Plant Health Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament2025
Passed, but not shown to be in force. It starts on a date the Minister sets by statutory instrument, and no commencement order is recorded here. Until it starts, Plant Pests and Diseases Act still applies. Check the Gazette before relying on it.
The Plant Health Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2025. It contains 80 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Plant Health Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Plant Health Act
- S. 1Short title and commencement
- S. 2Interpretation
- S. 3Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service Department
- S. 4Director, inspectors and other staff
- S. 5Delegation of powers and duties of inspectors to customs
- S. 6Prohibition of employment or engagement as pest controller
- S. 7Application for registration as pest controller
- S. 8Prohibition of operating plant health related structure without
- S. 9Registration of plant related structure
- S. 10Requirements for registered laboratory
- S. 11Inspection of plant related structure
- S. 12Prohibition of importation of plant, plant product or article
- S. 13Application for plant import permit
- S. 14Suspension or revocation of plant import permit
- S. 15Obligation of owner, master, passenger, captain or agent of
- S. 16Duty of customs officer or other relevant officer
- S. 17Importation for scientific or research purposes
- S. 18Seizure, detention and destruction of infested imported
- S. 19Prohibition, restriction and regulation of import of plant, plant
- S. 20Costs for treatment, removal and destruction of infected
- S. 21Prohibition of export or re-export of plant, plant product or
- S. 22Application for phytosanitary certificate
- S. 23Suspension or revocation of phytosanitary certificate
- S. 24Pre-clearance of plant, plant product or article to be exported
- S. 25Prohibition of transit of plant, plant product or article without
- S. 26Application for transit permit
- S. 27Suspension or revocation of transit permit
- S. 28Notification of presence of pest by owner or occupier of
- S. 29Declaration of quarantine land, premises or area
- S. 30Designation of quarantine station
- S. 31Declaration of infested land, premises or area
- S. 32Duty of owner to eradicate pest
- S. 33Seizure and detention of plant, plant product or article from
- S. 34Destruction of plant from infested or quarantine land, premises
- S. 35Lifting of declaration of quarantine
- S. 36Declaration of pest free land, premises or area
- S. 37Declaration of low pest prevalence area
- S. 38Prevention of introduction of invasive alien species
- S. 39Regulatory powers to eradicate pest
- S. 40Declaration of phytosanitary emergency
- S. 41Inspectors
- S. 42Powers of inspectors
- S. 43Inspection of imported plant, plant product or article
- S. 44Inspection of in transit plant, plant product, article or conveyance
- S. 45Detention, seizure, destruction, etc. of imported plant, plant product or article
- S. 46Detention of conveyance
- S. 47Seizure of plant, plant product or article
- S. 48Disposal of seized plant, plant product or article
- S. 49Disposal of abandoned plant, plant product or article
- S. 50Obstruction of inspector
- S. 51Arrest without warrant
- S. 52Suspension or cancellation of certificate of registration
- S. 53Re-registration
- S. 54Transfer of plant, import permit, phytosanitary certificate or certificate of
- S. 55Cessation of business
- S. 56Change of details
- S. 57Duplicate certificate of registration, plant import permit or phytosanitary
- S. 58Compliance order
- S. 59Detention order
- S. 60Cost order
- S. 61Compliance audit
- S. 62Offence by principal officers of body corporate or unincorporate body
- S. 63Administrative penalty
- S. 64Guidelines
- S. 65Prohibition of publication or disclosure of information to unauthorised persons
- S. 66Immunity
- S. 67Appeals
- S. 68(1) A person commits an offence if that person—
- S. 69(1) The Minister may, in consultation with the Director, Regulations
- S. 70Repeal of Plant Pests and Diseases Act, and Savings and Transitional
- S. IPRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
- S. IITHE PLANT QUARANTINE AND PHYTOSANITARY SERVICE DEPARTMENT
- S. IIIREGISTRATION OF PEST CONTROLLERS
- S. IVREGISTRATION OF PLANT RELATED STRUCTURES
- S. IXINSPECTION
- S. VIMPORTATION OF A PLANT, PLANT PRODUCT AND ARTICLE
- S. VIEXPORTATION OR RE-EXPORTATION OF PLANT, PLANT PRODUCT AND ARTICLE
- S. VIITRANSIT OF PLANT, PLANT PRODUCT OR ARTICLE
- S. VIIICONTAINMENT AND ERADICATION OF PESTS
- S. XGENERAL PROVISIONS