‘industrial project’ means a trade solely or mainly for the manufacture of products, goods, articles, or other things within the Republic that-

(a)     is classified under ‘Section C: Manufacturing’ in version 7 of the Standard Industrial Classification Code (referred to as the ‘SIC Code’) issued by Statistics South Africa; or

[Paragraph (a) substituted by section 22 of Act 43 of 2014 effective on 20 January 2015]

(b)     in the case of products, goods, articles or things which are not yet classified, the adjudication committee is of the view will be classified as contemplated in paragraph (a), but does not include –

(i)      distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits (SIC Code 1101);

(ii)     manufacture of wines (SIC Code 1102);

(iii)    manufacture of malt liquors and malt (SIC Code 103);

(iv)    manufacture of tobacco products (SIC Code 12);

(v)     manufacture of weapons and ammunition (SIC Code 252);

(vi)    manufacture of bio-fuels if that manufacture negatively impacts on food security in the Republic;

[Paragraph (b) substituted by section 22 of Act 43 of 2014 effective on 20 January 2015]