PawPaw Ringspot Virus Order, 1994

PLANTS (QVARANTINE) THE PLANTS (QUARANTINE) ACT ORDER (under section 3) THE PAWPAW RINGSPOT VIRUS ORDER, 1994 (Made by the Minister on the 15th day of September, 1994) 1. This Order may be cited as the Pawpaw Ringspot Vrrus Order, 1994. 2. The Pawpaw Ringspot Virus is hereby declared to be a notifiable plant pest within the meaning of the Act. · L.N. 72/94 3. The areas specified in the Schedule are hereby declared to be Schedat.. infected with the Pawpaw Ringspot Virus plant pest and to be infected areas within the meaning of the Act. 4. Except with the approvalin writing of the Chief Plant Quarantine Officer, no person shall move, despatch or remove any earth, soil. manure, pawpaw, pawpaw seedlings, pawpaw products or other things into or out of any infected area. 5. The planting, replanting or cultivation of pawpaw plants within any infected area is prohibited until notification of the determination of the Chief Plant Quarantine Officer to the contrary is published in the Gazette. 6. Every owner or occupier and every person having charge or man­ agement of land on which pawpaws are grown shall forthwith give notice in writing to the Chief Plant Quarantine Officer specifying (a) his name and address; (b) the name and location of the property on which the pawpaws are grown; (c) the type of pawpaws grown; (d) the quantity of pawpaws grown; and (e) the manner in which and the person to whom the pawpaws are sold. [The inclusion of this page is authorized by L.l't. 4/ 1997] 3 4 THE PAWPAW RINGSPOT VIRUS ORIDER, 1994 7. Every exporter of pawpaws shall forthwith give notice to the Chief Plant Quarantine Officer in writing specifying (a) the fann of origin of the pawpaws; (b) the place from which any pawpaw seeds or pawpaw seedlings are obtained. 8. Where the Chief Plant Quarantine Officer is not satisfied with the information given under paragraph 6 or 7, he shall by notice in writing require the owner, occupier, person having charge or management of the land or exporter, as the case may be, to furnish him with such further information, as he may require, concerning the matters specified under paragraph 6 or 7. ScHEDULI! (Paragraph 3) Infected Areas (a) Saint Mary-Green Castle Estate and Agualta Vale and any area within a five mile radius of each form; (b) Saint Thomas-Belvedere Estate; Tais Farm, Yallahs and any area within a five mile radius of eadh funn; (c) Saint Oatlherine-Douiblewell Farm, Ohristian Pen and any area within a five mile radius of the farm; (d) Clarendon-Clarendon Park Orchard, fiarm owned by National Com­ mercial B,ank lnve~tments Umtited, Clarendon Park; (e) Clarendon-Leiba Farm, Sevens; (f) Manchester-Rochester Farm, New Forest [The inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 4/ 1997]