Plant Quarantine Regulations, 1981

PLANT QUARANTINE ACT 1976 (ACT 167) PLANT QUARANTINE REGULATIONS 1981 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS Regulation 1. Citation and commencement 2. Interpretation 3. Importation of soil prohibited 4. Non-application of these Regulations 5. Prohibition of import of plant etc. except under permit 6. Restriction on importation of Hevea plants 7. Restriction on importation of plants generally 8. Restriction on importation of Theobroma cacao L. etc 9. Importation, eradication and control of dangerous pests 10. The inspection, quarantine, treatment or destruction of plants imported into a component region 10A. Inspection and treatment of non-plant articles and carriers 11. The disposal of plants which are imported in contravention of these Regulations 12. Plants in transit shall not be removed from the conveyance without prior permission of the Director 13. Powers of Plant Quarantine Inspector 14. Penalties 15. Fees chargeable for the issue of import permit and for the inspection, etc. of plants or plant produce 16. Fees chargeable for keeping plants 17. Plant Quarantine Declaration 18. Master or agent of arriving vessel, pilot or agent of arriving aircraft to present true inward manifest 19. Phytosanitary Certificate for export of plants PLANT QUARANTINE ACT 1976 PLANT QUARANTINE REGULATIONS 1981 IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 23 of the Plant Quarantine 1976, the Minister makes the following regulations: 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Quarantine Regulations 1981 and shall come into force on the 31st March, 1981. (2) Nothing in these Regulations shall apply to the movement of beneficial organisms, carrier, growing media, non-plant articles, pests, plants, rooting compost and soil between Sabah and Federal Territory of Labuan. 2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: “American tropics” means those parts of the Continent by America, including adjacent islands, which are bounded by the Tropics of Capricorn (latitude 23 ½ºS) and the Tropic of Cancer (latitude 23 ½ºN) and by Longitudes 30ºW and 120ºW and includes that part of Mexico which is North of the Tropic of Cancer; “appointed entry check-points” means the customs check-points specified in the Fifth Schedule; Act 167. Citation and Commencement. Interpretation. 2 “carrier” means and includes any type of vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or container in which beneficial organisms, growing media, non-plant articles, pests, plants, rooting compost and soil may be moved from one place to another; “direct transit” means a consignment taken or sent from any country and brought into a component region for the sole purpose of being carried to another country by the same or another conveyance without having obtained clearance from the customs; “garbage” means all materials derived in whole or in part from vegetables, fruits or other parts of a plant and other refuse which are associated with any such material; “import officer” means any officer of the customs, agricultural or postal services on duty at an appointed entry check-point and other legal landing places defined under the Customs Act 1967; “indirect transit” means a consignment taken or sent from any country and brought into a component region for the sole purpose of being carried to another country by the same or another conveyance, after having obtained clearance from the customs into a component region; “phytosanitary certificate” means the certificate set out in the Second Schedule issued by an inspecting officer certifying that he has, before dispatch, thoroughly examined the plants to which the statement relates, or a representative sample thereof, and found the plants or sample to be free from any pests or disease; “plant quarantine inspector” means an import officer of the Agricultural Services; Act 235. 3 “schedule plant” means the plants specified in the Third Schedule; “soil” means any earth, ground or other naturally occurring organic and mineral in which plants may be grown; “South East Asia and Pacific Region” means the region comprising all the territories in South East Asia east of the western border of Pakistan and south of the Himalayas, the southern border of China and of the eastern coast of Vietnam together with all those territories in the Pacific Ocean, the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean situated wholly or partly in the area bounded by longitude 100ºC East, latitude 45ºC South, longitude 130ºC West, latitude 38ºC North, to the point of its interception with the western coast of the Republic of Korea and from that point to a straight line to Taipei and thence a straight line to the point of interception of the eastern coast of Vietnam and latitude 15º North including Hong Kong; “the African Cacao Region” means any African territory in which any disease of cacao or Mirid (Capsid) bug affecting cacao is known, or believed, to occur. 3. The importation into a component of soil whether by itself or attached to the roots or other parts of plants is prohibited : Except where the soil is imported for analysis or for research purposes under a permit as set out in the Sixth Schedule. Importation of Soil prohibited. 4 4. (1) Nothing in these Regulations shall apply to : (a) Any plant imported for consumption, medicinal, processing or manufacturing purposes; (b) Any processed plants; (c) Any plant or parts of a plant used as packaging or packing material; or (d) Any garbage, dunnage and pallets,but items exempted under paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) are subject to inspection, and if found to be diseased of infested may be treated or destroyed and items exempted under paragraph (d) are subject to disposal in a manner to be determined by the Director. (2) Importation of plants exempted under paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-regulations (1) by air from the American tropics into a component region is subject to the requirements as specified under regulation 7 (ii) and (iii). (3) The provisions of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of sub regulation (1) do not apply to items, including coconut (whole or dehusked), oil palm (fruit bunch) and plants listed under sub regulation (5) and (6) of regulation 5, where they are reasonably suspected to be diseased or infested with dangerous pests. Non-application of these Regulations. 5 5. (1) The importation into a component region of any plant, or any rooting compost or other growing media is prohibited except under a permit in the First Schedule in respect of plants and the Sixth Schedule in respect of rooting compost or other growing media issued by the Director in a accordance with these Regulation and subject to such conditions as the Director may, by endorsement on the permit, impose. (2) Subject to the prohibitions and restrictions contained in regulation 6, each consignment of plants imported into a component region shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate as contained in the Second Schedule and where applicable a phytosanitary certificate for re-export as contained in the Seventh Schedule from the country of re-export or any other documents signed by or on behalf of an authorized official of the plant protection service in the country concerned or in the case of a component region, the Director of the component region in which the plants were grown, which is issued to the consignor not more than fourteen days prior to dispatch of the consignment and shall accompany the consignment. (3) A plant, beneficial organisms, rooting composts, soil or other growing media may only be imported through an appointed entry check-point as specified in the respective permits in regulation 3 and sub-regulations (1) and (4) of regulation 5. Prohibition of import of plant etc. except under permit 6 (4) The importation into a component region of any beneficial organism is prohibited except under a permit contained in the Eighth Schedule issued by the Director in accordance with the regulations and subject to such conditions as the Director may, by endorsement on the permit, impose. (5) Plants, which are exempted under regulation 4(1) (a), (b) and (c) and imported from countries where the khapra beetle is found, as contained in the Ninth Schedule, shall be treated by the exporting countries according to the dosage rates to be determined by the Director and such a consignment of plants shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate. (6) Notwithstanding regulation 4(1) (a), the importation into a component region of cocoa pods, rambutan, pulasan, longan and nam-nam fruits produced in another component region, the Philippines and Indonesia is prohibited. 6. (1) The importation into a component region of any plant of any species of Hevea from any country or another component region is prohibited except where (i) the importation is made for research purposes; (ii) the importation is consigned to the Director; and (iii) prior to such importation, the importation has been referred by the Director to the Director of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia who may make such recommendations there on as he thinks fit, to which the Director shall not be found. Restriction on importation of Hevea plants. 7 (2) The importation into a component region of any plant of any species of Hevea which is capable of further growth or propagation from the American Tropics or from any other country in which South American Leaf Blight (Microcyclus ulei (P. Henn.) Arx.) is present or believed to be present is prohibited unless, in addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), such plant (i) has been grown for an adequate period at a plant quarantine station for Hevea approved by the Director for this purpose which is situated outside the South East Asia and Pacific region, the American Tropics or any other region or country in which the South American Leaf Blight (Microcyclus ulei (P. Henn.) Arx.) is present; (ii) has been found to be free from pests; and (iii) is accompanied by a certificate to the effect that requirements of sub-paragraph (i) and (ii) have been fulfilled and signed by the officer-in-charge of such quarantine station. (3) The importation into a component region of any seed of any species of Hevea from the American Tropics or from any other country in which the South American Leaf Blight (Microcyclus ulei (P. Henn.) Arx.) is present or believed to present is prohibited unless, in addition to the requirements of paragraph (1) such seed (i) has been examined and disinfected at a place approved by the Director for this purpose which is situated outside the South East Asia and Pacific Region, the American Tropics or any other region or country where the South American Leaf Blight (Microcyclus ulei (P. Henn.) Arx.) is present; 8 (ii) has been repacked with new packing materials in new containers; and (iii) is accompanied by a certificate to the effect that the requirements of sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) have been fulfilled and signed by the officer-in-charge of the place of such examination and disinfection. (4) The importation into a component region of any plant of any species of Hevea not capable of further growth or propagation (such as fresh or dried herbarium specimens) is prohibited unless it complies with provisions of paragraph (1) and such plant is required for research purposes or any other purposes approved by the Director and has been sterilised in the country of origin by a method which the Director considers to be satisfactory. 7. The importation of plant, other than those belonging to the species of Hevea, from the American Tropics or from any other country in which the South American Leaf Blight (Microcyclus ulei (P. Henn.) Arx.) is present is also prohibited except where (i) the importation is made for research purposes; (ii) the importation is consigned to the Director; and Restriction on importation of plants generally 9 (iii) such plant has been subjected to quarantine or treatment at a place approved by the Director for this purpose situated outside the South East Asia and Pacific Region, and the American Tropics or any other region or country where the South American Leaf Blight ((Microcyclus ulei (P. Henn.) Arx.) is present or believed to be present, and has been found to be free from pests and is accompanied by a certificate to that effect and signed by the officer-in charge of the place of such quarantine or treatment. 8. The importation into a component region of any plant Theobroma cacao L. (cacao), Cocos nucifera (coconut), Elaeis guineensis (oil palm), or any scheduled plant which is known to be a host of the cacao swollen shoot virus complex, lethal yellowing, kaincope, cadang-cadang or any virus or serious disease is prohibited except where (i) the importation is made for research purposes; (ii) the importation is consigned to the Director; and (iii) such plant has been subjected to quarantine or treatment at a place approved by the Director for this purpose situated outside the American Tropics, the African Cacao Region or any other diseases of cacao, oil palm and coconut is present or believed to be present, and has been found to be free from pests and is accompanied by a certificate to that effect and signed by the officer-in-charge of the place of such quarantine. Restriction on importation of Theobroma cacao etc. 10 9. (1) The importation of Dangerous Pests set out in the Fourth Schedule is prohibited. (2) Any plant imported into a component region which appears to be infested with such dangerous pests or with any other pest or disease which, in the opinion of the Director, is of a particularly dangerous nature, and any other plant kept in the same container with such plants, shall be destroyed immediately. (3) The Director may direct all civil, military, naval, air, police or other organizations or forces present for the time being or established in Malaysia to provide the necessary assistance for the purpose of preventing the introduction of any dangerous pests or noxious plants into a component region or for the purpose of the eradication or control of such dangerous pests or noxious plants if present in a component region. 10. (1) Any plant imported into a component region may be detained by the import officer at the appointed entry check-point until such plant is placed in the charge of the Director who may release it, or if it is found or suspected to be diseased, the Director may destroy or otherwise dispose of it as he thinks fit. (2) Every consignment of plants imported into a component region shall be examined by the import officer either at the place of entry or at any other place approved by the Director. (3) The Director may determine the method for quarantine treatment or destruction, of any consignment of plants or part thereof which has been imported into a component region which is found or is suspected to be diseased. Importation eradication and control of dangerous pests The inspection, quarantine, treatment or destruction of plants imported into a component region. 11 (4) Any loss or cost incurred, including the cost of transport, for the purpose of inspection, quarantine, treatment or destruction of any plant imported into a component region shall be borne by the importer: Provided that the Director may, in his discretion exempt the importer from the whole or any part thereof. 10A. Non-plant articles and carriers which are reasonably suspected to be diseased or infested with pests are subject to inspection and treatment. 11. Any plant which has been imported into a component region in contravention of these Regulations shall be detained by the import officer and may be disposed of in such manner as the Director shall direct. 12. (1) Plants or pests in direct transit or indirect transit shall not be removed from the conveyance in which they have been brought into a component region without the prior permission of the Director who may impose any condition as he deems fit. (2) The provisions of regulation 5 shall apply to plants in direct or indirect transit. 13. (1) An import officer may seize any pests imported or kept contravention of these Regulations. The disposal of plants which are imported in contravention of these Regulations. Plants in transit shall not be removed from the conveyance without prior permission of the Director. Powers of Plant Quarantine Inspector. 12 (2) Whenever it appears to any plant quarantine inspector that there is reasonable cause to believe that any person carries or possesses or any personal effects or carrier contains or carries any plants, soil, pests, beneficial organisms, rooting compost or growing media or any non-plant articles in contravention of the provisions of these Regulations, it shall be lawful for the plant quarantine inspector to stop, inspect and search such person, and to seize such personal effects or carrier and to take any appropriate action as provided by these Regulations. (3) A plant quarantine inspector is authorized to board any vessel, vehicle or aircraft arriving from any foreign country or another component region to inspect, treat or dispose of beneficial organisms, containers, growing media, non-plant articles including garbage and dunnage, pests, rooting compost and soil, which are likely to be diseased or infested with pests. 14. (1) Any person who (a) willfully resists, obstructs, impedes or hinders an import officer in the exercise of his powers or the performance of his duties under these Regulations; (b) maliciously introduces a pest or a plant into a component region from another component region or foreign country. (c) fails or refuses without reasonable cause to give information to an import officer when required to do so or knowingly gives false or incomplete information. Penalties. 13 (d) for the purpose of obtaining, whether for himself or any other person, a permit, phytosanitary certificate or other document, makes a declaration or statement which he knows to be false, or does not know or does not believe to be true or knowingly makes use such declaration or statement; (e) contravenes any provision of these Regulations. (f) fails to comply with any restrictions or conditions imposed by the Director on any permit issued under these Regulations or (g) fails or refuses to complete the Plant Quarantine Declaration Form as set out in the Tenth Schedule or provides false information therein, shall be guilty of an offence. (2) on conviction of any offence under paragraphs (a), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 14, the offender shall be liable to fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six month or both. (3) On convention of any offence under paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 14, the offender shall be liable to the penalty as set out under section 19A of the Plant Quarantine Act 1976. 14 15. (1) A fee of 15 ringgit shall be charged for the issue of an import permit in respect of a consignment which shall be valid for a period of three months from the date is issued. (1A) An import permit which has expired may be extended only once for a further period not exceeding one month from the date of its expiry upon payment of five ringgit. (2) Fees at the following rates shall charged for the inspection of a consignment or premise, disinfection of pests, treatment of plant or plant produce by the Inspecting Officer or plant quarantine inspector: (i) (a) for the first half manhour or part thereof $10.00 (b) for the second half manhour or part thereof $10.00 (c) for every additional manhour or part thereof $20.00 (ii) Where an Inspecting Officer inspects or supervises disinfection of a consignment at any place other than at his office premises or inspects or supervises disinfection of growing crops in the field, the time taken to carry out such inspection or supervision shall include the time taken for his journey to and from such place. Fees chargeable for the issue of import permit and for the inspection, etc. of plants or plant produce. 15 (iii) Where disinfection or treatment is carried out by the Inspecting Officer or the plant quarantine inspector as the case may be, the cost of chemicals or other materials incurred in carrying out the disinfection or treatment shall be borne by the consignor or consignee according to the rates to be determined by the Director from time to time. (iv) Overtime allowance for an Inspecting Officer or plant quarantine inspector who conducts inspection on any consignment or premise as required by either the consignor or consignee shall be borne by the consignee as the case may be – (a) at the rate of four ringgit per hour beyond the usual office hours; and (b) at the rate of eight ringgit per hour during weekends or public holidays. (3) Travelling expenses by air, rail or/and road, whichever is applicable, shall be charged in respect of any journey made for the purpose of carrying out any inspection or supervision provided that where the journey is wholly or partly by road, the charge will be at the rate of 50 sen for every kilometer or part thereof. (4) Where an Inspecting Officer, on the application of any person or as a requirement under the condition of import specified in the Import Permit attends at place away from his place of duty within Malaysia or outside Malaysia to carry out any inspection, subsistence and accommodation expenses in accordance with current government rates shall be reimbursed by such person to the Director. 16 (5) An Inspecting Officer may, in his discretion, inspect the source of plant produce in addition to the inspection of a particular consignment, and the consignor shall pay the fees specified in paragraph (2) in respect of such inspection. 16. Fees at the following rates shall be charged for keeping plants under post entry quarantine or which are not removed promptly by an importer (i) for every plant, per day for the first week of keeping or post-entry quarantine … … … … $2.00 (ii) for every plant, per day for the second week of keeping or post-entry quarantine … … … … $3.00 (iii) for every plant, per day for the third week of keeping or post-entry quarantine … … … … $4.00 (iv) for every plant, per day for the fourth week of keeping or post-entry quarantine … … … … $5.00 (v) for every plant, which is grown in post-entry quarantine for the full growing season or part for observation … … … … $10.00 (vi) not withstanding paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) the Director may in his discretion levy a lump sum in lieu of the fees chargeable under the said paragraphs. Fees chargeable for keeping plants. 17 17. All persons entering a component region are required to complete the Plant Quarantine Declaration Form as set out under the Tenth Schedule and shall surrender the Form at an appointed entry checkpoint. 18. (1) The Master or agent of every vessel entering a component region at an appointed sea port listed under the Fifth Schedule shall, within twenty four hours of the arrival, and before any cargo is unshipped, present to a plant quarantine inspector a copy of the true inward manifest of the vessel with the particulars as required under section 52(1) of the Customs Act 1967. (2) The pilot or agent of every aircraft entering a component region at an appointed airport, as listed under the Fifth Schedule shall, before any cargo is delivered, present to a plant quarantine inspector a copy of the true inward manifest of the aircraft with the particulars as required under section 56 of the Customs Act 1967. 19. (1) An Inspecting Officer may issue a phytosanitary certificate as set out in the Second Schedule for plants, plant products and non plant articles exported from or moving between the component region based on inspections and treatment performed at the request of exporters to meet the requirements of the phytosanitary regulations of the importing component region or country. Plant Quarantine Declaration. Master or agent of arriving vessel, pilot or agent of arriving aircraft to present true inward manifest. Act 235. Act 235. Phytosanitary Certificate for export of plants. 18 (2) An Inspecting Officer may issue a phytosanitary certificate as set out in the Seventh Schedule for the re-export of plants or plant products grown or produced in the third country or a component region at the requested of exporters to meet the requirements of the phytosanitary regulations of the importing component region of country. (3) All expenses incurred in carrying out the inspection and treatment of the plants, plant products or non-plant articles shall be borne by the exporter according to the rates set out under regulation 15(2) to (5) of these Regulations. 19 FIRST SCHEDULE [ Regulation 5 (1) ] PERMIT TO IMPORT PLANTS Permit No ……………………………. Name and address of consignee ……………………………………………………………... ( Name ) of …………………………………………………………………………………………….. ( Address ) Name and address of consignor ……………………………………………………………... ( Name ) of …………………………………………………………………………………………….. ( Address ) Permission is hereby granted to the consignee to import the plants contained in the Schedule here to through ……………………………………………………………………. ( Appointed entry check-point ) This permit is issued subject to the following conditions (1) Import Licence is to be sought from the relevant Ministry. (2) Plants must be accompanied with a Phytosanitary Certificate from the country of origin of the plants issued within 14 days prior to dispatch of the consignment. (3) A copy of this Import Permit must be sent to the consignor and must accompany the consignment. (4) Plants must be free from soil and pest. (5) Plants are subject to inspection or examination prior to clearance from the Customs Office. (6) This Import Permit is valid for one consignment only until ………………… ( Date ) Further conditions …………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………... ………………………………………………………………………………………………... Schedule : Descriptions Quantity Country of origin Date of issue …………………………. ..……………………………… Director of Agriculture 20 SECOND SCHEDULE [ Regulation 5 (2) ] PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE No ……………………. Plant Protection Organization of …………………………………………………. To : Plant Protection Organization (s) of ………………………………………………… DESCRIPTION OF CONSIGNMENT Name and address of exporter ………………………………………………………………………………… Declared name and address of consignee …………………………………………………………………… Number and description of packages ………………………………………………………………………… Distinguishing marks …………………………………………………………………………………………… Place of origin …………………………………………………………………………………………………… Declared means of conveyance ……………………………………………………………………………….. Declared point of entry …………………………………………………………………………………………. Name of produce and quantity declared ……………………………………………………………………... Botanical name of plants ………………………………………………………………………………………. This is certify that the plants or plant products described above have been inspected according to appropriate procedures and are considered to be free from quarantine pests, and practically free from other injurious pests; and that they are considered to conform with the current phytosanitary regulations of the importing country. DISINFESTATION AND/OR DISINFECTION TREATMENT Date …………………………………………… Treatment ……………………………………………… Chemical (active ingredient ) ……………… Duration and temperature ………………………….. Concentration ……………………………….. Additional information ……………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Additional declaration ………………………………………………………………………………………….. Place of issue ………………………………… ( Stamp of Organization ) Name of authorized Officer …………………………………………. Date : …………………………… Signature ……………………………………… No financial liability with respect to this certificate shall attach to the Government of Malaysia or to any of its officers or representatives. 21 THIRD SCHEDULE ( Regulations 8 and 11 ) PLANTS WHICH SHALL BE DESTROYED IF IMPORTED IN CONTRAVENTION OF THESE REGULATIONS Ananas comosus ( L.) Merr. ( Pineapple ) All species of Artocarpus ( Keledang ) Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze. ( Tea ) Carica papaya L. ( Papaya ) All species of Citrus and allied genera All species of Coffea ( Coffee ) All species of Colocasia and Zanthosoma ( Taro ) Durio zibethinus Murr. ( Durian ) All species of Forest trees Glycine max ( L.) Merr. All species of Gossypium ( Cotton ) All species of Hevea ( Rubber ) Ipomoea batatas Poir. (Sweet potato ) All species of Leguminosae All species of Mangifera All species of Manihot ( Cassavae ) All species of Musa and allied genera ( Banana, Plantains and Manila hemp ) All species of Nephelium All species of Nicotiana ( Tobaccoes ) All members of the Orchidaccae Oryza sativa L. ( Rice ) All members of the Palmaceae ( coconot, oil palm and other palms ) All members of the Piperaceae ( Peppers ) All species of Saccharum ( Sugarcane ) Solanum tuberosum L. ( Potato ) Zea mays L. ( Maize ) All species of Theobroma ( Cacao ) and other plants known, or likely to be, hosts, of virus diseases of cacao ( including all members of the families Bombacaceae and Sterculiaceae) Plants grown in the American Tropics Plants grown in the African Cacao Region All species of Zingiberaceae. 22 FOURTH SCHEDULE ( Regulation 9 ) DANGEROUS PESTS Pests Common Name AVOCADO ( Persea spp. ) Sunblotch virus of avocado BANANA ( Musa spp. ) Bunchy top virus Mycosphaerella musicola var difformis Pseudomonas solanacearum Mycosplasma-Like organism BARLEY ( Sorghum spp. ) Barley stripe mosaic CASSAVA ( Manihot esculenta ) Phaeolus manihotis Cassava brown streak virus Cassava mosaic virus Cassava witch's broom Super elongation disease Caliothrips masculinus Monomychelus tanajoa Oligonychus peruvianus Mycoplasma-like organism Sphaceloma manihotis Virus Virus Unknown Black sigatoka Moko disease Cameroon Marbling disease Root rot Brown streak Mosaic Witch's broom Thrip Tanajoa or green cassava mite Mite Witch's broom Superelongation disease Frog's skin Cassava latent virus disease African mosaic 23 CITRUS ( Citrus spp. ) Anastrepha fraterculus Anastrepha ludens Anastrepha mombinpraeoptans Anastrepha spp. Ceratitis rasa Ceratitis capitata Dacus tryoni Deuterophoma tracheiphila Citrus stubborn disease Citrus green Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Impietratura virus Exocortis virus Satsuma dwarf virus Spiroplasma citri Yellow virus Xyloporosis virus COCOA ( Theobroma cacao ) Sahlbergella singularis Distantiella theobroma Helopeltis bergrothis Stenoma decra Bathycoella thalassina Marasmius perniciosus Monilia roreri Trachysphaera fructigena Cacao swollen shoot virus complex Cacao red mottle virus Cacao vein-clearing virus Acrocercops cramerella Cacao yellow mosaic virus Mexican fruit fly West Indian fruit fly Fruit flies Natal fruit fly Mediterranean fruit fly Queensland fruit fly Mal secco Stubborn disease Mycoplasma San Jose scale Impietratura Exocortis Satsuma Stubborn disease Shell bark Xyloporosis Capsid bug causing dieback Capsid bug causing dieback Capsid bug causing canker Cacao fruit & shoot borer Witch's broom Monilia pod rot Trachysphaera pod rot Swollen shoot Red mottle Vein clearing Cocoa pod borer Yellow mosaic 24 Monalonium sp. Oncobasidium theobromae Phytophthora palmivora Virus Virus COCONUT ( Cocos nucifera ) Pachymerus nucleorum Pseudotheranthus wayi Pseudotheranthus devastans Rhynchophorus palmarum Oryctes monocerus Oryctes boas Coelaenomenodera elaeidis Melitomma insulara Tatipaka/Coconut wilt Cadang-Cadang Lethal yellowing Kaincope ( Togo ) Cape St. Paul wilt ( Ghana ) Kribi ( Cameroons ) Awka ( Nigeria ) Natuna wilt Rhadinaphelenchus cocophilus Eriophyes guerreronis Artona catoxantha Oryctes rhinoceros Setora nitens Rickettsiae Marasmiellus cocophilus Phytophthora palmivora Mycoplasma-Like organism Phytophthora heveae Mirid bug Vascular streak dieback Black pod Water mark Yellow vein banf\ding Coconut borer Coreid bug Coreid bug Palm weevil Beetle Beetle Leaf miner Wood borer Cause unknown Viroid Mycoplasma Cause unknown Cause unknown Cause unknown Cause unknown Cause unknown Red ring disease Mite Leaf moth Rhinoceros beetle Nettle caterpillar Decline disease Lethal bole rot Crown rot Tanzania wilt Soccoro wilt 25 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown COFFEE ( Coffea spp. ) Antestiopsis spp. Leucoptera coffeella Planococcus kenyae Omphalia flavida Trachysphaera fructigena Gibberella xylarioides Coffee blister spot virus Virus Colletotrichum coffeanum var virulens Colletotrichum sp. Hemileia coffeicola Phytomonas garcae Virus Virus COTTON ( Gossypium spp. ) Anthonomus grandis Anthonomus vestitus Anthonomus spp. Phymatotrichum omnivorum Sacadedes pyralis Cotton leaf curl virus GRAPE ( Vitis Vinifera ) Agrobacterium tumefaciens Bacteria Fan leaf virus Head droop Leaf scorch Little leaf Malaysian wilt Soccoro wilt Pentatomid bugs White coffee leaf miner Mealy bug American leaf spot Trachysphaera fruit rot Tracheomycosis Blister spot Mancha mantecosa Coffee berry disease Blister spot/Mancha mantecosa Powdery rust Phloem necrosis or red disease Bacterial leaf spot Ring spot Mexican cotton boll weevil Peruvian cotton boll weevil Boll weevils Texas root rot False pink boll-worm Leaf curl Crown gall Pierce's disease Fan leaf, yellow mosaic and vein banding 26 Guignardia bidwellii Leaf-roll virus Mycoplasma-like organism Nepo viruses ( Grapevine fanleaf virus and its strains, Arabis mosaic, Hungarian chrome mosaic virus, Rasberry ring spot virus ) Virus Virus Xanthomonas ampelina GROUNDNUT ( Arachis hypogaea ) Marginal chlorosis virus Peanut stunt virus Phymatotrichum omnivorum Rosette viruses Sphaceloma arachidis Verticillium dahliae HEVEA RUBBER ( Hevea brasilliensis ) Leptopharsa heveae Microyclus ulei Aleurodicus cocois Erinnyis ello Premolis semirufa Phytophthora spp. Thanatephorus cucumeris Syn. Pellicularia filamentosa Catacauma huberi Black rot Leaf-roll Flavescence doree Grapevine corky bark Grape 'legno ricco' or stem pitting Bacterial blight or necrosis Marginal chlorosis Stunt Root rot Rosette disease Scab Verticillium wilt or pot rot Lace bug South American Leaf Blight White fly Sphingid moth Leaf fall & leaf wither Target leaf spot Black crust 27 HONEY BEES ( Apis spp. ) Acarapis woodi Bacillus larvae Streptococcus pluton Nosema apis Virus MAIZE ( Zea mays ) Diatraea spp. esp. D, saccharalis Sesamia cretica Erwina stewartii Maize chlorotic dwarf virus Maize dwarf mosaic virus Maize stripe virus Maize streak virus Maize stunt virus Claviceps gigantean Corn stunt spiroplasma Dreschlera maydis Peronosclerospora philippensis Prostephanus truncatus MANGO ( Mangifera indica ) Noorda albizonalis Stenochetus magifera Unknown Unknown Elsinoe mangifera Mite American foulbrood European foulbrood Nosema disease Sacbrood Stalk borers Durra stem borer Bacterial wilt Ergot Corn leaf blight Downy mildew Larger grain borer Mango seed borer Mango seed weevil Mango malformation and bunchy top Woody gall & scaly bark Mango scab 28 OIL PALM ( Elaeis guineensis ) Pachymerus lacerdae Pachymerus nucleorum Pimelephila ghesqulwrii Fusarium oxysporum Cercospora elaeidis Coelaenomennodera elaeidis Darna trema Leptopharsa gibbicarina Mahasena corbetii Metisa plana Oryctes rhinoceros Retracrus elaeis Rhynchophorus phoenicis Setora nitens Sibine fusca Rhadinaphelenchus cocophilus Ganoderma lucidum Phytomonas staheli Unknown Unknown Viroid ORCHIDS Cymbidium mosaic virus Orchid mosaic virus PAPAYA ( Carica papaya ) Papaya bunchy top virus Papaya mosaic virus Papaya ring spot virus Kernel borer Kernel borer Pyralid moth Fusarium wilt Freckle Leaf miner Nettle caterpillar Lace bug Bag worm Bag worm Rhinoceros beetle Erophyid mite Weevil Nettle caterpillar Laef eating caterpillar Red ring disease Basal stem and root rot Marchitez sorpresiva Fatal yellowing Leaf mottle Cadang-cadang Cymbidium mosaic Cattleya flower break Bunchy top Papaya mosaic dieback Papaya ring spot and others 29 PEPPER ( Piper nigrum ) Phytophthora palmivora PINE ( Pinus spp. ) Cronartium harkensii Cronartium ribicola Dothistroma pini Fusarium moniliforme var subglutinans Scirrhia acicola Scleroderris abietina POTATO ( Solanum tuberosum ) Leptinotarasa decemlineata Corynebacterium sepedonicum Synchytrium endobioticum Heterodera rostochiensis Oospora pustulans Ditylenchus destructor RICE ( Oryza sativa ) Aphelenchoides besseyi Diatraea spp. Orseolia oryzae Sogatodes oryzicola and Cubana Rice dwarf virus Rice stripe virus Rice Hoja blanca virus Lissorhopterus oryzaephilus Fusarium moniliforme Ephelia pallida Rice waika virus Virus Foot rot Western globoid stem rust White pine blister rust Needle caste Pitch canker Needle blight Needle twig blight Colorado beetle Bacterial ring rot Black wart Golden nematode Skin spot Potato rot nematode White tip Stalk borers Rice gall midge Dwarf Stripe White leaf ( Hoja blanca ) Rice water weevil Bakanae disease Panicle disease Transitory yellowing 30 SILKWORM ( Bombyx mori ) Nosema bombycis Viruses SOYA BEAN ( Glycine max ) Cercospora kikuchii Colletotrichum truncatum Peronospora manshurica Pseudomonas glycinea Pseudomonas tabaci Virus Virus SUGARCANE ( Saccharum officinarum ) Diatraea spp. D. saccharalis Diaprepes abbreviatus Xanthomonas albilinean Xanthomonas rubrisubalicans Xanthomonas rubilineaus Xanthomonas vasculorum Clemonra smithi Grassy shoot Fiji disease Streak virus Unknown Ustilago scitaminea Virus Virus SUNFLOWER ( Helianthus sp. ) Sunflower mosic virus Pebrine disease Infectious flacherie, grasserie Purple blotch Anthrancnose Downy mildew Bacterial blight Wild fire Soyabean dwarf virus Soyabean mosic virus Stalk borers Stalk borers Sugarcane root stalk borer Leaf scald Mottled stripe Red stripe Gumming disease Sugarcane grub Ring mosaic Smut Dwarf virus Sugarcane mosaic Sunflower mosaic 31 STONE FRUIT Stone fruit virus SWEET POTATO ( Ipomoea batatas ) Euscepes postfasciatus Sweet potato internal cork virus Sweet potato mosaic virus Sweet potato dwarf virus TEA ( Camellia sinensis ) Exobasidium reticulatum Virus TOBACCO ( Nicotiana spp.) Ephestia elutella Pseudomonas tabaci Peronospora tabacina TUNG ( Aleurites fordii ) Septobasidium aleuritidis Trogoderma granarium Popillia japonica Quadraspidiotus perniciosus WEEDS Alternanthera philoxeroides Baccaris halimifolia Chondrilla juncea Momosa pigra Myriophyllum brasiliense Parthenium hysterophorus West Indian sweet potato weevil Internal cork Mosaic Dwarf Phloem necrosis virus Tobacco moth Wildfire Blue mold Branch canker Khapra beetle Japanese beetle San Jose scale Alligator weed Groundsel bush Skeleton weed Giant sensitive plant Parrot feather Congress weed 32 WEEDS Rottboellia exaltata Christisonia wightii Aeginetia indica Striga angustifolia Striga densiflora Striga gesnerioides Striga hermonthica Oryza barthii Oryza longistaminata Oryza punctata Pennisetum polystachyon Itch grass Witch weed Witch weed Witch weed Witch weed Mission grass 33 FIFTH SCHEDULE APPOINTED ENTRY CHECK-POINTS AIR 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Subang International Airport Bayan Lepas Airport Senai Airport Kuching Airport Miri Airport Bintulu Airport Kota Kinabalu Airport Labuan Airport Sandakan Airport Tawau Airport LAND 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Johor Bharu Padang Besar Kroh Changloon Wang Kelian Rantau Panjang Pengkalan Kubor Miri Lawas Lubok Antu Lundu Long Pa Sia Pensiangan Sindumin 34 SEA 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Butterworth Georgetown Port Kelang Melaka Port Pasir Gudang Kuantan Port Tanah Putih Sim Kheng Hong Rejang Port ( Sibu, Sarikei ) Bintulu Miri Limbang Sandakan Lahad Datu Tawau Labuan Kudat Kota Kinabalu PARCEL OFFICE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Kuala Lumpur Penang Johor Bharu Kuching Kota Kinabalu 35 SIXTH SCHEDULE [ Regulations 3 and 5 (1) ] PERMIT TO IMPORT *SOIL / ROOTING COMPOST / GROWING MEDIA Permit No : ………………………………. Name and address of consignee : …………………………………………………………………… ( Name ) of ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ( Address ) Permission is hereby granted to the consignee to import *soil/rooting compost/growing media contained in the Schedule here to through…………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ( appointed entry checkpoint ) This permit is issued subject to the following conditions : 1. Import licence is to be sought from the relevant Ministry 2. A copy of this Import Permit must be sent to the consignor and must accompany the consignment. 3. The *soil/rooting compost/growing media are subject to inspection and examination prior to clearance by the customs. 4. This Import Permit is valid until the ………………………………………………………. For one consignment only. 5. The consignment must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or a statement from the official Plant Protection Service of the country of origin bearing the following certification : (a) Treatment : …………………………………………………………………………… (b) Other declaration : …………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6. Further conditions : …………………………………………………………………………. Schedule : Description Quantity Country of origin Date of issue : …………………………. ………………………………………. Director of Agriculture • Delete whichever inapplicable. 36 SEVENTH SCHEDULE [ Regulation 5 (2) ] PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE FOR RE - EXPORT Plant Protection Organization No. …………………………… of …………………………………… ( country of re-export) TO : Plant Protection Organization (s) of …………………………………… DESCRIPTION OF CONSIGNMENT Name and address of exporter ……………………………………………………………… Declared name and address of consignee ………………………………………………….. Number and description of packages ………………………………………………………. Distinguishing marks ……………………………………………………………………….. Place of origin ………………………………………………………………………………. Declared means of conveyance ……………………………………………………………... Declared point of entry ……………………………………………………………………... Name of produce and quantity declared …………………………………………………… Botanical name of plants …………………………………………………………………… This is to certify that the plants or plant products described above were imported into …………. ( country of re-export ) ………… from ………… ( country of *origin) ……… Covered by Phytosanitary Certificate No. ……………… original *certified true copy of which is attached together with this *certificate. That they are packed repacked in original *new containers, and that based on the original Phytosanitary *Certificate and additional inspection , they are considered to conform with the current phytosanitary regulations of the importing country, and that during storage in ………………. ( country of re-export ) ……………... the consignment has not been subjected to the risk of infestation or infection. 37 • Please tick ( / ) appropriate box. DISINFESTATION / AND / OR DISINFECTION TREATMENT Date ………………………………… Treatment ………………………………………… Chemical ( active ingredient ) ……………………. Duration and temperature ………...……… ……………….. concentration …………………………….. Additional information ……………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Additional declaration : ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Place of issue ……………………………………. Name of Authorized Officer …………………… …………………………………………………….. Signature ……………………………………….. ( Stamp of Organization ) Date : ………………………….. No financial liability with respect to this Certificate shall attach to the Government of Malaysia or to any of its officers or representatives. 38 EIGHTH SCHEDULE [ Regulation 5 (4) ] PERMIT TO IMPORT BENEFICIAL ORGANISM Permit No : ………………………………. Name and address of consignee : …………………………………………………………………… of ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ( Address ) Name and address of consignee : …………………………………………………………………… of ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ( Address ) Permission is hereby granted to the consignee to import *soil/rooting compost/growing media contained in the Schedule here to through…………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ( appointed entry checkpoint ) This permit is issued subject to the following conditions : 1. Import licence is to be sought from the relevant Ministry 2. A copy of this Import Permit must be sent to the consignor and must accompany the consignment. 3. The consignment is subject to inspection prior to clearance by the customs. 4. This Import Permit is valid until the ………………………………………………………. For one consignment only. 5. The consignment must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or a statement from the official Plant Protection Service of the country of origin bearing the following certification : (c) Treatment : …………………………………………………………………………… (d) Other declaration : …………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………….. Schedule : Description Quantity Country of origin Date of issue : …………………………. ………………………………………. Director of Agriculture 39 NINTH SCHEDULE [ Regulation 5 (5) ] PLANTS FROM COUNTRIES WHERE KHAPRA BEETLE IS FOUND Name of plant * 1. Peas and beans - seeds and meal 2. Cashew nuts 3. Groundnut - seeds and cake 4. Maize - seeds, meal and dried cobs 5. Rice - milled and bran 6. Sesame - seeds and cake 7. Wheat - bran and seeds 8. Spices 9. Tapioca - flour, chips and pearls 10. Sorghum - grain 11. Gunny sacks ( * This does not apply to plants that are chilled, preserved or hermetically sealed. ) Countries of export 1. Bangladesh 2. India 3. Pakistan 4. Sudan 5. Turkey 6. Thailand 7. Philippines 8. Burma 9. Indonesia 10. Morocco 11. Sri Lanka 40 TENTH SCHEDULE [ Regulation 17 ] PLANT QUARANTINE DECLARATION All persons entering a component region ( West Malaysia, Labuan, Sabah or Sarawak ) are required to supply the information required in this form. 1. Full Name ( Use block letters ) Male Female ………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. Age …………………………. 3. Passport No ……………………. 4. Flight No/Vessel's Name ………………………………………………………. 5. Last place of embarkation ……………………………………………………… 1*. (a) Have you been to Africa, # South or Central America or the # Caribbean during the last 30 days? Yes No (b) If yes, please state of departure from last country visited (from any of the above). 2* Are you carrying any plant, parts of plant or any other living organisms? Yes No …………………….. ……………………….. Date Signature Penalty for failure to complete this From or providing false information is a fine up to one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six month or to both on conviction. • Please tick (/) appropriate box # Countries in the South America and Caribbean as follows. "Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, Panama Canal Zone, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, El Salvador". Date the 21st April 1992. [ KP/LA/529/4; PN. (PU²) 303/II ] DATUK SERI SANUSI JUNID Minister of Agriculture