Plant Protection Regulation (Prevention Of The Tristeza Disease), 1961.

This Regulation give definitions and makes provisions for the prevention of the Tristeza disease. A person shall not pass or acquire, in any way, the possession on a graft unless the graft has been taken from a registered tree. The registration of trees will be obtained after: (1) A request form has been filled-out and delivered to the director of the Pest Control Section of the Plant Protection Department. (2) An inspection has been performed and trees have been found clean from the disease and suitable for breeding. (3) The inspection and registration taxes have been paid. The inspector shall register the trees and hand a registration certificate to the breeder. The director shall run the register books of certificated trees and a copy of them shall be for public vision. The holder of a registered tree shall not pass a graft to another person unless under the supervision of the inspector and accompanied by a passing certificate. A Nursery keeper shall number the plants in the nursery for identification purposes and will run a plants register book that may be requested for inspection as well as the passing certificates that shall be kept in the nursery until plants are delivered for plantation. The inspector has the power to order the elimination of plants if: (1) plants have been grafted with a non registered tree or an unknown tree, (2) plants are contaminated. Legal procedures against the holder of contaminated or non-certificated plants may be commenced.