Plant Protection Act, 2012 (No. 18 of 2012).
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Type of law
Legislation
Abstract
This Act provides for the protection of plants from pests and diseases in Antigua and Barbuda. It, among other things, provides with respect to administration of plant protection, control on importation and exportation of plants and other plant-related material and the containment and eradication of diseases and pests.
The Minister shall designate a government body to serve as the National Plant Protection Organization of Antigua and Barbuda (NPPO) in accordance with the International Plant Protection Convention. The functions of the NPPO shall include: (a) the enforcement of this Act, as well as any other legislation relating to plant protection; (b) the implementation of the IPPC and the SPS Agreement, and in particular: (i) issuing phytosanitary certificates; (ii) carrying out surveillance of an ornamental and growing plant, including areas under cultivation and wild flora, and of a plant and a plant product in storage or in transport, for the purpose of reporting the occurrence, outbreak and spread of pests, and of controlling those pests; (iii) inspecting any consignment of a plant and plant product and, where appropriate, inspecting any regulated article or storage place, for the purpose of preventing the introduction and spread of pests; (iv) conducting pre-clearance inspections where requested; (v) disinfesting or disinfecting consignments of plants, plant products and other regulated articles; (vi) protecting endangered areas and plant species and designating, maintaining and surveying pest free areas and areas of low pest prevalence; (vii) conducting pest risk analysis. The Act also provides for the establishment of the Plant Protection Board and a Phytosanitary Emergency Fund. The Board shall act in an advisory capacity to the Minister and the NPPO on issues of plant protection.
The NPPO may require that certain plants, plant products or other regulated articles may only be imported with an import permit. The Minister may, on the advice of the NPPO, declare a phytosanitary emergency. The occupier or owner of any land or premises, who has knowledge of or suspects the presence of a quarantine pest thereon shall immediately notify the NPPO. The Minister may, on the advice of the Board, declare quarantine areas.
The Minister shall designate a government body to serve as the National Plant Protection Organization of Antigua and Barbuda (NPPO) in accordance with the International Plant Protection Convention. The functions of the NPPO shall include: (a) the enforcement of this Act, as well as any other legislation relating to plant protection; (b) the implementation of the IPPC and the SPS Agreement, and in particular: (i) issuing phytosanitary certificates; (ii) carrying out surveillance of an ornamental and growing plant, including areas under cultivation and wild flora, and of a plant and a plant product in storage or in transport, for the purpose of reporting the occurrence, outbreak and spread of pests, and of controlling those pests; (iii) inspecting any consignment of a plant and plant product and, where appropriate, inspecting any regulated article or storage place, for the purpose of preventing the introduction and spread of pests; (iv) conducting pre-clearance inspections where requested; (v) disinfesting or disinfecting consignments of plants, plant products and other regulated articles; (vi) protecting endangered areas and plant species and designating, maintaining and surveying pest free areas and areas of low pest prevalence; (vii) conducting pest risk analysis. The Act also provides for the establishment of the Plant Protection Board and a Phytosanitary Emergency Fund. The Board shall act in an advisory capacity to the Minister and the NPPO on issues of plant protection.
The NPPO may require that certain plants, plant products or other regulated articles may only be imported with an import permit. The Minister may, on the advice of the NPPO, declare a phytosanitary emergency. The occupier or owner of any land or premises, who has knowledge of or suspects the presence of a quarantine pest thereon shall immediately notify the NPPO. The Minister may, on the advice of the Board, declare quarantine areas.
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Long title of text
An Act to prevent the introduction and to control the spread of plant pests; to protect plant resources; facilitate trade in plants and plant products; to regulate other matters connected thereto.
Date of text
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Official Gazette Vol. XXXIII No. 13 of 14 March 2013.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No