Plant Pests and Diseases (Cotton) Regulations (Cap. 233).

Subject

Cultivated plants

Keyword

Plant protection Plant production Pests/diseases Planting material/seeds Post-harvest treatment Textile plants/fibres Crops/grasses

Geographical area

Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries

Abstract

These Regulations require an owner of land cultivated for the production of cotton to destroy all cotton plants on his land: (a) on or before the 1st August in each year if that land is situated in an infested area or in a quarantine area; (b) on or before the 1st October in each year if that land is situated outside an infested area or a quarantine area. Subject to the provisions of regulation 4, an owner of land in an infested area or in a quarantine area shall not plant cotton on such land before the 1st October in any year. The Minister may grant exemptions.

Full text

English

References - Legislation

Implements

Plant Pests and Diseases Act (Cap. 233).

Legislation | Zambia | 1959 (2006)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant protection, Plant production, Pests/diseases, Planting material/seeds, Post-harvest treatment, Tobacco, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX