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Plant Protection Ordinance (10.04).

Country/Territory
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
Document type
Legislation
Date
1920 (2009)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Plant protection Pests/diseases International trade Quarantine
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Ordinance defines the power of the Governor to provide, by Order, for various measures to prevent the introduction or spreading of diseases affecting plants in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Measures include: prohibition of importation of any plants, or any article packed therewith, or any package which in the opinion of the Governor is or is likely to be a means of introducing any plant disease into the Islands; and declaration of part of the Islands to be infected or suspected to be infected with a plant disease.

Full text
English
Website
www.tciyellowpages.com

References - Legislation

Repealed by

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

Legislation | Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 2012

Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Institution, Biosecurity, International trade, Quarantine, Certification, Inspection, Early warning system, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX