Plants Regulations (Cap. 93)

Plants Protection CAP. 93 9 This e-version of the text is not authoritative for use in court. LAWS OF ST. HELENA PLANTS REGULATIONS – SECTIONS 4 AND 16 (Legal Notices 12 of 1938 and 9 of 1963) Short title 1. These regulations may be cited as the Plants Regulations. Prohibition of import of certain plants 2. 4 (1) The importation of any plant, excepting the flowers and seeds thereof, is prohibited unless the same shall be accompanied by a certificate given by a competent authority in the country from which the plant was exported certifying that the plant has been examined and is free from plant disease (2) In this regulation ―competent authority‖ means any authority or person in the country from which the plant was exported recognized by the Agricultural Authority as competent to give such a certificate. Potatoes 3. The importation of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) except with the permission of the Agricultural Authority previously obtained is prohibited. Earth and growing plants 4. The importation of the following articles is prohibited— (a) earth or soil; (b) plants growing in soil: Provided that on application being made to him in advance the Agricultural Authority may at his discretion and subject to such conditions as he may specify authorise any person to import plants growing in soil which cannot be imported free from soil. SEEDS (PROHIBITION OF IMPORTATION) REGULATIONS – SECTION 4 (Legal Notice 3 of 1950) Short title 1. These regulations may be cited as the Seeds (Prohibition of Importation) Regulations. Prohibited seeds 2. The importation into St. Helena of the seeds named in the Schedule to these regulations is hereby prohibited. 4 Section 2 substituted by L.N. 9/1963