1996 ED] 	

PLANT PROTECTION ACT

[CAP 171 A

(a) 	 make a declaration to this effect;

(b) 	

produce the permit and pl:!ytosanitary certificate
referred to in subsection

(I) in

respect of the plant

material, beneficial organism, soil and associated
packaging;
(c) 	 produce the plant material, beneficial organism, soil
or

associatc;d padwgrng,

to the inspector or, where

an

inspector is

officer or other authorised officer at the
which entry into Seychelles takes place.

not present, the trade tax

designated point of entry at

(3) An officer of the public authority responsible for trades tax on
imports or the public authority responsible for providing postal services
or a police officer shall immediately.

(..) 	

upon

a

permit,

person making

certificate

organism, soil
subsection (2);

(b) 	

or

or

a

declaration

plant

uI

producing

material,

associated

a

beneficial

packaging

under

upon discovering or becoming aware that a person is

entering

Seychelles

with

a

pkmt

material

or

beneficial organism, soil or an associated packaging

while not in possession of a permit or phytosanitary

"".,lifi....lc
.
"" l"'luiIcd by subsc liun (I),
infurm an inspector of the presence of the plant material,

beneficial

organism, sOl1 anti associated pacl.::aeine :md shall a s-i t the in....pf>.ctor in
ensuring compliance with this Act.
(4) Notwithstanding any other written law, a person shall not
remove a plant material or beneficial organism, soil or an associated
packaging which is the subject of an inspection under this section,
whether or not there is in its respect a permit and phytosanitary
certificate, without the approval of an inspector,
(5) An inspector may, wheo authorised by the Director and
notwithstanding that there is in its respect a permit or phytosanitary
certificate, require that a propagative material which is being imported

be grown in a quatantine station before it may be released to the
importer.

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