Agricultural Pests Act; Control Measures.

This Order of the Minister of Agriculture, acting under section 6 of the Agriculture Pests Act, 1983, prescribes control measures in order to prevent and combat the spreading of pathogens, insects and exotic animals. The measures, among other things, place restrictions on the keeping of plant pathogens by breeders and the keeping, planting or cultivation of certain plants, controlled goods; restrictions on the importation of packed fruit; and compulsory notification of users of land of the occurrence or suspected occurrence of prohibited insects and pathogens listed in Table 9.