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Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983)

Regulations

Control Measures relating to the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer

11. Exemption from a prohibition

 

The executive officer may, by means of a removal permit, exempt a user of a land from prohibition—

 

(a) if the executive officer or authorised person is satisfied that the necessary phytosanitary procedure have been taken to reduce the risk of introduction and spread of prohibited pests which include the killing and cleansing of plants from the notifiable insect specified in Table 1;

 

(b) if the executive officer or authorised person is satisfied that the plant material for which the permit is required is only obtained from a protected structure which prevents infection or infestation by the notifiable insect specified in Table 1; and

 

(c) if the executive officer or authorised person is satisfied that the plants or plant products originate from a specified or demarcated area of low pest prevalence or that the area is free from the notifiable insect specified in Table 1.