Plant Protection (Importation from Zanzibar) Order (Cap. 324)

[Rev. 2012] CAP. 324 Plant Protection [Subsidiary] 43 [Issue 1] PLANT PROTECTION (IMPORTATION FROM ZANZIBAR) ORDER, 1956 [L.N. 379/1956.] 1. This Order may be cited as the Plant Protection (Importation from Zanzibar) Order, 1956. 2. No person shall import or cause to be imported directly or indirectly from Zanzibar any— (a) part of a plant, seed, grain or crop; (b) box, bag, sack or other container containing or having contained any part of a plant, seed, grain or crop; (c) box, bag, sack or other container which may possibly contain the pest Trogoderma granarium or any other pest or any disease. without submitting the same to an inspector at the place of entry into Kenya within twenty four hours of such entry. 3. Where an inspector is satisfied that any part of a plant, seed, grain or crop, or any box, bag, sack or other container, imported from Zanzibar contains or may possibly contain the pest Trogoderma granarium or any other pest or any disease, he may— (a) detain the same in a suitable place; or (b) destroy or cause the same to be destroyed without compensation to the owner or importer thereof if disinfection is impracticable or will not, in the opinion of the inspector, be a complete safeguard against the risk of the introduction or spread of any pest or disease, or if the delay caused by disinfection would give rise to the risk of the introduction or spread of any pest or disease; or (c) disinfect or cause the same to be disinfected in any manner suitable at the cost of the owner or person importing the same. 4. Where an inspector is satisfied that the plant, seed, grain or crop or the box, bag, sack or other container does not and is not likely to contain any pest or disease, he shall issue a certificate to that effect to the importer. 5. An inspector may direct that any ship, vehicle or aircraft entering Kenya either directly or indirectly from Zanzibar be disinfected in a suitable manner within a time to be specified by him. 6. Any box, bag, sack or other container containing or likely to contain any part of a plant, seed, grain or crop imported from Zanzibar by post or any other means, if not already submitted to an inspector by the owner or importer thereof, shall be delivered to an inspector by the Managing Director of the Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation or the Commissioner of Customs and Excise without delay.