<table>
<tr>
                                            <td vAlign="top" align="left" width="1293" height="64">
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF PESTS 
                                              AND DISEASES OF PLANTS ACT, 1965 
                                              (ACT 307)</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART I&#8212;PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF 
                                              PESTS AND DISEASES OF PLANTS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. Prohibition against dealing in 
                                              diseased plants.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. Restriction on removal of 
                                              plants.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. Remedial and preventive 
                                              measures.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4. Power to make order restricting 
                                              use of land.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              5.&nbsp; Inspection of land.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              6. Inspector to keep a register.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              7. Duties of occupier after 
                                              inspection.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              8. Treatment by inspectors.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART II&#8212;PLANT QUARANTINE</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              9. Restriction on importing 
                                              plants.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              10. Powers of inspectors to 
                                              examine luggage, etc.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              11. Forfeiture of prohibited 
                                              imported plants.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              12. Regulations relating to plants 
                                              imported from foreign countries.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART III&#8212;MISCELLANEOUS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              13. Punishment of offence.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              14. Compensation.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              15. Power to make regulations.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              16. Interpretation.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              17. Repeals and savings.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              <b>THE THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH</b></span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">
                                              <b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700">
                                              ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE 
                                              REPUBLIC OF GHANA</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ENTITLED</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF PESTS 
                                              AND DISEASES OF PLANTS ACT, 1965 
                                              (ACT 307)</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              AN ACT to consolidate with 
                                              amendments the law relating to the 
                                              prevention and treatment of pests 
                                              and diseases of plants and plant 
                                              quarantine. </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              DATE OF ASSENT:&nbsp; 22nd October, 
                                              1965</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              BE IT ENACTED by the President and 
                                              the National Assembly in this 
                                              present Parliament assembled as 
                                              follows:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART I&#8212;PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF 
                                              PESTS AND DISEASES OF PLANTS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 1&#8212;Prohibition Against 
                                              Dealing in Diseased Plants.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              No person shall keep, sell or 
                                              offer for sale or barter or in any 
                                              way distribute or cause to be 
                                              distributed any plant infested or 
                                              infected with such pest or disease 
                                              as may be prescribed.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 2&#8212;Restriction on Removal 
                                              of Plants.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              No person shall remove from any 
                                              land any plant infested or 
                                              infected with any pest or disease 
                                              prescribed under section 1 of this 
                                              Act except&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) for the investigation of such 
                                              pest or disease by an inspector;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) for the purpose of destroying 
                                              such plant; or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) for the purpose of preserving 
                                              the produce of such plant in a 
                                              sound, clean and mature condition 
                                              for subsequent manufacture for 
                                              sale or for seed purposes.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 3&#8212;Remedial and Preventive 
                                              Measures.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Regulations may prescribe the 
                                              treatment to be applied to any 
                                              plant infested or infected with 
                                              pests or diseases or the measures 
                                              to be adopted for the 
                                              extermination and prevention of 
                                              pests and diseases of plants.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Regulations prescribing the 
                                              treatment and prevention of pests 
                                              and diseases of plants may&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) prohibit or restrict the 
                                              transport of any plant, soil or 
                                              rooting medium to or from a 
                                              specified area;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) prescribe plants which may or 
                                              may not be grown in any specified 
                                              area;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) require the owner or occupier 
                                              within any specified area to apply 
                                              or adopt any treatment or measures 
                                              prescribed under this section.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 4&#8212;Power to make Order 
                                              Restricting use of Land.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The Minister may by an executive 
                                              instrument declare any area 
                                              infected with or in danger of 
                                              infection with pests or diseases 
                                              of plants as an infected area and 
                                              may order all or any plants in 
                                              such area to be removed, and 
                                              prohibit the use of such area for 
                                              any purpose connected with 
                                              agriculture. </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 5&#8212;Inspection of Land.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Regulations may designate 
                                              persons to act as inspectors for 
                                              the purposes of this Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              this section, an inspector shall 
                                              have power to enter at any 
                                              reasonable time any land, other 
                                              than a dwelling house for the 
                                              purpose of ascertaining whether 
                                              there are on such land any pests 
                                              or diseases of plants, or whether 
                                              conditions or circumstances exist 
                                              which in his opinion are conducive 
                                              to or will contribute to the 
                                              infection of plants with pests or 
                                              diseases.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Before entering any land in 
                                              exercise of powers conferred by 
                                              this section, the inspector shall 
                                              inform the occupier, if present, 
                                              of his intention.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) No person shall obstruct a 
                                              person exercising powers conferred 
                                              by this section or fail to comply 
                                              with any direction or requirement 
                                              made by him in exercise of those 
                                              powers.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 6&#8212;Inspector to keep a 
                                              Register.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Every inspector shall keep a 
                                              register in which he shall enter 
                                              the following items in respect of 
                                              any land inspected by him&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the identity and location of 
                                              such land;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the name of the occupier;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) the pests and diseases found 
                                              thereon;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) the treatment or measures 
                                              directed to be applied;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e) the date of inspection; and</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (f) such other particulars as may 
                                              be prescribed.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 7&#8212;Duties of Occupier After 
                                              Inspection.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Where an inspector, after 
                                              inspecting any land is satisfied 
                                              that&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) any plant thereon</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              shows signs of disease; or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (ii) is being attacked by any 
                                              pest; or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) conditions or circumstances 
                                              exist on such land which in his 
                                              opinion are conducive to, or will 
                                              contribute to the spreading of 
                                              pests and diseases,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              he may serve on the occupier of 
                                              the land a notice in writing 
                                              directing such occupier to apply, 
                                              within such time as may be 
                                              specified in the notice, such 
                                              treatment or measures as may be 
                                              prescribed.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 8&#8212;Treatment by Inspectors.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Any inspector may&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) where an occupier of any land 
                                              has failed to comply with any 
                                              direction given under section 7 of 
                                              this Act within the specified 
                                              time; or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) where any pest or disease is 
                                              found on any land permitted to go 
                                              out of cultivation,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              apply such treatment or adopt such 
                                              measures as he thinks necessary 
                                              for the purpose of preventing, 
                                              exterminating or restricting, as 
                                              the case may be, any pest or 
                                              disease.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Any expenses incurred by any 
                                              inspector as a result of any 
                                              treatment or measures undertaken 
                                              in respect of any land under 
                                              subsection (1) of this section 
                                              shall be paid by the occupier to 
                                              such officer as may be prescribed 
                                              within thirty days after 
                                              notification by the inspector of 
                                              the amount due, and if not so 
                                              paid, the officer may sue for or 
                                              authorise any person on his behalf 
                                              to sue for and recover it.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) In any action for the recovery 
                                              of any amount due under subsection 
                                              (2) of this section a certificate 
                                              under the hand of the inspector 
                                              that such expenses have been 
                                              incurred shall be prima facie 
                                              evidence of the same.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART II&#8212;PLANT QUARANTINE</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 9&#8212;Restriction on Importing 
                                              Plants.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) No person shall import any 
                                              plants, plant products, plant 
                                              disease or pest, soil, manure, 
                                              grass and other parking materials 
                                              or any other material liable to 
                                              harbour dangerous diseases or 
                                              pests of plants except under a 
                                              permit issued in accordance with 
                                              the provisions of this section and 
                                              regulations made thereunder.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Regulations may prescribe the 
                                              conditions for the grant of a 
                                              permit for the importation of any 
                                              of the items mentioned in 
                                              subsection (1) of this section, 
                                              and the places to which the items 
                                              may be imported otherwise by post.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Regulations prescribing the 
                                              conditions for the importation of 
                                              the said items may provide for the 
                                              examination of any of the said 
                                              items imported into Ghana, and may 
                                              authorise the destruction or 
                                              treatment, as the case may 
                                              require, if any of them is found 
                                              to be infested or infected with 
                                              pests or diseases of plants.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Regulations made under this 
                                              section may prohibit or restrict 
                                              the importation of any of the 
                                              items mentioned in subsection (1) 
                                              of this section.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 10&#8212;Powers of inspectors to 
                                              examine luggage, etc.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              For the purpose of enforcing the 
                                              provisions of section 9 of this 
                                              Act and any regulations made 
                                              thereunder, regulations may 
                                              authorise any inspector appointed 
                                              under section 5 of this Act&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) to examine any luggage or 
                                              container imported or which is 
                                              about to be imported into Ghana;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) enter any conveyance for the 
                                              purpose of examining or inspecting 
                                              any of the items mentioned in 
                                              subsection (1) of section 9 of 
                                              this Act which is about to be 
                                              imported into Ghana.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 11&#8212;Forfeiture of 
                                              prohibited imported plants.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Without prejudice to section 
                                              13 of this Act, any inspector 
                                              examining or inspecting any 
                                              luggage or conveyance under 
                                              section 10 of this Act shall seize 
                                              any of the items referred to in 
                                              subsection (1) of section 9 of 
                                              this Act which is being imported 
                                              in contravention of the said 
                                              section 9 or any regulations made 
                                              thereunder and such item shall be 
                                              forfeited.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Regulations may provide for 
                                              the disposal of any item forfeited 
                                              under this section.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 12&#8212;Regulations relating to 
                                              Plants Imported from Foreign 
                                              Countries.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulations made under this Act in 
                                              relation to importation of plants 
                                              may be limited in its application 
                                              to any of the items referred to in 
                                              section 9 of this Act, coming from 
                                              particular countries specified in 
                                              the regulations.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART III&#8212;MISCELLANEOUS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 13&#8212;Punishment of Offence.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Any person who contravenes a 
                                              direction, requirement, conditions 
                                              or prohibition imposed by or under 
                                              this Act shall be guilty of an 
                                              offence under this Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) A person guilty of an offence 
                                              under this Act shall be liable on 
                                              conviction to a fine not exceeding 
                                              one hundred cedis or to a term of 
                                              imprisonment not exceeding three 
                                              months.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 14&#8212;Compensation.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Regulations may&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) provide in exceptional cases 
                                              for the payment to occupiers of 
                                              land or to an importer, a 
                                              proportion of the cost of any 
                                              treatment or measures prescribed;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) provide for the payment of 
                                              compensation to any occupier of 
                                              land or to an importer who has 
                                              sustained pecuniary loss by reason 
                                              of any measures taken under this 
                                              Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Nothing in this section shall 
                                              be deemed to entitle any person as 
                                              of right to receive compensation 
                                              in respect of measures taken under 
                                              this Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 15&#8212;Power to make 
                                              Regulations.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The Minister may by legislative 
                                              instrument make regulations&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) providing for any matter which 
                                              under this Act is to be provided 
                                              for by regulations;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) prescribing the fees and 
                                              charges to be paid in respect of 
                                              any act or thing done under any 
                                              regulation; and</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) generally for giving full 
                                              effect to the provisions of this 
                                              Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 16&#8212;Interpretation.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              In this Act unless the context 
                                              otherwise requires&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;container&quot; means any box, basket, 
                                              pot, package, case or other 
                                              receptacle or covering;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;conveyance&quot; means automobiles, 
                                              lorries, animal drawn vehicles, 
                                              aircraft, boats and other means of 
                                              transportation;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;covering&quot; means covering of a 
                                              plant or of a container;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;disease&quot; means any disease caused 
                                              by fungus, bacterium, virus or 
                                              other organism which may be 
                                              injurious to agricultural or 
                                              horticultural crops and includes 
                                              the abnormal conditions of cocoa 
                                              trees known as &quot;drought dieback&quot; 
                                              and &quot;swollen shoot&quot;;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;inspector&quot; means a person 
                                              designated as such by section 5 of 
                                              this Act;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;the Minister&quot; means the Minister 
                                              responsible for agriculture;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;occupier of land&quot; includes the 
                                              owner, tenant or any person in 
                                              charge of the land;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;pest&quot; means any organism of an 
                                              animal or vegetable nature which 
                                              attacks a plant or which may be 
                                              injurious to agricultural or 
                                              horticultural crops;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;plants and plant products&quot; means, 
                                              trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, 
                                              grafts, scions, suckers, buds, 
                                              fruit pits, and other seeds, 
                                              roots, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, 
                                              shoots, leaves, flowers and 
                                              fruits; and products from these 
                                              items whether in a natural dried 
                                              or manufactured state;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;prescribed&quot; means prescribed by 
                                              regulations made under section 15 
                                              of this Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 17&#8212;Repeals and Savings.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The following enactments are 
                                              hereby repealed:&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) Importation of Plants 
                                              Regulation Ordinance (Cap. 159);</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) Plant Pests and Diseases 
                                              Ordinance (Cap. 160).</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Any statutory instrument made 
                                              under any of the enactments 
                                              repealed by this Act and in force 
                                              immediately before the 
                                              commencement of this Act shall 
                                              continue in force as if made under 
                                              the provisions of&nbsp; this Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></td>
                </tr>
              </tbody>
            </table>
          </td>
        </tr>
<tr>
  <td width="76" height="50" bgcolor="#003366"></table></td>
        </tr>
