Plants and Fertilizer Act, 2010 (No. 803). Country/Territory Ghana Document type Legislation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette of 2010. Long titleAn Act to provide for plant protection, seeds and fertilizer control and for related matters. Subject Environment gen., Cultivated plants Keyword Biosecurity Inspection Framework law Plant protection Plant production Fertilizers/nutrients Pesticides Institution Special fund Pests/diseases Certification Quarantine Packaging/labelling Planting material/seeds Plant variety International trade Registration Authorization/permit Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Geographical area Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa Abstract This Act makes provision with respect to plant health and protection from pests and diseases, the importation and exportation of plant material, the production and marketing of seeds, the quality control of seeds, and the control on the manufacture and use of, and trade in fertilizers. The Act establishes the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate, the Plant Protection Advisory Council, the National Seed Council, a Technical and Variety Release Committee, a National Variety Release and Registration Committee, an Fertilizer Inspection Fund, the National Fertilizer Council, the Ghana Fertilizer Advisory Committee, the Pesticide and Fertilizer Regulatory Division, and the Plant and Fertilizer Fund. The Act consists of 124 sections divide into five Parts: Plants Protection (1); Seeds (2); fertilizer Control (3); Plans and Fertilizer Fund (4); Miscellaneous Matters (5). Full text English Website tasai.org References - Legislation Repeals Seeds (Certification and Standards) Act, 1972. Legislation | Ghana | 1972 Keyword: Plant protection, Planting material/seeds, Standards, Packaging/labelling, International trade, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Prevention and Control of Pests and Diseases of Plants Act, 1965. Legislation | Ghana | 1965 Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Quarantine, Inspection, International trade, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX