Plant Importation and Regulation Act

CHAPTER 143 PLANT IMPORTATION AND REGULATION ACT ArrangemenJ of Set/ions Section 1. Short title:. 2. J nterprc:tation. 3. Inspe<:.tion grounds. 4. Power of Minister to make regulations. 5. Penalties. CHAPTER 143 An Act to D:lake · •provision with regard to the llll.portation of 2 of 1936, Plan · · .·th ' • th ti" £ th • od • 8 of 1955, ts WJ · ·a-view to e preven on o e mtr uction •· 6 and and -spread· of pests and diseases affecting vegetation 2nd sch. and for purposes connected therewith. i31!;,. 1963. [31ST MARCH, )936.] I.. This Act 111.ay be cited as the Plant Importation and Regulation Shc,rt ride. Act. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires " container 7 ' means box, basket, pot, package, case receptacle or covering; " covering u means covering of a plant or of a container; or other " inspector ., means the Director of Agriculture or any person appointed by the Director of Agriculture for the purposes of this Act; " Lands " means Lands as defined in the Lands (Bathurst and Cap. 102. Kombo Saint Mary) Act; " pest " means any insect or other invertebrate animal which may be injurious to agricultural or horticultural crops; " plant " includes everything in the nature of a plant and the fruit, leaves, cuttings, bark or any part thereof whatsoever, whether >---<>vrr :1.,11t·ctiou ,,,,onUS. .lJ>. 10:i. ,1i.,il.. ·r:,i.fa.11ons. living or dead, severed or attached, but shall not include seed, unless specifically mentioned, nor manufactured products of plants; plant disease" means any disease caused by fungus, bacterium, virus or other organism which may be injurious to agricultural or horticultural crops; 3. The Governor-General may set apart any Lands or any land in the Provinces acquired by the Governor-General under section 24 of the Lands (Provinces) Act for use as inspection grounds or for any other purpose which he may deem necessary to further the objects of the Act. 4. { J) The Minister may make regulations for all or any of the following purposes ( a) prohibiting, restricting, or regulating the importation into The Gambia of any plant, seed, soil, manure, containers, straw and other packing material at any other similar goods or things; { b) prescribing or designating tbe authority which may prescribe the conditions on which any such goods or things as are referred to in the preceding paragraph may be imported into The Gambia, including conditions to become operative after importation; (c) prescribing the places at which any such goods or things may be imported into The Gambia when not imported by post; (d) providing for the detention and examination of any such goods or things on their importation into The Gambia; (,) providing for the destruction of any such goods or things which on importation are found to be infected with any plant disease or pest or for their treatment by the Agricultural Department or otherwise, and for the similar treatment of any such goods or things as a precautionary measure whether found to be infected or not; (f) prescribing the fees and charges to be paid in respect of any act or thing done under any regulation; (g) defining the duties of inspectors; (h) generally for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act. (2) Any regulation made under this section may be limited in its application to goods or things coming from particular countries, and such countries may either be specified in the regulation or in a notice by the Minister relating to the regulation and published in the Gazette. (3) The Minister may prescribe penalties for the breach of any such regulations provided that no such penalty shall exceed a fine of one hundred pounds or in default of payment imprisonment with hard labour for a term not exceeding six months. 5. In addition to any fine or term of imprisonment which may be Penalties. imposed for a contravention of any regulation made under this Act the court may order that the goods or things in respect of which the offence has been committed be forfeited and disposed of as the court may direct.