Plant Protection Regulations (Cap. 9.02)

Plant Protection CAP. 9.02 13 Revision Date: 1 Jan 2002 [Subsidiary] LAWS OF MONTSERRAT PLANT PROTECTION REGULATIONS – SECTION 15 (S.R.O.s 2/1951, 12/1952, 22/1956 and 14/1966) Short title 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Protection Regulations. Prohibition of importation 2. It is hereby prohibited absolutely to import into Montserrat the articles mentioned in the first column of the First Schedule from the countries and places mentioned in the second column of the said Schedule. Restriction of importation 3. It is hereby prohibited to import into Montserrat the articles mentioned in the first column of the Second Schedule from the countries and places mentioned in the third column of the said Schedule except upon the conditions specified in the second column of the said Schedule. 14 CAP. 9.02 Plant Protection [Subsidiary] Revision Date: 1 Jan 2002 LAWS OF MONTSERRAT FIRST SCHEDULE ARTICLES ABSOLUTELY PROHIBITED Articles prohibited from importation Countries and places from which importation prohibited (a) The fruit of the banana All countries and places except the United States of America, Dominica, and the other Colonies of the Leeward Islands. (b) All fruit and plants of the citrus family and parts of such fruit and plants Cuba, Haiti, Santo Domingo, Jamaica, the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Australia except the State of Tasmania. (c) All other fruits except— (i) plantains (ii) nuts (iii) dried, canned, candied or other processed fruits The Commonwealth of Australia except the State of Tasmania, the Bahamas, Bermuda, British Guiana and all other countries and places except the British Isles, Canada, the British West Indies and the United States of America. (d) All vegetables except— (i) onions (ii) Irish (English) potatoes (iii) canned or processed vegetables ditto. (e) Cotton seed, cotton seed hulls, cake and meal and other cotton seed products, seed cotton, cotton lint and any part of the cotton plant and any other malvaceous plant and any part thereof. Cuba, Haiti, Santo Domingo and Venezuela. (f) Fertilizers and stock feeds containing cotton seed meal ditto. (g) Pillows and bedding material containing seed cotton, cotton lint or any part of the cotton plant ditto. (h) All agricultural produce in bags ditto. Plant Protection CAP. 9.02 15 Revision Date: 1 Jan 2002 [Subsidiary] LAWS OF MONTSERRAT (i) Second-hand empty bags and baling material ditto. (j) Packages, containers and coverings which contain or are reasonably suspected to have contained any of the articles specified in item (e) of this Schedule ditto. (k) Personal baggage and effects of any description which contain or are reasonably suspected to have contained any of the articles specified in item (e) of this Schedule ditto. (l) Personal baggage and effects of any description which have been in contact with or in close proximity to other baggage, cargo, produce or articles of any description infected or reasonably suspected to be infected with the cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis Boheman) All countries and places. (m) Articles which have formed part of the cargo of a ship another part of the cargo of which has been found to be infected or is reasonably suspected to be infected with the cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis Boheman) ditto. (n) Soil Bahamas, Bermuda, British Guiana, Trinidad and all other countries and places except the British Isles, Canada, the other islands of the British West Indies not in this paragraph mentioned, and the United States of America. (o) Plants and parts of plants of “Maga,” (Thespesia grandiflora PDC). From all countries and places. (p) Sunflower seeds All countries and places in South America. 16 CAP. 9.02 Plant Protection [Subsidiary] Revision Date: 1 Jan 2002 LAWS OF MONTSERRAT (q) All fruit and vegetables and any parts thereof except (i) canned fruit and vegetables; (ii) fruit and vegetables which have been dried, candied, preserved or otherwise processed The United States of America. (r) All fruit and plants of the citrus family Barbados (Inserted by S.R.O. 14/1966) Plant Protection CAP. 9.02 17 Revision Date: 1 Jan 2002 [Subsidiary] LAWS OF MONTSERRAT SECOND SCHEDULE ARTICLES PROHIBITED CONDITIONALLY Articles Conditions of Importation Countries and Places (a) Sugar cane, sugar cane seedlings and plants, and all parts of the sugar cane Under licence granted by the Governor All countries and places. (b) Banana plants and parts of banana plants ditto Bahamas, Bermuda, British Guiana, Central America, Dutch Guiana, and any island or place in the West Indies and the other Colonies of the Leeward Islands. (c) Cotton seed, cotton lint, seed cotton and all packages, coverings, con-tainers, bags and other articles and things which have been used as packings, coverings, con-tainers, or bags for any cotton seed, cotton lint or seed cotton Under licence granted by the Governor and subject to fumigation of any cotton seed, bags and packages immediately on landing All countries and places other than Cuba, Haiti, Santo Domingo and Venezuela. (d) Sprouted Coconuts Under licence granted by the Governor Trinidad, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Grenada, Cuba, Jamaica, and all parts of Central and South America. (e) All fruits and plants of the citrus family and parts of such fruits and plants Under licence granted by the Governor All countries and places other than Cuba, Haiti, Santo Domingo, Jamaica, the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Australia except the State of Tasmania. 18 CAP. 9.02 Plant Protection [Subsidiary] Revision Date: 1 Jan 2002 LAWS OF MONTSERRAT (f) Soil and plants growing in soil Under licence granted by the Governor and subject to fumigation immediately on landing All countries and places. (g) All other fruits except (i) plaintains (ii) nuts (iii) dried, canned, candied or other processed fruits To be accompanied by a certificate of origin from a responsible authority stating that such fruit was not grown in a country or place from whence its importation is prohibited The British Isles, Canada, British West Indies, the State of Tasmania and the United States of America. (h) All vegetables except (i) onions (ii) Irish (English) potatoes (iii) canned or preserved vegetables ditto ditto (i) All living material (other than seeds) of plants of the family Gramineae (Grasses) Under licence granted by the Governor All countries and places. (j) Animal manure Under licence granted by the Governor ditto (k) Vegetable and flower seed Under licence granted by the Governor and subject to being accompa nied by a plant sanitation certificate from a responsi ble authority in the exporting country All countries and places.