Plant Quarantine Order, 2003 amended (Fifth Amendment of 2016) Sl-05

Dated 29th June, 2016 | Copy of | Notification Sl05 |

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003, namely:-

1. Short title and Commencement.- (1) This Order may be called the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Fifth Amendment) Order, 2016.

(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In Chapter II of Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003, the existing entries against clause 3 (14) (i) shall be substituted by the following entries, namely:-

“All consignments of seeds and plants for propagation and regulated articles such as live insects, microbial cultures, bio-control agents, soil, growing media (with soil, peat or other organic materials) and peat or sphagnum moss shall only be imported into India through National Plant Quarantine Station, New Delhi or Regional Plant Quarantine Stations, Amritsar, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai or Plant Quarantine Station, Bengaluru or through any other points of entry as may be notified from time to time for this purpose, provided that import of germplasm/transgenic plant material and genetically modified organisms shall be permitted only through New Delhi Airport”.

3. In the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of import into India) Order, 2003 in Schedule II for the serial number 44 and the entries relating thereto the following serial number and entries shall be substituted in the respective columns:-

4. In the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of import into India) Order, 2003 in Schedule III for the serial number 7 and the entries relating thereto the following serial number and entries shall be substituted in the respective columns:-

5. In the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of import into India) Order, 2003 in Schedule X for serial number 18 and the entries relating thereto the following entries shall be substituted in the respective columns:-

Sd/-
(Utpal Kumar Singh)
Jt. Secy.

S.O.2248(E)
F.No.8-81/2016-PP.II
Issued by:
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
(Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare)
New Delhi

Note: The Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 was published in the Gazette of India, vide, number S.O. 1322(E) dated 18th November, 2003, and subsequently amended vide number S.O.167(E), dated 6th February 2004, S.O. 427(E), dated 29th March, 2004, S.O. 644(E), dated 31st May 2004, S.O. 263(E), dated 25th February 2005, S.O.462(E), dated 31st March 2005, S.O. 1121(E), dated 14th July 2006, S.O.1353(E), dated 31st July 2006, S.O.1873(E), dated 31st October 2006, S.O.2074(E), dated 6th December 2006, S.O.2069(E), dated 3rd December, 2007, S.O.3(E), dated 1st January, 2008, S.O.2847(E), dated 8th December, 2008, S.O.2888(E), dated 15th December, 2008, S.O.2286(E), dated 9th September, 2009, S.O.2390(E), dated 16th September, 2009, S.O.3269(E), dated 23rd December, 2009, S.O.3298(E), dated 24th December, 2009, S.O.907(E), dated 21st April, 2010, S.O.2095(E), dated 27th August, 2010, S.O.2284(E), dated 15th September, 2010, S.O.2516(E), dated 11th October, 2010, S.O.2711(E) dated 4th November, 2010, S.O.3052(E) dated 28th December, 2010, S.O.887(E) dated 28th April, 2011, S.O.No.2845(E) dated 21st December, 2011, S.O.No.296(E) dated 17th February, 2012 and S.O.2775(E) 23rd November, 2012 S.O.799(E) dated 21st March, 2013, S.O.1378(E) dated 28th May, 2013, S.O.1531(E) dated 14th June, 2013, S.O.2919(E) dated 26th September, 2013, S.O.1508(E) dated 13th June, 2014 and S.O.No.1632(E) dated 27th June, 2014, S.O.No.2320(E) dated 12th September, 2014, S.O.No.2542(E) dated 29th September, 2014, S.O.No.2879(E) dated 11th November, 2014, S.O.No.3114(E) dated 10th December, 2014, S.O.No.1413(E) dated 26th May, 2015, S.O.No.2496(E) dated 15th September, 2015, S.O.No.101(E) dated 13th January, 2016, S.O.No.608(E) dated 7th March, 2016, S.O.No.1873(E) dated 25th May, 2016 and S.O. No.2192(E) dated 21st June, 2016.