Prohibition of Importation of Plants Order (Cap. 44.30.1)

2008 Revised Edition CAP. 44.30.1 PROHIBITION OF IMPORTATION OF PLANTS ORDER Prohibition of Importation of Plants Order CAP. 44.30.1 Section 1 2008 Revised Edition Page 3 PROHIBITION OF IMPORTATION OF PLANTS ORDER MADE UNDER SECTION 4(1) OF THE PLANTS ACT1 1 Citation This Order may be cited as the Prohibition of Importation of Plants Order. 2 Prohibition of importation of certain plants from certain countries Subject to the provisions of this Order the importation is prohibited of — (a) Any plant known as or belonging to the species of any of the following families: — (i) Arecaceae (Palmae) -Palms Musaceae -Bananas Araceae -Taro Pandanaceae -Pandanus Moraceae -Breadfruit Caricaeae -Pawpaw (ii) The rubber plant Hevea brasiiliensis. (b) All plants from the following countries or regions American Samoa New Hebrides Caribbean (W. Indies) Niue Cook Islands Papua New Guinea Florida Philippines Republic French Polynesia Solomon Islands Section 3 CAP. 44.30.1 Prohibition of Importation of Plants Order 2008 Revised Edition Page 4 Ghana South India Gilbert Islands Sri Lanka Guam Togoland Guyana Tokelau Islands Home Island (Futuna - Alofi) Tonga Indonesia Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Malagasay Republic Venezuela Malaysia Wallis Island Marquesas Islands Western Samoa Nauru 3 Exemptions from prohibition The prohibition of the importation of plants shall not apply to any goods of the following descriptions — Tinned fruits and vegetables Dried fruit Frozen vegetables Rice (dehusked) Flour, cereals, biscuits Nuts (for consumption) Tea, coffee, cocoa, sugar (for consumption) The leaf of the pandanus when woven into a mat Cooked plant material (for consumption) Goods imported by or with the authority of an Agricultural Officer for purposes of plant research and development under the Ministry. Prohibition of Importation of Plants Order CAP. 44.30.1 Section 4 2008 Revised Edition Page 5 4 Restrictions on importation of plants Any plant not specified herein other than a plant whose importation is prohibited by or under this Order which any quarantine officer believes capable of carrying plant pest or disease may be seized at the port of importation by a quarantine officer and retained by him until the Agricultural Officer has determined that the said plant shall be fumigated, destroyed or returned to the person to whom it is consigned or by whom it is imported. ENDNOTES CAP. 44.30.1 Prohibition of Importation of Plants Order 2008 Revised Edition Page 6 ENDNOTES 1 LN 7/1977, 9/1979