Plant Pest and Disease (Import Control) Act, 1995. Country/Territory Barbados Document type Legislation Date 1995 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of Barbados 1997, pp. 1-7. Long titleAn Act to regulate the importation of planting material and plant products into Barbados in order to control the spread of diseases and pests that are injurious to plants. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Pests/diseases International trade Inspection Planting material/seeds Plant production Plant protection Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract No person shall import into Barbados any restricted article unless he has obtained a permit from the Chief Agricultural Officer in accordance with provisions of this Act (sect. 3). The Minister may appoint Plant Quarantine Inspectors for the purposes of this Act (sect. 4). No person shall remove any restricted article from the port of entry unless inspection of that article has taken place (sect. 5). Section 6 provides for procedures of inspection and measures which may be taken by the Inspectors if he considers that the article is likely to introduce a plant pest in Barbados. For approved plants the importer shall receive a certificate of inspection, which shall be a proof of inspection (sects. 6 and 7). The Minister may, on advise of the Chief Agricultural Officer, restrict or prohibit the importation of restricted articles. Section 9 makes provision for the export of plants and the issue of permits to exporters in the form adopted by the International Plant Protection Convention. "Restricted article" is not clearly defined. (15 sections) Full text English Website www.caricom.org References - Legislation Implemented by Plant Pest and Disease (Import Control) Regulations, 1997 (S.I. No. 10 of 1998). Legislation | Barbados | 1997 Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, International trade, Planting material/seeds, Packaging/labelling, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Plant Pest and Disease (Import Control) Order, 1997 (S.I. No. 9 of 1998). Legislation | Barbados | 1997 Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, International trade, Planting material/seeds, Packaging/labelling, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Plant Protection Act, 2007 (No. 53 of 2007). Legislation | Barbados | 2007 Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant protection, Plant variety, Pests/diseases, International trade, Inspection, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX