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Plant Protection Act 2018 (No. 19 of 2018).

Country/Territory
Malawi
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the protection of plants, the establishment of the Plant Protection Unit; for the eradication of pests and diseases destructive to plants; for the prevention of the introduction and spread of pests and diseases destructive to plants and plant products; for the promotion of appropriate measures for their control; for the repeal of the Plant Protection Act (Cap 64:01); and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Agricultural commodities Agricultural land Equipment Basic legislation Plant protection Biosecurity Pests/diseases Institution International trade Quarantine Certification Inspection Packaging/labelling Organic waste Risk assessment/management
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries
Abstract

The Act provides for the protection of plants and establishment of the Plant Protection Unit. Firstly the Act establishes the principles of plant protection, these are: coordination, equivalence, transparency, risk assessment, principle for the purpose in relation to the level of phytosanitary protection, and adaptation to regional conditions. The Act clarifies the duties and powers and of the plant health inspectors and the responsibilities of persons owning land, premises, a building, company or a growing medium or plant. Part IV concern import and export; for the purposes of preventing the entry of pests from foreign countries and their spread in Malawi, plant protection control points shall be set up. A person shall not import into Malawi any plant or plant material or other regulated article unless it is (a) brought into the country via a designated point of entry; (b) declared and offered for inspection on arrival; and (c) accompanied by an import permit granted by the Unit and an original phytosanitary certificate issued by a similar organization in the exporting country. Part V regulates pest control; quarantine objects under phytosanitary control in Malawi include the following (a) all types of plants, plant products, the list of which may be set out by the Unit as provided under this Act; (b) collections of live fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes, ticks, insects and plant pathogens, samples of plants damaged by them, as well as plant herbaria and collections; (c) agricultural machines and tools, transportation means, containers, all types of tares and packaging materials, industrial consumer goods and products made from plant and plant materials, peat, compost, other organic fertilizers, soil and soil monoliths and samples, that may be carriers of pests; and (d) places of production, processing, procurement, storage, and sale of plant and plant growing products, agricultural lands and woodlands, courtyards and gardens and non-agricultural lands.

Full text
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References - Legislation

Repeals

Plant Protection Act, 1969 (No. 11 of 1969).

Legislation | Malawi | 1969

Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Data collection/reporting, Inspection, International trade, Offences/penalties, Basic legislation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX