Plant Disease Regulation Ordinance 1944 (Ordinance No. 6 of 1944). Country/Territory Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Document type Legislation Date 1944 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Ordinance to enable the Governor in Council to make regulations with regard to the importation of plants with a view to the prevention of the introduction and spread of pests and diseases affecting vegetation and for purposes connected therewith. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant protection Pests/diseases International trade Offences/penalties Biosecurity Geographical area Americas, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, South Atlantic Abstract The Plant Disease Regulation Ordinance 1944 defines some key terms, such as plant, pest, plant disease, container, etc. The Regulations empowers the Governor in Council to make regulations for various purposes, such as prohibiting, restricting, or regulating the importation of plants and related goods or things, prescribing the conditions and places for such importation, providing for the detention, examination, destruction, or treatment of such goods or things, eradicating pests or plant diseases, and prescribing fees and charges. The document also prohibits the introduction of any living pests, fungi, bacteria, or dried specimens of plant diseases into the Falkland Islands without the written permission of the Governor. The document also provides for the penalties for contravening any regulation made under the ordinance, including the forfeiture and disposal of the goods or things in question. Full text English Website legislation.gov.fk References - Legislation Implemented by Plant Importation Regulations 1947 (S.R. & O. No. 4 OF 1947). Legislation | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1947 (2023) Keyword: Soil pollution/quality, Authorization/permit, Biosecurity, Certification, Liability/compensation, Pests/diseases, Inspection, International trade, Offences/penalties, Plant protection, Planting material/seeds, Quarantine, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX