Plants (Amendment) Act 1991 (No. 8 of 1991). Country/Territory Tuvalu Document type Legislation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Tuvalu Sessional Legislation. Long titleAn Act to amend the Plants Act. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Plant protection Pests/diseases International trade Quarantine Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract The purpose of this Act is to improve plant quarantine rules. New definitions are provided in section 2 and section 3 brings the appointment of plant quarantine officers into conformity with the Constitution. Section 4 provides for the treatment, destruction or re-exportation of plants and associated articles found or suspected to be infected with any plant pest. Fines are increased. The scope of Regulations is better defined in section 6. Full text English Website www.paclii.org References - Legislation Amends Plants Act (Cap. 44.30). Legislation | Tuvalu | 1977 (2008) Keyword: Plant production, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, International trade, Authorization/permit, Quarantine, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Biosecurity Act No. 24 of 2017. Legislation | Tuvalu | 2017 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Biosecurity, Internal trade, International trade, Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies, Protection of environment, Public health, Risk assessment/management, Fish products, Fish disease, Freshwater fishes, Marine fishes, Aquatic animals, Aquatic plants, Animal health, Animal production, Pests/diseases, Plant production, Plant protection, Certification, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Basic legislation, Inspection, International relations/cooperation, Monitoring, Offences/penalties, Precautionary principle, Quarantine Source: FAO, FAOLEX