Plant Quarantine (Amendment) Act, 2009 (No. 21 of 2009). Country/Territory Tonga Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend the Plant Quarantine Act. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant protection Pests/diseases Quarantine Biosafety Authorization/permit Genetically modified organism (GMO) Biotechnology Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act amends the Plant Quarantine Act by inserting a new section (40A), which requires that all permits, certificates, authorisations, controls, requirements and prohibitions applied or imposed under the principal Act and relating to living modified organisms, to be issued or imposed in accordance with the Biosafety Act and any applicable decision of the National Biosafety Advisory Committee. Full text English Website crownlaw.gov.to References - Legislation Amends Plant Quarantine Act. Legislation | Tonga | 1982 (1988) Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Quarantine, Planting material/seeds, International trade, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX