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191129 Fund Regulations SAPPO ASSISTANCE FUND

RULES

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 The preservation of the South African pig population’s health is one of the South
African Pork Producers Organisation’s prime priorities. The proactive establishment

of proper and effective biosecurity and other informative and preventative measures
to mitigate the risk of the outbreak and spread of notifiable diseases, and the timely
and effective assistance to persons and/or entities that own, control or are part of any

process that involve the South African pig population or any part thereof, in the
management and eradication thereof in the event of an outbreak, is crucial.

1.2 The South African Pork Producer’s Organisation has established a fund to enable it
to take appropriate measures, supplementary to the notifiable disease control
measures taken by the relevant government departments and government veterinary

services in the event of an outbreak, to assist stakeholders where there is an
outbreak of a notifiable disease.

2. INTERPRETATION

2.1 In these Rules, unless otherwise specified or the context clearly indicates the
contrary, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings assigned to
them below:

2.1.1 “Board” – the Executive Board of SAPPO as established in terms of clause 14
of SAPPO’s Constitution;

2.1.2 “National Council” – the National Council of SAPPO, established in terms of
clause of SAPPO’s constitution;

2.1.3 “SAPPO” – the South African Pork Producer’s Organisation, an association of
persons and a body corporate with perpetual succession and the capacity to

acquire rights and to incur obligations independently of its members;

2.1.4 “Stakeholders” - persons and/or entities that own or control any part of the
South African national pig herd, or are involved in any part of the commercial
pork production process or pork value chain;

2.1.5 “Notifiable Disease” - an animal disease specified in Annexure 3 to the Animal
Diseases Act;

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