Plant Pest and Disease (Import Control) Order, 1997 (S.I. No. 9 of 1998)

Statutory Instruments Supplement No.5 Supplement to Official Gazette No. 10 dated 2nd February, 1998 S.1. 1998 No.9 Plant Pest and Disease (Import Control) Act (Act 1995-18) PLANT PEST AND DISEASE (IMPORT CONTROL) ORDER, 1997 The Minister in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 8(2) of the Plant Pest and Disease (Import Control) Act makes the following order: 1. This order may be cited as the Plant Pest and Disease (Import Control) Order, 1997. 2. In this order "plant part" means any part of plant whether of not it is capable of propagation. "Regulations" means the Plant Pest and Disease (Import Control) Regulation, 1997. "Relevant authority" means the agricultural official in the country from which the planting material, plant product and plant part is imported. 3. Subject to paragraph 4, the importation of planting materials specified in the First Schedule for the propagation of crops except tissue cultures and seed, is prohibited. First Schedule 2 First Schedule Second Schedule STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 4. Tissue cultures and seed of the planting material specified in the First Schedule, which are certified free of pests by the revelant authority as evidenced by the production of a phytosanitary certificate, may be imported by virtue of a permit issued in accordance with the Regulations. 5. The importation of plants and plant parts specified in the Second Schedule is prohibited. 6. Notwithstanding the prohibition on the importation of plants and plant parts from countries where the Pink Mealybug is reported to exist, the Chief Agricultural Officer may allow the importation of such plants and plant parts if he is satisfied that the plants and plant parts have been treated against the Pink Mealybug and that there is no evidence of infestation of such plants and plant parts by the Pink Mealybug. 7. The importation of the plant products specified in the first column of the Third Schedule is subject to the prohibitions and restrictions as. are set out opposite thereto in the second column. STATUTORY INSTRUMENT FIRST SCHEDULE Planting Materials 3 (Paragraphs 3 and 4) 1. Anthurium 2. Avocado from countries whe/e the pink mealybug and the sun blotch virus are reported, by the relevant authority to exist 3. Banana 4. Cassava 5. Citrus and its relatives to the tribe Cirtrinae 6. Cocoa 7. Coconut 8. Oil palm 9. Cotton and its relatives of the genera Althaea. Gossypium, Hibiscus. Malva and Malvaviscus 10. Grasses and grains 11. Mango 12. Onion and its relatives of the genus Allium 13. The Ornamental plants Strelitzia spp and Heliconia spp which are hosts of moko disease 14. Sugar Cane and plant parts of Sugar Cane 15. Sweet potato 16. Tobacco 17 White potato from countries where the, golden nematode, potato wart and ring rot are reported. by the relevant authority to exist 18. Yams. 4 STATUTORY INSTRUMENT SECOND SCHEDULE (Paragraph 5) Plants and Plants parts 1. All plants and plant parts from countries where the Pink Mealybug (Maconellicoccus hirsutus) is reported, by the relevant authority to exist. 2. Vegetables from all countries in which fruit flies, not present in Barbados have been reported by the relevant authority to have infested fleshy vegetables in those countries. 3. Fruit from all countries in which fruit flies, not present in Barbados have been reported by the relevant authority to have infested fruit in those countries. STATUTORY INSTRUMENT THIRD SCHEDULE 5 (Paragraph 6) Prohibitions and Restrictions for Plant Products First Column PLANT PRODUCT Green Banana Citrus Peel Coir, Corpra Com and Com Relatives Second Column CONDITIONS (a) Entry is prohibited from countries in which Moko disease (Pseudomonas solanacearurn) is endemic. (b) Entry is permitted from countries other than those specified under (a) if after inspection the plant product is found to be free from plant pests. (a) Entry is prohibited from Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. (b) Entry is permitted from other sources if the plant product is thoroughly dried or steeped in a preservative fluid. Entry is permitted except where the plant product is not free from plant and other pests, Plant parts are admissible by virtue of a permit granted in accordance with the regulations and on the condition that they are treated by the Chief Agricultural Officer prior to release to the importer. 6 First Column STKfUTORY INSTRUMENT THIRD SCHEDULE - Cont'd Second Column PLANT PRODUCT Cotton Plant Products Lumber Rice Straw CONDITIONS Lint, linters, seed, unprocessed fibre, cottonseed cake, hulls, meal and other parts of the cotton plant which are unprocessed are admissible by virtue of a permit, granted in accordance with the regulations and subject to the application of procedures designed to prevent the introduction of the boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) and other plant pests. (a) Entry is permitted where the plant product is free from plant pests. (a) Rice straw and hulls are admissible by virtue of a permit granted in accor dance with the Regulations and on the condition that they are treated by the Chief Agricultural Officer prior to release to the importer. (b) Articles manufactured from rice straw are admissible if processed or treated to prevent the introduction of stalk borers. (c) The entry of polished rice is permitted without restriction. Used bagging Entry of bagging which contains planting material and soil is prohibited. Made by the Minister this 30th day of December, 1997. RAWLE EASTMON)) Minister responsible for Agriculture.