregulation (3) for the following "(2) The eployer ust take reasonably practicable easures to prevent persons fro being injured by aterial or ineral falling fro a conveyor belt installation, which easures ust include the fitting and use of one or ore devices to prevent run-back or run-on when such conveyor belt installation is stopped.". 0> by the substitution for subregulation (4) for the following "(3) The eployer ust take reasonably practicable easures to prevent persons fro being exposed to flaes, fues or soke arising fro a conveyor belt installation catching fire, including instituting easures to prevent, detect and cobat such fires.". (k) by the substitution for subregulation () for the following "(4) The eployer ust take reasonably practicable easures to prevent persons fro being injured as a result of the breaking. isalignent or daage of conveyor belting due to any ineral, aterial or coal dust accuulating on or around the oving parts of any conveyor belt installation,", (I) by the substitution for subregulation (6) for the following "() The eployer ust take reasonably practicable easures to prevent persons at or near conveyor belt installations fro being injured due to lightning directly or indirectly striking the installation.". () by the SUbstitution for subregulation (7) for the following "(6) The eployer ust take reasonably practicable easures to ensure that the use, operation and inspection of an-riding conveyors coply with SANS 10266: Edition 1 'The safe use, operation and inspection of an-riding belt conveyors in ines,". 3

14 14 No GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23 AUGUST 2013 (n) by the substitution for subregulation (8) for the following "(7) The norative references in SANS 10266: 2006 are not applicable to the eployer.". (0) by the substitution for subregulation (9) for the following "(8) The eployer ust take reasonable easures to ensure that the functionality of the devices conteplated in regulation 8.9(1) (c) and (f) and of any other safety devices relating to the conveyor belt installation are tested- (a) once a week not exceeding ten days, where such devices are in the designated sections; (b) every three onths where such devices are outside of the designated sections; and (c) iediately after any belt extension or shortening thereof has taken place.". (p) by the substitution for subregulation (10) for the following 1/(9) The eployer ust ensure that a written procedure is prepared and ipleented for conveyor belt splicing, joining and repairing and for the safe use of cheicals during such splicing, joining and repairing.". 4