Agriculture (Control of Importation) Act.
Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria
This is an Act to make provisions for regulating the importation of articles for the purpose of controlling plant diseases and pests. Regulation 6 concerns diseases and pests, it states that where plants, seeds, soil, containers, straw or other packing materials or any other similar goods or things are on importation found or suspected to be infected with any plant disease or pest, an authorised officer may order them to be destroyed or may direct that they shall not be imported until they have been treated to his satisfaction for the removal of the plant disease or pest.
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National Assembly ⬤
Office of the President ⬤
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Ahmad Lawan
Senate President
National Assembly
Muhammadu Buhari
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Agriculture (Control of Importation) Act. Current Version
January 2022
This is an Act to make provisions for regulating the importation of articles for the purpose of controlling plant diseases and pests. Regulation 6 concerns diseases and pests, it states that where plants, seeds, soil, containers, straw or other packing materials or any other similar goods or things are on importation found or suspected to be infected with any plant disease or pest, an authorised officer may order them to be destroyed or may direct that they shall not be imported until they have been treated to his satisfaction for the removal of the plant disease or pest.
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