Plant Protection (Cassava Disease) (Prevention and Control) Rules (S.I. 31-5)

THE PLANT PROTECTION ACT. Statutory Instrument 31—5. The Plant Protection (Cassava Disease) (Prevention and Control) Rules. Arrangement of Rules. Rule 1. Citation. 2. Prohibition of removal and transportation of cassava. 3. Prohibition of importation of cassava. 4. Powers of an inspector. Schedules First Schedule Areas from which removal and transportation of cassava, etc. is prohibited. Second Schedule Areas from which importation of cassava, etc. is prohibited. THE PLANT PROTECTION ACT. Statutory Instrument 31—5. The Plant Protection (Cassava Disease) (Prevention and Control) Rules. (Under section 3 of the Act.) 1. Citation. These Rules may be cited as the Plant Protection (Cassava Disease) (Prevention and Control) Rules. 2. Prohibition of removal and transportation of cassava. No person shall remove or transport— (a) cassava; (b) any cassava parts; (c) any cassava by-products; or (d) any cassava vegetative material of whatever description, from the areas specified in the First Schedule to these Rules. 3. Prohibition of importation of cassava. No person shall import cassava or any cassava parts or any cassava by products from the countries specified in the Second Schedule to these Rules. 4. Powers of an inspector. (1) An inspector may seize and destroy cassava or any cassava parts or any cassava by-products or any cassava vegetative material of whatever description being removed or transported from the areas specified in the First Schedule to these Rules. (2) An inspector may seize and destroy cassava or any cassava parts or any cassava by-products being imported from the countries specified in the Second Schedule to these Rules. (3) An inspector may stop and search any vehicle or person he or she suspects may be carrying cassava or any cassava parts or any cassava by 1The Constitution of 1995 does not provide for provinces. products or any cassava vegetative material of whatever description from the areas specified in the First Schedule to these Rules. (4) An inspector may stop and search any vehicle or person he or she suspects may have imported cassava or any cassava parts or any cassava by products from the countries specified in the Second Schedule to these Rules. (5) Where an inspector finds any of the things referred to in subrules (3) and (4) of this rule during the search, he or she may seize and destroy them and may disinfect the vehicle and any other article used in handling them during the search. SCHEDULES First Schedule. rules 2, 3, 4. Areas from which removal and transportation of cassava, etc. is prohibited. 1. Nile Province1 2. Northern Province1 Second Schedule. rules 3, 4. Areas from which importation of cassava, etc. is prohibited. 1. Sudan 2. Zaire History: S.I. 27/1977.