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Plant Health Ordinance 2012 (No. 39 of 2012).

Country/Territory
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Ordinance to prevent the introduction and spread of plant pests, to protect and promote plant health, to control the movement of regulated articles into, from and within the Turks and Caicos Islands; and for connected purposes.
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Basic legislation Plant protection Pests/diseases Institution Biosecurity International trade Quarantine Certification Inspection Early warning system Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Ordinance is intended to prevent the introduction and spread of plant pests in Turks and Caicos Islands, to protect and promote plant health, to control the movement of plants and products into, from and within the Islands, and to regulate related matters. It, among other things, establishes the Turks and Caicos Islands Plant Protection Service within the Department of Agriculture and provides for the issuance in accordance with international standards and obligations of phytosanitary certificates for all regulated articles for which a phytosanitary certificate is required.

Full text
English
Website
www.tciyellowpages.com

References - Legislation

Repeals

Plant Protection Ordinance (10.04).

Legislation | Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 1920 (2009)

Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, International trade, Quarantine

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Plant Protection Order (Cap. 10.04)

Legislation | Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 1996 (2009)

Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX