Sugar Act, 1978 (Act No. 9 of 1978)Sugar Industry Agreement, 2000Chapter 4 : Cane Delivery Estimates97 - 103. Cane Delivery Estimates |
| 97. | Each Mill Group Board shall, after consultation with the growers and mill concerned, and subject to the provisions of this agreement, from time to time make rules for the taking out of cane delivery estimates by growers and grower groups who are contracted to supply cane to the mill, and for the better performance of its functions. |
[Clause 97 substituted by Notice No. 3770 of GG54123, dated 13 February 2026]
| 98. | AA grower shall, whenever so requested by his Mill Group Board, submit an estimate of the cane which he or she or any grower group of which he or she is a member proposes to deliver to the relative mill during the crushing season in each year and all such estimates shall be made in good faith and the grower shall, with due regard to a mill's obligation to accept deliveries of cane, use his or her best endeavours to compile his or her cane delivery estimates or where the grower is a member of a grower group, the grower group’s cane delivery estimate, with reasonable accuracy. A grower or grower group may not submit an estimate for delivery of the same cane to more than 1 mill. |
[Clause 98 substituted by Notice No. 3770 of GG54123, dated 13 February 2026]
| 99. | Reductions or increases in a grower's or grower group’s cane delivery estimates shall be permitted only in accordance with the rules determined by his or her or its Mill Group Board in accordance with the provisions of clause 97. |
[Clause 99 substituted by Notice No. 3770 of GG54123, dated 13 February 2026]
| 100. | By not later than 30 September in each year, or such earlier date as is agreed upon by the Mill Group Board and the mill concerned, or such later date as may, with the approval of the South African Sugar Association, be so agreed, each grower contracted to deliver cane to the relative mill or where a grower is a member of a grower group, that grower group, shall be required to submit to the Mill Group Board a cane delivery estimate relative to the current season, which shall constitute an undertaking by the grower or grower group to deliver the mass of cane indicated in the estimate and after that date the grower or grower group may only increase or reduce his or her or its undertaking, on good cause shown, to the extent permitted by the relative Mill Group Board and the mill concerned. The words “good cause” in this clause shall be construed as including agronomic and such other factors and circumstances as may be considered appropriate. |
[Clause 100 substituted by Notice No. 3770 of GG54123, dated 13 February 2026]
| 101. | If the Mill Group Board and the mill concerned cannot agree on a date other than 30 September, either party may refer the matter to the Administration Board for adjudication. |
| 102. | It shall be the duty of each Mill Group Board to take out at regular intervals and in accordance with its rules, estimates of cane which the growers or grower groups concerned propose to deliver during the crushing season and to advise the Administration Board, the growers, the grower groups and the mill concerned of the estimates. Mills shall not be liable for incorrect estimates made by Mill Group Boards. |
[Clause 102 substituted by Notice No. 3770 of GG54123, dated 13 February 2026]
| 103. | Mill Group Boards may determine any question relating to growers' or grower groups’ estimates of production not specifically provided for in this agreement. |
[Clause 103 substituted by Notice No. 3770 of GG54123, dated 13 February 2026]