Quarantine Act. País/Territorio Vanuatu Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1909 (2006) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Laws of the Republic of Vanuatu, Consolidated Edition of 2006. Título completoAn Act to prevent the introduction of communicable disease into Vanuatu and to make provision for the enforcement of quarantine in Vanuatu. Materia Ganado Palabra clave Sanidad animal Cuarentena Inspección Comercio internacional Área geográphica Asia y Pacifico, Países menos desarrollados, Melanesia, Oceania, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo, Pacífico Sur Resumen This Act makes in part provision for measures for the prevention of introduction in Vanuatu of communicable diseases affecting animals. Section 2 and following concern a bill of health which shall declare the sanitary condition of ports of origin and other conditions for vessels to approach and enter ports of Vanuatu. Quarantine at sea of vessels or land quarantine may be applied in specified circumstances on order of the health officer. The health officer shall not permit the landing of any cattle from a vessel unless the bill of health of such vessel shows that no epizootic disease exists in the neighbourhood of the place of origin of such cattle, and such place of origin shall be attested by a certificate of origin. In the event of the outbreak of disease of an epidemic nature in any island of Vanuatu the Minister shall on the advice of the Director of Health declare such island to be in quarantine and such quarantine shall continue until the island is declared free from disease. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.paclii.org Referencias - Legislación Enmendado porr Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provision) Act 2010 (No. 2 of 2010). Legislación | Vanuatu | 2010 Palabra clave: Desarrollo agrícola, Institución Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX