Plant Pests and Disease (Tobacco) Regulations (Cap. 233)

Minister without delay. SECTION 29-THE PLANT PESTS AND DISEASES (TOBACCO) REGULATIONS Regulations by the Minister Federal Government Notices 328 of 1958 354 of 1960 114 of 1962 Government Notices 90 of 1964 497 of 1964 Statutory Instrument 91 of 1979 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Pests and Disease (Tobacco) Regulations. Title 2. In these Regulations- Interpretation "tobacco premises licence" means a licence issued in terms of subsection (1) of section thirteen of the Act authorising the handling or storing in and the removal to or from premises of cured tobacco. 3. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (2), an owner of land shall Tobacco lands to be cleared annually (a) on or before the 31st May in each year destroy, in accordance with the provisions of regulation 4, all tobacco plants of a type other than Turkish, including stalks and roots thereof, which are growing on any of his land cultivated for the production of tobacco; (b) on or before the 15th August in each year destroy, in accordance with the provisions of regulation 4, all tobacco plants of the Turkish type, including stalks and roots thereof, which are growing on any of his land cultivated for the production of tobacco; (c) at all times keep his land, other than that cultivated for the production of tobacco for the current season's crop, free from living tobacco plants; and (d) destroy all living tobacco plants in his seed-beds as soon as such plants are no longer required for transplanting into lands for the production of tobacco for the current season's crop. (2) The Minister may, upon receipt of a written application, exempt, subject to such conditions as he may specify, any person or class of persons from complying with the provisions of sub-regulation (1). (As amended by F.G.N. No. 354 of 1960, G.N. No. 90 of 1964 and S.I. No. 91 of 1979) 4. Tobacco plants, including stalks and roots thereof, shall be destroyed by (a) burning; (b) conversion into manure by a process approved by an inspector; (c) ploughing or discing; or (d) any other method of destruction approved in writing by an inspector. (As amended by F.G.N. No. 114 of 1962) Manner of clearance 5. (1) Cured tobacco from the current season's crop, which has not been sold across the tobacco auction floors, shall not be stored in the same room as cured tobacco from a previous season's crop. Storage of cured tobacco (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (4), an owner of premises where cured tobacco is handled or stored shall remove all waste tobacco scrap and refuse from any warehouse, building or structure in which cured tobacco is handled and stored and shall treat with limewash or a material approved by an inspector the interior surfaces of the walls of such warehouse, building or structure (a) in the case of premises licensed in terms of section thirteen of the Act, on or before the 31st December each year; (b) in the case of any other premises, on or before the 31st October each year. (3) If it appears to an inspector that any treatment in terms of sub-regulation (2) has not been carried out satisfactorily, he may order it to be repeated. (4) The Minister may, upon receipt of a written application, exempt, subject to such conditions as he may specify, any person or class of persons from complying with the provisions of sub-regulation (2). (F.G.N. No. 114 of 1962) 6. An inspector may order the removal from any warehouse, building or structure in which cured tobacco is handled or stored of (a) products other than cured tobacco which are liable to be infested with a pest; or (b) anything, including products referred to in paragraph (a), which renders the proper inspection of the warehouse, building or structure impracticable. Clearance of tobacco premises 7. The Minister may order the destruction of any cured tobacco which is infested with a pest of cured tobacco if, within fourteen days of the discovery of such infestation by an inspector (a) the owner of the tobacco has not been traced; or (b) the tobacco has not been claimed. Destruction of infested tobacco 8. Application for a tobacco premises licence shall be made to the Permanent Secretary in the form prescribed in the First Schedule. (As amended by G.N. No. 90 of 1964) Application for tobacco premises licence 9. A tobacco premises licence shall be issued in the form prescribed in the Second Schedule and shall remain in force until the 31st December of the year for which it was issued. Issue of tobacco premises licence FIRST SCHEDULE (Regulation 8), REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA THE PLANT PEST AND DISEASES ACT APPLICATION FOR TOBACCO PREMISES LICENCE The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, P.O. Box RW, Lusaka. Applicant's name in full Applicant's postal address Name of premises Address of premises. Railway station or halt used Type of tobacco to be handled or stored on the premises (Turkish, Virginia, etc.) Calendar year for which licence is required ............................................................................................... (Signature of applicant) Date............................................................................... (As amended by G.N. No. 90 of 1964) SECOND SCHEDULE (Regulation 9) REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA THE PLANT PESTS AND DISEASES ACT TOBACCO PREMISES LICENCE This licence is issued in terms of subsection (1) of section 13 of the Plant Pests and Diseases Act, to authorising him/them to handle or store cured tobacco in, and to remove cured tobacco to or from, his/their premises known as ..............................................................................................................................at............................................. This licence is issued for the year..................................... and shall remain in force until the 31st December o ............................................................................................... for Minister of Agriculture Date Stamp. (As amended by G.N. No. 90 of 1964)