Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsGrading, Packing and Marking of Eggs intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa2. Restrictions on the sale of eggs |
| (1) | No person shall sell eggs for human consumption in the Republic of South Africa— |
| (a) | unless those eggs are sorted according to size and grade in terms of regulations 3 and 4 respectively; |
| (b) | unless those eggs comply with the standards for the grades referred to in regulation 5; |
| (c) | unless those eggs, when packed, are packed in a container and an outer container in accordance with regulations 6 and 7; |
| (d) | unless the container and outer container in which the eggs are packed, are marked with the particulars and in the manner set out in regulations 8 to 11; |
| (e) | unless eggs sold in loose quantities are marked with the particulars and in the manner set out in regulation 12; and |
| (f) | if the container or outer container in which the eggs are packed, is marked with any restricted particulars or in a manner which is prohibited in terms of regulation 13. |
| (2) | The Executive Officer may grant written exemption, entirely or partially to any person on such condition, as he or she may deem necessary, from the provisions of sub-regulation (1). |