Declaration of biosecurity emergency areas for Giant Invasive Iguana/Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) (L.N. No. 18 of 2024)

60 Price: 24c STAR PRINTERY PTE LTD, (Government Printer), Suva, Fiji – 2024 33/FGGS/24—170 Official Printer Since 2022 [LEGAL NOTICE NO. 18] BIOSECURITY ACT 2008 Declaration of Biosecurity Emergency Areas for Giant Invasive Iguana/Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) IN exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 77 of the Biosecurity Act 2008, with the advice of the Biosecurity Authority of Fiji and in consultation with the National Disaster Management Council, I hereby declare the Savusavu area and the whole islands of Qamea, Matagi, Taveuni, Laucala, Viubani and other surrounding islets as biosecurity emergency areas for Giant Invasive Iguana/Green Iguana (Iguana iguana). This Declaration is in force for a period of 6 months from the date of its publication in the Gazette. Any movement of all stages of the Giant Invasive Iguana/Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) including eggs within, into and out of the declared biosecurity emergency areas is strictly prohibited. Pursuant to sections 79(3) and 94 of the Biosecurity Act 2008, any person who contravenes any direction made pursuant to this Declaration commits an offence and is liable to the penalties prescribed under Schedule 5 to the Biosecurity Act 2008. Dated this 7th day of April 2024. S. L. RABUKA Prime Minister and Minister for Public Enterprises