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Laws of Zambia

Plant Pests and Diseases (Importation) Regulations (Cap. 233)

Made 1960 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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English
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Regulation
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Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM)
Country
Zambia
Subjects
Cultivated plants
Keywords
plant protection, plant production, pests/diseases, seeds/planting material, international trade, authorization/permit, inspection, crops
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*, agriculture

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  1. (COTTON) REGULATIONS Regulations by the Minister Government Notice 84 of 1960 Government Notice 90 of 1964 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Pests and Diseases (Cotton) Regulations. Title 2. In these Regulations- Interpretation "cotton" means the linted species of the genus Gossypium. 3. (1) Subject to the provisions of regulation 4, an owner of land cultivated for the production of cotton shall destroy all cotton plants on his land Cotton lands to be cleared annually (a) on or before the 1st August in each year if that land is situated in an infested area or in a quarantine area; (b) on or before the 1st October in each year if that land is situated outside an infested area or a quarantine area. (2) Subject to the provisions of regulation 4, an owner of land in an infested area or in a quarantine area shall not plant cotton on such land before the 1st October in any year. (As amended by G.N. No. 90 of 1964) 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 (1) or (2) or both sub-regulations of regulation 3. Exemptions SECTION 31-THE PLANT PESTS AND DISEASES (IMPORTATION) REGULATIONS Regulations by the Minister Federal Government Notices 144 of 1960 217 of 1963 Government Notices 90 of 1964 497 of 1964 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Pests and Diseases (Importation) Regulations. Title 2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation "additional declaration", in relation to a phytosanitary certificate, means an endorsement by a plant protection officer on that certificate; "approved" means approved by the Permanent Secretary; "coniferous timber" means timber derived from trees of the order Coniferales and includes all softwood timbers, whether sawn or unsawn, planed or otherwise fashioned or processed, but excludes any timber which has been treated with a preservative in an approved manner; "Convention" means the Phytosanitary Convention for Africa South of the Sahara, signed at London in the United Kingdom on the 29th July, 1954, or any other international Phytosanitary Convention for Africa South of the Sahara to which the Government may be a party; "Convention country" means (a) the metropolitan territory situated in Africa to the south of the Sahara of a government which is a party or has acceded to the Convention; or (b) a territory situated in Africa to the south of the Sahara for whose international relations a government which is a party or has acceded to the Convention is responsible; "cotton" means the linted species of the genus Gossypium; "does not occur", in relation to the incidence of an injurious organism in a country outside Zambia or in any area or district of that country, means does not occur, to the knowledge of the plant protection authority of that country, in that country, area or district, as the case may be, and "do not occur" shall be construed accordingly; "during active growth", in relation to an inspection for the purposes of an additional declaration, means during the last period of active growth of the plants prior to their exportation; "fee" means the appropriate fee prescribed in the First Schedule; "forest tree" means any tree which is commonly grown for the production of timber and not solely for ornamental purposes; "form" means the appropriate form prescribed in the Second Schedule; "import" means to bring or cause to be brought into Zambia, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly; "non-Convention countries" means territories other than Convention countries; "pests and diseases", in relation to a phytosanitary certificate of an additional declaration, means injurious organisms; "phytosanitary certificate" means a statement issued by a plant protection officer certifying that he has before despatch thoroughly examined the plants, parts of plants or plant products, to which the statement relates, or representative samples of them, and found them substantially free from pests and diseases; "plant", in relation to an inspection for the purposes of an additional declaration, means (a) if the declaration relates to a growing plant, the growing plant; (b) if the declaration relates to a part of a plant such as budwood, bulbs, corns, cuttings, fruit, grafts, rhizomes, rooted material, seeds, suckers or tubers, the growing parent plant from which such part was directly derived or which produced such part; "plant protection authority" means the department of the government of a country which is responsible for the administration of the plant protection law in force in that country; "plant protection law" means a law providing for the protection of plants against injurious organisms; "plant protection officer" means an officer of a plant protection authority who is authorised by that authority to issue phytosanitary certificates; "protective treatment" means the sorting, disinfecting, fumigation, treatment or quarantine of growing media, plants or containers in terms of these Regulations, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly; "quarantine" means the detention and culture of plants in isolation under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture under such conditions, at such place and for such period as the Permanent Secretary may determine; "soil" means a growing medium which is neither sterilised nor inert; "South Africa" means the Republic of South Africa; "South African nursery" means a nursery in South Africa which is registered in terms of the plant protection law in force in that country; "submit", in relation to a permit or phytosanitary or other certificate relating to a consignment of growing media, injurious organisms, invertebrates or plants, means the submission of the permit or certificate at the place of inspection or port of entry of the consignment, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly; "supervised importation only", in relation to a plant listed in the first column of the Sixth or Seventh Schedule, means importation of the plant by or under the direct supervision of the Department of Agriculture with subsequent quarantine of the plant; "vegetative material" means (a) any growing plant; or (b) any part of a plant, other than the seed or fruit, which can be used to propagate the plant and includes budwood, cuttings, grafts, rooted material, suckers and dormant parts such as bulbs, bulbils, cornns, rhizomes and tubers. (As amended by G.N. No. 90 of 1964) 3. The provisions of these Regulations shall not apply to any growing medium, invertebrate or plant in transit through Zambia which is consigned by rail or by an approved airline. (As amended by G.N. No. 90 of 1964) Application of Regulations 4. (1) Save as is provided in regulation 8, no person shall import any growing medium or plant, including any unmanufactured plant product specified in the Fourth Schedule or seed specified in the Fifth Schedule, unless a permit authorising the importation of that growing medium or plant is submitted. Import of growing medium or plant under permit (2) No person shall import any growing medium or plant otherwise than through a port of entry specified in the Third Schedule or an approved place, or, if quarantine is one of the conditions governing the importation of the growing medium or plant, otherwise than through Lusaka. (As amended by G.N. No. 90 of 1964) 5. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (2), no person shall import an invertebrate, the importation of which is not governed by the provisions of another law, unless a permit authorising the importation of that invertebrate is submitted. Import of invertebrate or injurious organism under permit (2) No person shall import an injurious organism unless (a) the importation is made (i) for scientific purposes; and (ii) under the direct supervision of the Department of Agriculture; and (b) a permit authorising the importation of that injurious organism is submitted. 6. Application for a permit to import a growing medium, injurious Applications for organism, invertebrate or plant shall be made to the Permanent Secretary and, if the Permanent Secretary so requires, shall be made in Form No. 1. (As amended by G.N. No. 90 of 1964) permits 7. (1) A permit authorising the importation of a growing medium, injurious organism, invertebrate or plant shall be issued by the Permanent Secretary in Form No. 2. Issue, refusal, etc., of permits (2) The Permanent Secretary may (a) refuse to issue a permit; or (b) cancel, suspend or amend any permit which has been issued. (As amended by G.N. No. 90 of 1964) 8. Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, no permit shall be required for the importation of (a) cut flowers, other than heather, holly, mistletoe or shamrock, not intended for propagation; (b) dormant underground parts, such as bulbs, corns, rhizomes and tubers, of ornamental plants; (c) fruit from Convention countries; (d) herbaceous ornamental plants produced in South Africa; (e) potato tubers produced in South Africa; (f) unmanufactured plant products which are not listed in the Fourth Schedule; (g) seeds which are not listed in the Fifth Schedule; (h) vegetables, other than potatoes, from Convention countries, which are intended for consumption; (i) any plant other than Imports without permit (i) a plant specified in the Sixth Schedule; or (ii) a plant specified in item 2, 4 or 9 of the Eighth Schedule; which is produced in a South African nursery and is despatched in accordance with the provisions of the plant protection law in force in South Africa. 9. Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, an inspector may (a) cause any vehicle in Zambia suspected or known to have brought into Zambia General powers of inspectors (i) an injurious organism; or (ii) a plant or container suspected or known to be diseased or infested with an injurious organism; to be disinfected or fumigated; (b) detain and inspect any growing medium, plant or container on importation; (c) cause any growing medium, plant or container detained and inspected in terms of paragraph (b) to be disinfected, fumigated or treated whether or not the growing medium, plant or container is diseased or infested with an injurious organism; (d) cause any imported growing medium or plant which on inspection appears to be infested with an injurious organism and any plant in the same container to be destroyed immediately without compensation if the injurious organism is of a specially dangerous character or, in the opinion of the inspector (i) disinfection is impracticable or will not be a complete safeguard; or (ii) the delay caused by disinfection would give rise to the risk of the introduction or spread of the injurious organism. (As amended by G.N. No. 90 of 1964) 10. A consignment of fruit found by an inspector on importation to be infested with living caterpillars of the apple codling moth (Cydia pomonella (L.)) shall be destroyed without compensation: Imported fruit found to be infested Provided that the inspector may (a) if less than five per centum of the fruit is infested, cause the infested fruit in such consignment to be separated from the uninfested fruit and permit the release to the importer of the uninfested fruit; (b) if five per centum or more of the fruit is infested (i) in consignments of not more than two containers of not more than one bushel each, believed by the inspector not to be for re-sale, cause the infested fruit to be separated from the uninfested fruit and release the uninfested fruit to the importer; or (ii) in other consignments in which, owing to the immature development of the caterpillars there is in the opinion of the inspector no immediate risk of the introduction or spread of that moth within Zambia, permit the importer or consignor, within such period as the inspector may fix, to cause such consignment to be returned to the country of last export. (As amended by G.N. No. 90 of 1964) 11. A consignment of potatoes found by an inspector on importation to be infected with wart disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb.) Percival) and a consignment of seed potatoes found by an inspector on importation to be infested with the root knot eelworm (Meloidogyne javanica (Treub)) or with any other species of eelworm injurious to plants shall be (a) destroyed without compensation; or (b) if the inspector so permits, returned to the country of last export. Imported potatoes found to be infected or infested 12. Unless the Permanent Secretary otherwise directs, the protective treatment of any imported growing medium, plant or container shall be carried out on Government premises. (As amended by G.N. No. 90 of 1964) Protective treatment 13. (1) No imported growing medium or plant which has been protectively treated shall be released to the importer unless he pays the fee for such treatment. Fee for protective treatment (2) If an importer fails to pay the fee in respect of a growing medium or plant referred to in sub-regulation (1) within seven days of the date of a noticed demanding the payment of the fee, an inspector shall, subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (3), cause that growing medium or plant to be sold by auction at such time and place as he may fix. (3) The sale of a growing medium or plant in terms of sub-regulation (2) shall be subject to a reserve sufficient to cover the estimated costs of such sale. (4) A growing medium or plant not purchased at a sale in terms of sub-regulation (2) shall be (a) sold immediately out of hand; or (b) destroyed without payment of compensation if the Minister so directs; or (c) disposed of in such manner as the Minister may direct. (5) If a plant referred to in sub-regulation (1) is, in the opinion of the inspector, of such nature that only the immediate sale of the plant would realise an amount sufficient to cover (a) the cost of the sale; and (b) the fee; and (c any charges payable to the Controller of Customs and Excise; the plant shall be disposed of in the manner described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of sub-regulation (4). (6) The inspector shall pay to the importer the amount realised by the sale of a growing medium or plant in terms of this regulation less the charges referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of sub-regulation (5). 14. (1) No person shall import- Import of certain plants and fruits (a) any plant which is packed in soil and which is not the product of a South African nursery; or (b) fresh fruits from Asia or the Pacific Islands; or (c) any plant specified in the Sixth Schedule; without the consent in writing of the Minister. (2) The Minister shall not give his consent to the importation of a plant mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of sub-regulation (1) unless he is satisfied that the importation is made (a) for scientific purposes; and (b) under the direct supervision of the Department of Agriculture. 15. (1) Subject to the imposition of conditions in terms of section thirty of the Act, the conditions governing the importation from a country other than South Africa of a plant listed in the first column of the Seventh Schedule shall be the conditions specified opposite thereto in the second column of the Schedule. Conditions for import of plants listed in Seventh Schedule (2) Any reference in the second column of the Seventh Schedule to a phytosanitary certificate shall be construed as a reference to a phytosanitary certificate in Form No. 3. 16. Subject to the imposition of conditions in terms of section thirty of the Act, the conditions governing the importation from South Africa of a plant listed in the first column of the Eighth Schedule shall be the conditions specified opposite thereto in the second column of the Schedule. Conditions for import of plants listed in Eighth Schedule FIRST SCHEDULE (Regulation 2) PRESCRIBED FEE UNITS Nature of Protective Treatment Fee Units 1. Fumigation of living plants in a Ten ngwee for each container. The fumigation chamber with hydrogen minimum fee units for each use of the cyanide, methyl bromide or other fumigation chamber shall be eight fee approved fumigant. units and the maximum fee sixty fee units. 2. The treatment of tobacco and against Two fee units for each gram treated. disease. 3. Delinting of cotton seed or ginning Two fee units for each kilogram weight and delinting of seed cotton. of cotton seed delinted or seed cotton ginned and delinted. The minimum fee for any one consignment shall be fifteen fee units. 4. Sorting and packing of fruit Two fee units for each tray or eight fee units for each bushel. No fee shall be payable if the importer provides his own labour. 5. Any protective treatment not Such fee, sufficient to cover the cost of specified in items 1 to 4. the treatment as the Minister may fix. SECOND SCHEDULE (Regulation 2) FORM No. 1 REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA THE PLANT PESTS AND DISEASES (IMPORTATION) REGULATIONS Application for a Permit for the Importation of Plants The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, (Plant Importation Permits), P.O. Box RW.195, Lusaka. I, (State full name) of (State postal and residential addresses) hereby apply to import by (State mode of importation, i.e., whether by post, rail, road or air freight) from (State full name of consignor) of through (State port of entry into Zambia if mode of importation is not by post) the following plants: (State number and kinds of plants) for the purpose of (State which one or more of the following applies: sale, private use, manufacturer, consumption or propagation for sale) I intend to grow these plants at (State exact locality if plants are to be grown) No. of Currency Import Licence (If plants are to be imported from France, South America or U.S.S.R. and other Eastern European countries) Date........................................................................ ..................................................................................... (Signature of applicant) (As amended by G.N. No. 90 of 1964) FORM NO. 2 REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA THE PLANT PESTS AND DISEASES (IMPORTATION) REGULATIONS PERMIT AUTHORISING THE IMPORTATION OF GROWING MEDIA/INJURIOUS ORGANISMS/INVERTEBRATES/PLANTS (This permit is to be sent by the importer to the supplier who shall ensure that it accompanies the growing media/injurious organisms/invertebrates/plants.) Permission is granted to of to import in one consignment, within six months of the date of this permit, by from of through the following: . subject to the following conditions: Date.......................................................................... .......................................................................... for Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture (As amended by G.N. No. 90 of 1964) FORM NO. 3 PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the plants, parts of plants or plant products described below or representative samples of them were thoroughly examined on by an authorised officer of the (Insert name of plant protection authority) and were found to the best of his knowledge to be substantially free from injurious diseases and pests, and that the consignment is believed to conform with the current phytosanitary regulations of the importing country both as stated in the additional declaration hereon and otherwise. Fumigation or disinfection treatment (if required by importing country) Date.............................................Treatment Duration of exposure Chemical and concentration Additional declaration: ......................................................................................, 19.................... (Official Stamp) ................................................................................................................ (Signature) ................................................................................................................ (Rank) DESCRIPTION OF THE CONSIGNMENT Name and address of exporter Name and address of consignee Number and description of packages Distinguishing marks Origin (if required by importing country) Means of conveyance Point of entry Quantity and name of produce Botanical name (if required by importing country) THIRD SCHEDULE (Regulation 4 (2)) PORTS OF ENTRY Chipata. Livingstone. Chirundu. Lusaka. Kabwe. Mbala. Kariba. Mokambo. Kasumbelesa. Nakonde. Kitwe. Ndola. (G.N. No. 90 of 1964) FOURTH SCHEDULE (Regulations 4 and 8) PLANT PRODUCTS FOR THE IMPORTATION OF WHICH A PERMIT IS REQUIRED 1. Broom corn 2. Citrus peel, fresh or dried, other than candied 3. Clover fodder 4. Coffee beans for consumption 5. Cotton lint 6. Lucerne hay 7. Tobacco, cured, unmanufactured FIFTH SCHEDULE (Regulations 4 and 8) SEEDS FOR THE IMPORTATION OF WHICH A PERMIT IS REQUIRED 1. Abutilon seed 2. Acacia seed from non-Convention countries 3. Acorns from countries other than South Africa 4. Banana seed 5. Beech seed from non-Convention countries 6. Birch seed from non-Convention countries 7. Capsicum (Pepper or Chillies) seed from non-Convention countries 8. Cereals, seed of the following, barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat, from countries other than South Africa 9. Chestnuts from countries other than South Africa 10. Citrus seed from countries other than South Africa or Portuguese East Africa 11. Clover seed 12. Cocoa seed 13. Coffee seed 14. Cotton seed from countries other than South Africa 15. Conifers, seeds of, from non-Convention countries 16. Elm seed from non-Convention countries 17. Eucalyptus spp. seed from non-Convention countries 18. Grape vine seed 19. Grass seed for propagation from countries other than South Africa 20. Groundnut (Arachis spp.) seed 21. Hibiscus seed 22. Hickory seed from non-Convention countries 23. Hollyhock seed 24. Lettuce seed 25. Lucerne seed 26. Maize seed from non-Convention countries 27. Mango seed from countries other than South Africa 28. Maple seed from non-Convention countries 29. Oil-palm seed from countries other than South Africa 30. Pea (Pisum sativum) seed from countries other than South Africa 31. Peach, including nectarine, stones and seed from non-Convention countries 32. Pepper (Piper nigrum) seed from countries other than South Africa 33. Plane seed from non-Convention countries 34. Poplar seed from non-Convention countries 35. Pyrethrum seed from non-Convention countries 36. Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) seed 37. Sisal (Agave and Furcraea spp.) seed from non-Convention countries 38. Soya bean seed from non-Convention countries 39. Sugar cane seed from non-Convention countries 40. Sunflower (Helianthus spp.), including Jerusalem artichoke, seed from countries other than South Africa 41. Tea seed 42. Tobacco seed 43. Tomato seed. 44. Tung (Aleurities spp.) seed from countries other than South Africa 45. Willow seed from non-Convention countries 46. Forest trees of species not specified elsewhere in this Schedule, seed of, from non-Convention countries 47. Malvaceous plants of species not specified elsewhere in this Schedule, seed of, from non-Convention countries (As amended by F.G.N. No. 217 of 1963 and S.I. No. 217 of 1972) SIXTH SCHEDULE (Regulations 2, 8 and 14) PLANTS, THE IMPORTATION OF WHICH IS PROHIBITED 1. Acacia, vegetative material of, from non-Convention countries 2. Banana leaves severed from the plant, whether used as packing or other-wise, and banana fruits from non-Convention countries, and vegetative material of banana from Natal 3. Capsicum spp., such as chillies and peppers, vegetative material of, from non-Convention countries 4. Cereals, small, such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat, vegetative material of, from non-Convention countries 5. Chestnut, and all other species of Castanea, plants from North America or from any other country where chestnut canker (Endothia parasitica (Murr.) Anderson & Anderson) is known by the Permanent Secretary to exist 6. Citrus fruits, fresh and dried citrus peel, but not including candied citrus peel, from any territory where citrus black spot (Guignardia citricarpa Kiely) or citrus canker (Xanthomonas citri (Hasse) Dowson) is known by the Permanent Secretary to exist 7. Citrus, rooted vegetative material of, from non-Convention countries 8. Clover (Ttrifolium spp.), fodder or vegetative material of, from non-Convention countries 9. Cocoa (Theobroma cacao), fruits of, from non-Convention countries 10. Coconut plants from non-Convention countries 11. Coffee, fruits (coffee cherries) of, from non-Convention countries 12. Conifers, vegetative material of, from non-Convention countries. (Note: This will include most "Christmas trees".) 13. Cotton, vegetative material of, from non-Convention countries 14. Dahlia, vegetative material of, from South Africa 15. Elm, and all other species of Ulmus and Zelkova, plants from Europe or any country where Dutch elm disease (Ceratocystis ulmi (Buism.) C. Moreau) is known by the Permanent Secretary to exist 16. Eucalyptus spp., vegetative material of, from non-Convention countries 17. Grape vine, and all other species of Vitaceae, plants from China, Japan, Korea or Manchuria 18. Hibiscus and all other species of Malvaceae, vegetative material of, from North and Central America 19. Lucerne, hay and vegetative material of, from non-Convention countries 20. Maize, vegetative material of, and straw for packing from non-Convention countries, and seed of, from Asia 21. Oak (Quercus spp.), vegetative material of, from non-Convention countries 22. Opuntia spp., including spineless cactus, vegetative material, seed and fruit of, for propagation 23. Pea (Pisum, Dolichos, Lathyrus and Vicia spp.), vegetative material of, from non-Convention countries 24. Peach, including nectarine, stones and seed from non-Convention countries 25. Plane (Platanus spp.), vegetative material of, from non-Convention countries 26. Potato, vegetative material of, except tubers from non-Convention countries 27. Rice, seed with husk and vegetative material of, from any country where rice leaf (white tip) nematode (Aphelenchoides besseyi) is known by the Permanent Secretary to exist; 28. Rose, and all other species of Rosaceae, plants from Asia or the Pacific Islands 29. Rubber (Hevea spp.) plants from South and Central America 30. Soya bean, seed from any country where soya bean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines) or bacterial wilt (Corynebacterium flaccumfaciens) is known by the Permanent Secretary to exist, and vegetative material from non-Convention countries; 31. Sunflower (Helianthus spp.), including Jerusalem artichoke, vegetative material of, from non-Convention countries 32. Sweet potato tubers for consumption from non-Convention countries 33. Tea plants from non-Convention countries 34. Tobacco and flowering plants of the genus Nicotiana, seed and vegetative material of, from non-Convention countries; 35. Tomato, seed, vegetative material and fruit of, from any country where bacterial canker (Cornebacterium michiganense) is known by the Permanent Secretary to exist. 36. Forest trees of species not specified elsewhere in this Schedule, vegetative material of, from non-Convention countries (Amended by G.N. No. 90 of 1964 and S.I. No. 217 of 1972) SEVENTH SCHEDULE (Regulations 2 and 15) PLANTS, THE IMPORTATION OF WHICH FROM TERRITORIES OTHER THAN SOUTH AFRICA IS SUBJECT TO SPECIAL CONDITIONS Description of Plant Conditions 1. Vegetative material of host plants of On importation to be submitted to an in San José scale (Quadraspidiotus spector for examination and, if necessary, perniciosus (Comst.)), including all fumigation. woody perennials of the Rosaceae, including the genera Amelanchier, Chaenomeles, Cotoneaster, Crataegus, Cydonia, Malus, Mespilus, Pirus (Pyrus), Prunus, Rosa, Sorbus, and all species of the genera Acacia, Acer, Euonymus, Fagus, Juglans, Ligustrum, Maclura, Populus, Ptelea, Ribes, Salix, Symphoricarpus, Syringa, Tilia, Ulmus, from any country where San JosÇe scale is known by the Permanent Secretary to exist. 2. Avocado (Persea spp.), vegetative (a) Supervised importation only; material of, from non-Convention (b) Submission of a phytosanitary certifi countries. cate with additional declaration that the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from pests and diseases. 3. Banana and plantain (Musa (a) Quarantine; spp.), vegetative material of, from (b) Submission of a phytosanitary certifi non-Convention countries. cate with additional declaration that Panama disease (Fusarium oxysporum f. cubense (E.F.S.) Snyder & Hansen) and cercospora leaf spot (Mycosphaerella musicola Leach) do not occur in the district of origin. 4. Broom corn, unmanufactured, (a) The straws to be detached from the derived from sorghum. crowns; (b) No part of the crown to remain with the straws on importation. 5. Cassava (Manihot spp.), vegetative (a) Quarantine; material of, from non-Convention (b) Submission of a phytosanitary certifi countries. cate with additional declaration that the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from pests and diseases. 6. Cereals, seed of the following, Submission of a phytosanitary certificate barley, oats, rye and wheat, with additional declaration that the seed from non-Convention countries. has been (i) inspected and found free from ergot (Claviceps purpurea Fr. (Tul.)); and (ii) treated against Helminthosporium spp. in an approved manner. 7. Cereals of species not specified (a) Supervised importation only; elsewhere in this Schedule, (b) Submission of a phytosanitary certifi vegetative material of. cate with additional declaration that the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from pests and diseases. 8. Chestnuts, seed and vegetative Submission of a phytosanitary certificate material of, for propagation. with additional declaration that chestnut canker (Endothia parasitica (Murr.) Anderson & Anderson) does not occur in the country of origin. 9. Chrysanthemum, vegetative Submission of a phytosanitary certificate material of. with additional declaration that (i) the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from chrysanthemum midge (Diarthronomyia chrysanthemi Ahlb.); or (ii) chrysanthemum midge does not occur in the country of origin. 10. Citrus cuttings and budwood (a) Quarantine; from non-Convention countries (b) Submission of a phytosanitary and vegetative material from certificate with additional declaration Convention countries other than that Portuguese East Africa. (i) all citrus plants on the nursery or plantation from which the consignment was taken were inspected not more than three months prior to the despatch of such consignment; and (ii) such plants were found free from pests and diseases especially citrus black spot (Guignardia citricarpa Kiely); and (iii) citrus canker (Xanthomonas citri (Hasse) Dowson) does not occur in the district of origin. 11. Cocoa, seed and vegetative (a) Supervised importation only; material of. (b) Submission of a phytosanitary certificate with additional declaration that the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from pests and diseases. 12. Coffee, vegetative material of, (a) Supervised importation only; from non-Convention countries. (b) Submission of a phytosanitary certifi cate with additional declaration that the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from pests and diseases. 13. Cotton, ginned. To be subject to fumigation with methyl bromide or other approved treatment. 14. Cotton seed and seed cotton. The delinting or ginning and delinting, as the case may be, of the consignment by means of concentrated sulphuric acid. 15. Dahlia, vegetative material of. (a) Supervised importation only; (b) Submission of a phytosanitary certifi cate with additional declaration that (i) the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from tomato spotted wilt virus (Lycopersicum virus 3. Smith); or (ii) tomato spotted wilt virus does not occur in the country of origin. 16. Date palms, vegetative material Supervised importation only. of, from non-Convention countries. 17. Elm (Ulmus spp. and Zelkova Submission of a phytosanitary certificate spp.) plants from non-Convention with additional declaration that the plants countries. have been inspected during active growth and found free from pests and diseases. 18. Fruit, fresh, of species not specified Submission of a phytosanitary certificate elsewhere in this Schedule, from with additional declaration that Oriental non-Convention countries fruit-fly (Ducas dorsalis Hend.), cherry fruit-fly (Rhagoletis cerasi L.), Mexican fruit-fly (Anastrepha ludens Loew) and Queensland fruit-fly (Ducas tryoni (Frogatt)) do not occur in the country of origin or that the fruit has been fumigated with methyl bromide or subjected to other approved treatment before despatch. 19. Granadilla (Passiflora spp. and Supervised importation only. (Tacsonia spp.), vegetative material of. 20. Grape vine plants. (a) Quarantine; (b) Submission of a phytosanitary certifi cate with additional declaration that the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from pests and diseases, especially Pierce's disease (Medicago virus 3. Smith) and bacterial blight of grapes (Erwinia vitivora (Baccarini) Du Plessis). 21. Grasses (Gramineae spp.) other than (a) Supervised importation only; sugar cane, vegetative material of. (b) Submission of a phytosanitary certificate with additional declaration that the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from pests and diseases. 22. Groundnut (Arachis spp.), vegetative (a) Quarantine; material of. (b) Submission of a phytosanitary certificate with additional declaration that the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from pests and diseases. 23. Heather (Calluna and Erica To be free from unmanufactured packing spp.) plants, other than seed. materials of vegetable origin. 24. Hibiscus spp., and all other (a) Submission of a phytosanitary certifi species of Malvaceae except cate with additional declaration that cotton, vegetative material of, the plants have been inspected during from non-Convention countries. active growth and found free from pests and diseases; (b) No flower buds, flowers or fruits to be included with the material. 25. Lucerne seed. Submission of a phytosanitary certicate with additional declaration (i) that the consignment is free from dodder (Cuscuta spp.); and (ii) that A. the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from crown wart (Urophlyctis alfalfae (Lagerh.) Magnus), lucerne wilt (Corynebacterium insidiosum (McCulloch) Jensen) and Pierce's disease of the grape or lucerne dwarf virus (Medicago virus 3. Smith); or B. crown wart, lucerne wilt and Pierce's disease do not occur in the district of origin. 26. Maize seed from non-Convention Submission of a phytosanitary certificate countries outside Asia. with additional declaration that Stewart's disease (Xanthomonas stewarti (E.F.S.) Dowson) does not occur in the district of origin. 27. Mango plants from non-Convention (a) Supervised importation only; countries. (b) Submission of a phytosanitary certificate with additional declaration that the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from pests and diseases. 28. New Zealand Flax (Phormium Submission of a phytosanitary certificate tenax), vegetative material of. with additional declaration that the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from pests and diseases. 29. Oil-palm (Elaeis spp.) plants Supervised importation only. from non-Convention countries. 30. Olive (Olea spp.), vegetative Supervised importation only. material of, from non-Convention countries. 31. Onions, chives, garlic, leeks, shallots Submission of a phytosanitary certificate and all other species vegetative with additional declaration of Allium, material of, for propagation or that consumption, from non-Convention (i) the plants have been inspected during countries. active growth and found free from onion smut (Urocystis cepulae Frost); or (ii) onion smut does not occur in the country of origin. 32. Pea (Pisum sativum) seed. Submission of a phytosanitary with additional declaration that (i) the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from bacterial blight of peas (Pseudomonas pisi Sackett) or similar pathogens; or (ii) bacterial blight of peas or similar pathogens do not occur in the country of origin. 33. Pepper (Piper nigrum) plants Supervised importation only. from non-Convention countries. 34. Pineapple, vegetative material of, Supervised importation only. from non-Convention countries. 35. Pome fruit trees, including Submission of a phytosanitary certificate ornamental species of Cydonia, with additional declaration that Malus, Pyrus and Sorbus, vegetative (i) the plants have been inspected during material of, from non-Convention active growth and found free from countries. pests and diseases; and (ii) fireblight (Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al.) does not occur in the district of origin. 36. Potato tubers. Submission of a phytosanitary certificate dated not more than 30 days before the despatch of the consignment, with additional declaration (i) that the potatoes were grown in land certified by the plant protection authority as being free from potato root eelworm (Heteroderarostochiensis Wollenw.) and other cyst-forming nematodes, and have been washed free from soil; and (ii) that A. wart disease (Synchytrium endo bioticum (Schilb.) Percival) and bacterial ringrot (Corynebacterium sepedonicum (Spieck & Kotth.) Skaptason & Burkholder) do not occur within eight kilometres of the place where the potatoes were grown, and no case of wart disease has been observed in that area by the plant protection authority during the ten years preceding the date of the certificate; or B. wart disease and bacterial ring-rot do not occur in the country of origin. 37. Pyrethrum plants from non-Convention Supervised importation only. countries. 38. Rice seeds (paddy or rough rice) Supervised importation only. for propagation, from non-Convention countries. 39. Rosaceae of species not specified Submission of a phytosanitary certificate elsewhere in this Schedule, with additional declaration that the plants vegetative material of. have been inspected during active growth and found free from pests and diseases especially fireblight (Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al.) and virus diseases. 40.Rose, vegetative material of. Submission of a phytosanitary certificate with additional declaration that during active growth of the plants they and all other rose plants on the same premises were inspected and (i) they and all other rose plants on the same premises were found free from rose streak (Rosa virus 4. Smith) and rose wilt (Rosa virus 3. Smith); and (ii) they were found free from other virus diseases of rose, including rose mosaic (Rosa virus 1. Smith); and (iii) not less than 98 per centum of the other rose plants on the same premises were found free from other virus diseases of rose, including rose mosaic. 41. Rubber, Para (Heveabrasiliensis), Supervised importation only. plants. 42. Sisal (Agave spp. and Furcraea Supervised importation only. spp.), plants of, from non-Convention countries. 43. Strawberry, vegetative material Submission of a phytosanitary certificate of, from non-Convention countries. with additional declaration that the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from virus diseases and strawberry red core (Phytophthora fragariae Hickman). 44. Sugar cane plants. Supervised importation only. 45. Sunflower (Helianthus spp.), including Submission of a phytosanitary certificate Jerusalem artichoke, seed of. with additional declaration that (i) the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from pests and diseases; and (ii) virus diseases of Helianthus spp. do not occur in the country of origin. 46. Sweet potato, vegetative material of, (a) Supervised importation only; from non-Convention countries. (b) Submission of a phytosanitary certificate with additional declaration that (i) the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from pests and diseases; and (ii) internal cork virus disease does not occur in the district of origin. 47. Tobacco and flowering plants of the Submission of a phytosanitary certificate genus Nicotiana, seed of, from with additional declaration that Convention countries. (i) the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from pests and diseases, especially anthracnose (Colletotrichum tabacum Bšning); and (ii) blue mould (Peronospora tabacina Adam) does not occur in the district of origin. 48. Tobacco, cured, unmanufactured, Submission of a phytosanitary certificate including manufacturers' samples. with additional declaration that the tobacco has been fumigated with methyl bromide, hydrogen cyanide, acrylonitrile or other approved fumigant in a manner adequate to destroy pests of cured tobacco. 49. Tomato plants. Submission of a phytosanitary certificate with additional declaration that (i) the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from bacterial canker (Corynebacterium michiganense (E.F.S.) Jensen); or (ii) bacterial canker does not occur in the country of origin. 50. Tung (Aleurites spp.) plants. Submission of a phytosanitary certificate with additional declaration that the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from pests and diseases. 51. Yam (Dioscorea spp.), vegetative Submission of a phytosanitary certificate material of, from non-Convention with additional declaration that the plants countries. have been inspected during active growth and found free from pests and diseases. 52. Ornamental plants of species not Submission of a phytosanitary certificate specified elsewhere in this Schedule, with additional declaration that the plants vegetative material of, other than have been inspected during active growth dormant underground parts of, from and found free from pests and diseases. non-Convention countries. 53. Bulbs, corns, rhizomes, tubers (a) To be thoroughly washed free from soil; other dormant underground (b) Submission of a phytosanitary certificate with additional declaration that the plants have been inspected during active growth and found free from pests and diseases. parts of ornamental plants. (As amended by G.N. No. 90 of 1964, and S.I. No. 217 of 1972) EIGHTH SCHEDULE (Regulations 8 and 16) PLANTS, THE IMPORTATION OF WHICH FROM SOUTH AFRICA IS SUBJECT TO SPECIAL CONDITIONS Description of Plant Conditions 1. Vegetative material of host plants On importation to be submitted to an in of San José scale (Quadraspidiotus) spector for examination and, if necessary, perniciosus) (Comst.)), including all fumigation. woody perennials of the Rosaceae, including the genera Amelanchier, Chaenomeles, Cotoneaster, Crataegus, Cydonia, Malus, Mespilus, Pirus (Pyrus), Prunus, Rosa, Sorbus, and all species of the genera Acacia, Acer, Euonymus, Fagus, Juglans, Ligustrum, Maclura, Populus, Ptelea, Ribes, Salix, Symphoricarpus, Syringa, Tilia, Ulmus. 2. Citrus, vegetative material of, from Supervised importation only. the Provinces of Natal, Transvaal and the Orange Free State. 3. Coniferous timber which has The importer shall been in the Magisterial District (a) notify the Permanent Secretary in of Bellville, Caledon, Cape Town, writing within seven days of the date Durban, East London, Estcourt, of despatch of any such coniferous Malmesbury, Paarl, Port Elizabeth, timber to Zambia; and Simonstown, Somerset West, (b) cause all such coniferous timber to be Stellenbosch, Tulbagh, Uitenhage, sterilised by an approved method before Wellington, Worcester or Wynberg such timber is sold or otherwise disposed at any time during the period from of or used, caused to be used or processed the 1st November in any year to the in any manner whatsoever within Zambia, 31st March of the following year. and in any event within 180 days of its arrival in Zambia. Description of Plant Conditions 4. Grape vines, Virginia creeper Submission of a certificate issued by an and all other species of Ampelidaceae officer of the plant protection authority (Vitaceae), vegetative material of, authorising the removal from the district grown in the Magisterial District of of origin of that material. Caledon Paarl, Robertson, Somerset West, Stellenbosch, Worcester or Wynberg. 5. Lucerne seed. Submission of a phytosanitary certificate with additional declaration that the consignment is free from dodder (Cuscuta spp.) 6. Pea (Pisum sativum) seed for The seed to be in an unbroken container propagation produced in South sealed by an officer of the plant protection Africa. authority. 7. Poplar (Populus), vegetative All leaves and leaf-stalks to be removed material of. before importation. 8. Potato tubers for propagation. Submission of a phytosanitary certificate with additional declaration that (i) wart disease (Synchytrium endo bioticum (Schilb.) Percival) does not occur within ten kilometres of the place where the potatoes were grown; and (ii) no case of wart disease has been observed in that area by the plant protection authority during the ten years preceding the date of the certificate. (iii) Golden Nematode (Heterodera rostochiensis) is not known to occur within fifty kilometres of the growing site. 9. Potato tubers for consumption. Submission of a phytosanitary certificate with the additional declaration that Golden Nematode (H. rostochiensis) is not known to occur within 50 kilometres of the growing site.; 10. Plants of all kinds with roots, and all Unless from a registered nursery, sub bulbs, corns, tubers or other mission of a phytosanitary certificate underground parts of a plant, for with the additional declaration that propagation or consumption. Golden Nematode (H. rostochiensis) is not known to occur within 50 kilometres of the growing site.; 11. Sugar cane, vegetative material of, Supervised importation only. propagation. (As amended by G.N. No. 90 of 1964 and S.I. No. 217 of 1972) SECTION 29-THE PLANT PESTS AND DISEASES (KROMNEK) REGULATIONS Regulations by the Minister Federal Government Notice 327 of 1958 Government Notice 90 of 1964 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Pests and Diseases (Kromnek) Regulations. Title 2. (1) Every person who grows or cultivates dahlia tubers for sale and every person who sells dahlia tubers shall make application to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, P.O. Box RW, Lusaka, for the registration of his premises. Registration of premises (2) A person referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall, before the 1st January in each subsequent year, make a further application to the Permanent Secretary for the registration of his premises. (3) On receipt of an application for registration in terms of sub-regulation (1) or (2), the Permanent Secretary shall register the premises in a register to be kept for the purpose. (As amended by G.N. No. 90 of 1964) 3. (1) Every person who has registered his premises in terms of regulation 2 shall keep a register, in the form prescribed in the Schedule, of all sales of dahlia tubers made by him. Register of sales

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