S.L. 447.3 ст. 9Suspension of recognition as a producer organisation. Re-numbered and

(1) If the Director establishes that a producer organisation in terms of these regulations has failed to respect any one of the recognition criteria established by regulation 4 and, or has otherwise breached any of the provisions of these regulations, he shall serve a notice in writing on such producer organisation in accordance with sub-regulation (2);

(2) A notice served upon a producer organisation in terms of sub-regulation (1) shall:

(a) indicate the failure or breach identified;

(b) require the producer organisation upon whom it is served to take the necessary corrective measures as the Director may determine in order to remedy, or to prevent the continuation or repetition of, any failure or breach to which the notice relates;

(c) state the period within which any such requirement is to be complied with: Provided that such period shall not be longer than four months.

(3) Without prejudice to any other laws or regulations, a failure to take the necessary corrective measures indicated in the notice served in terms of sub-regulation (1) within the stipulated time period shall lead to the suspension of recognition as a producer organisation by the Director, which suspension shall take effect from the date when the producer organisation is served with the said notice.

(4) In case of suspension of recognition as a producer organisation in terms of sub-regulation (3), the Director shall notify the producer organisation of such suspension and of the period of suspension: Provided that the period of suspension shall not exceed twelve months.

(5) The Director shall inform authorities managing public funds which he deems fit of the suspension of recognition as a producer organisation.

(6) The entity whose recognition as a producer organisation has been suspended in terms of this regulation may apply in writing to the Director for reconsideration of the suspension within two days from when it is notified with notice of such suspension.

(7) If by the end of the period of suspension the producer organisation takes the necessary corrective measures to remedy the failure and, or breach mentioned in sub-regulation (1), the Director shall lift the suspension.

(8) In case of lifting of the suspension, the Director shall inform the authorities mentioned in sub-regulation (5) of the said lifting of the suspension.