Animal Importation and Quarantine Act (CAP. 201).
Country
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Abstract
The Act regulates importation of animals, animal products and biological products into Vanuatu. "Biological products" means any substance, chemical, organism or micro-organism having a biological effect on animals or their products, and includes drugs and other remedies, hormones, growth promotants, fungi, bacteria, viruses or parasites capable of causing any disease in animals. Importation or introduction of any animal, animal products, biological product or any related article into Vanuatu requires a permit (sect. 3). Sections 5 and 6 specify requirements regarding necessary importation documents. No person shall import into Vanuatu, any biological product, if it is prescribed by the Minister as a prohibited product (sect. 16). The Minister for purposes of preventing the spreading of the suspected diseases may declare quarantine areas for the purposes of this Act.
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Long title of text
An Act to make provisions for the regulation and control of the importation of animals, animal products and biological products into Vanuatu, and for matters connected.
Notes
Reprint of 1988 of Act No. 7 of 1988.The provisions relating to animal importation and quarantine in the Animal Imports Act, Cap. 98 where and so far as they are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Laws of the Republic of Vanuatu Revised Edition 1988.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No