Prohibited Goods Ordinance 1992 (Ordinance No. 7 of 1992). Country/Territory Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Document type Legislation Date 1992 (2004) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Ordinance to provide that the importer of any prohibited goods shall be liable to pay the cost of their storage and destruction and for related purposes. Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Biosecurity International trade Transport/storage Geographical area Americas, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, South Atlantic Abstract This Ordinance regulates the importation, storage, and destruction of prohibited goods, and the costs and penalties associated with them. The ordinance defines prohibited goods as anything that is banned from importation or carriage coastwise by any written law of the Falkland Islands, or anything that is liable to forfeiture under the Customs Ordinance 2003 or any relevant enactment. These include certain type of plants, animals or other biological material injurious to the health or well being of people, animals or plants of the Falkland Islands. The ordinance authorizes any authorized person, such as a customs officer, a police officer, or a public officer, to seize and take possession of any prohibited goods, and to inform the owner of the seizure and the reasons for it. The owner may appeal to the Magistrate’s Court against the seizure, but if the appeal is unsuccessful or not lodged, the goods are forfeit to the Crown. Who seized the goods is required to store them in a secure place until they are released, forfeited, or destroyed. The owner of the goods is liable to pay the costs of storage and destruction to the Crown. The head of the relevant department of the Government is responsible for destroying or otherwise dealing with the forfeited goods, unless otherwise directed by the Chief Executive. Full text English Website legislation.gov.fk