Importation Prohibition (Epidemic Diseases) Act (No. 1 of 1888).

This Act grants powers to the Cabinet to prohibit, by Order, for a specified period, the importation into or landing of any animal, article or thing brought from any place out of Antigua and Barbuda where a contagious or infectious epidemic disease exists. Any person who imports or attempts to import any animal, thing or article in contravention of an Order prohibiting the importation, shall be guilty of an offence. The Act further provides for seizure and forfeiture of animals, things or articles imported in contravention with an Order, powers of officers, jurisdiction of Court, etc.