1996 EO] 	

PLANT PROTECTION ACT
plant

materials,

pests,

beneficial

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organisms,

soils

or

associated packagings;
"phytosanitory certificate" means the certificate referred to
in section 6;
"quarantine pest" means a pest declared 10 be a quarantine
pest under section 7(1);
Uquarantine station" mea.ns a place appointed under section

12(1)(d);

"soil" means any medium, including earth, water, compost
or clay which is capable of supporting plant life or of
harbouring or transmitting pests;
"treatment" means any appropriate process, including the

use of chemicals, heat or low temperature, for ensuing the
removal, sterilisation or killing of a pest.
Republic bound

3. This Act shall bind the Republic.

PART 11 - CONTROL OF IMPORT AND EXPORT
4. A pct50n ,hall not import

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pest prohibited

5.(1) A person shall not import a plant material or beneficial

org ani sm, sail or an a ssociated p a ckaging Cl

pennit issued

by the Director;
except through a d e signated point of entry; and

(c) 	 unless the plant material, beneficial organism, soil or
associated

packaging

phytos anitary

is

certificate

accompanied
issued

by

by

the

a

plant

protection authority of the country from where the
plant

material,

beneficial

organism,

soil

or

associated packaging has been exported.
(2) A person who imports a plant material, beneficial organism,
soil or associated packaging shall at the time the plant material,

beneficial organism, sail or associated packaging enters Seyche ll es -

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Import of plant
material etc.

(a) 	 except under and in aocordanoe with

(b) 	

Control of

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