Plant Protection Act (Cap. 68:03).

This Act provides with respect to protection of plants in Guyana from pests and diseases. The Act also provides with respect to control of pests and phytosanitary requirements for plants intended for exportation. The primary responsibility for the administration of this Act lies with the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute. The Institute shall perform a wide variety of functions including: (a) carrying out pest risk analysis; (b) developing and publishing lists of regulated pests and national pests of concern; (c) preventing and controlling the introduction of regulated pests and the spread of regulated pests and national pests of concern in Guyana; (d) undertaking emergency action for regulated pests and national pests of concern; (e) issuing phytosanitary certificates or re-export phytosanitary certificates for consignments intended for export. In order to prevent the introduction and spread of a regulated pest the Institute may: (a) establish phytosanitary requirements and require phytosanitary measures as conditions for the import of plants, plant products and other regulated articles; (b) prohibit the import of plants, plant products and other regulated articles; (c) take phytosanitary action in relation to imports; (d) implement emergency and provisional measures in relation to imports. The institute may declare a pest to be a quarantine pest or a regulated non-quarantine pest, based on pest risk analysis.