Plant Quarantine Act, 2008 (No. 7 of 2008) Country/Territory Namibia Document type Legislation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette No. 4149, 27 October 2008, pp. 1-15. Long titleAn Act to provide for the preventing, monitoring, controlling and eradication of plant pests; to facilitate the movement of plants, plant products and other regulated articles within and into or out of Namibia; to provide for the certification of the phytosanitary standards of plants and plant products exported from Namibia; and to provide for incidental matters. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Basic legislation Plant protection Pests/diseases Inspection Planting material/seeds International trade Offences/penalties Plant production Geographical area Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Abstract This Act makes provision with respect to the prevention and control of pests affecting plants and in particular introduces quarantine control measures and places restrictions on the importation of plant and plant material. The Minister may appoint plant protection officers for purposes of this Act and may declare areas or pests for purposes of quarantine control. Full text English Website laws.parliament.na; www.saflii.org References - Legislation Repeals Agricultural Pests Act. Legislation | Namibia | 1983 (1991) Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Inspection, Plant protection, Planting material/seeds, International trade, Alien species, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Regulations relating to Issuing of Import Permits, Examination of Imported Plants, Diseases or Insects, and Lodging of Appeals (No. 158 of 2012) Legislation | Namibia | 2012 Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Inspection, Quarantine, International trade, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulations governing Importation of Plants from Overseas (GN 197 of 1928). Legislation | Namibia | 1928 Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Inspection, International trade, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulations relating to the Destroying of Locusts (GN no. 30 of 1989). Legislation | Namibia | 1989 Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Inspection, Enforcement/compliance, Pesticides Source: FAO, FAOLEX