Rhinoceros Beetle Act. Pays/Territoire Tonga Type du document Législation Date 1912 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to provide for the prevention and eradication of the rhinoceros beetle and other pests. Sujet Plantes cultivées Mot clé Protection des végétaux Parasites/maladies Commerce international Infractions/sanctions Aire géographique Asie et Pacifique, Océanie, Polinesie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud Résumé The Prime Minister with the consent of the Cabinet may by notice in the Gazette declare any insect to be a pest and by like notice may also declare that any place is for the purposes of this Act a prohibited place. Any person bringing or introducing into Tonga any live specimen of the rhinoceros beetle or any other pest or any plant, wood, fruit, soil, knowing it to harbor or to be infested with or affected by the rhinoceros beetle or any other pest shall commit an offence. Plants and articles of native manufacture may not be imported unless fumigated at the port of entry in accordance with section 4. Other provisions of the Act deal with measures of enforcement. The Privy Council may enact legislation for the prevention and spreading of the rhinoceros beetle or any other pest. (10 sections) Texte intégral Anglais Site web legislation.to Références - Législation Amendé par Miscellaneous Amendments (Privy Council) Act 2010 (No. 42 of 2010). Législation | Tonga | 2010 Mot clé: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX