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[接上页] (Amended 65 of 1999 s. 3) Cap 207 s 23 Offences PART VII MISCELLANEOUS Any person who without reasonable excuse contravenes- (a) any provision of section 4, 7, 8(1), 15 or 16(3); (b) any requirement made under section 10(1), (2) or (4)(a) or section 19(l)(a) or (2); (c) any condition imposed by virtue of section 4(1)(d), (2)(c) or section 6(1); (d) any direction given under section 12(1),shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $10000 and to imprisonment for 6 months. Cap 207 s 24 Obstruction of authorized officers Any person who obstructs an authorized officer in the exercise of any power or the performance of any duty conferred or imposed on him by this Ordinance shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $10000 and to imprisonment for 6 months. Cap 207 s 25 Amendment of Schedules Remarks: Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 65 of 1999 s. 3 The Chief Executive may, by order published in the Gazette, amend the First, Second or Third Schedule. (Amended 65 of 1999 s. 3) Cap 207 s 26 Power to make regulations Remarks: Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 65 of 1999 s. 3 The Chief Executive in Council may make regulations for all or any of the following purposes- (Amended 65 of 1999 s. 3) (a) prescribing the fees payable under this Ordinance; (b) providing generally for the better carrying out of the provisions and purposes of this Ordinance. Cap 207 Sched 1 PROHIBITED PLANTS [sections 4 & 25] PART I Importation prohibited unless all the conditions specified in section 4(1) are complied with. Plant Country 1. Rubber and any other plant belonging to the genus Hevea Bolivia Brazil Columbia Costa Rica El Salvador French Guiana Guatamala Guyana Honduras, Republic Mexico Nicaragua Panama Peru Surinam, Republic Trinidad & Tobago Venezuela and any other country in which South American Leaf Blight (Dothidelia ulei) is present. 2. Any plant belonging to the family Sterculiaceae or to the family Bombacaceae Cameroun Dahomey Gambia Ghana Guinea, Republic Guinea, Portuguese (Amended L.N. 307 of 1998) Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo Upper Volta and any other country in which the Swollen Shoot Virus Complex of Cacao is present. 3. Cacao and any other plant belonging to the genus Theobroma Bolivia Brazil Columbia Ecuador French Guiana Grenada Guyana Peru Surinam, Republic Trinidad & Tobago Venezuela and any other country in which Witches' Broom Disease (Marasmius perniciosus) is present. 4. Maize and any other plant belonging to the genus Zea-vegetative material, excluding seeds Canada Italy Mexico Peru Poland Puerto Rico Romania Yugoslavia U.S.A. U.S.S.R. and any other country in which Xanthomonas stewarti is present. 5. Tea (Camellia sinensis) vegetative material Japan Sri Lanka and any other country in which either Exobasidium reticulatum or Phloem Necrosis Virus, is present. PART II Importation prohibited unless all the conditions specified in section 4(2) are complied with. Plant Country Conditions 1. Any plant of the following genera: Ananas Citrus Ipomoea Musa Any country, other than China. Every such plant shall be grown in quarantine until the Director is satisfied that it is free from plant pests and may be released or that it is diseased and must be destroyed. 2. Cotton, and any other plant of the genus Gossypium Any country in North and South America. Every plant shall be fumigated in the country of origin by a method accepted by the Director as being effective against Boll Weevils (Anthonomus spp.). 3. Groundnut and any other plant of the genus Arachis Any country, other than China. May only be imported as decorticated seeds. 4. Rice and any other plant of the genus Oryza intended for propagation. Belize Columbia Costa Rica Cuba Guatamala India Japan Mexico Panama Salvador Sri Lanka Surinam, Republic United States of America Venezuela and any other country in which White Tip Nematode (Aphelenchoides oryzae) or Hoja Blanca disease is present. Every consignment shall on importation be immediately handed to the Director who shall cause the plant to be grown in quarantine for one generation. Cap 207 Sched 2 PLANTS REQUIRING NO PLANT IMPORT LICENCE Remarks: Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 65 of 1999 s. 3 [sections 5 & 25] PART I 1. Cut Flowers. 2. Fruit for consumption: (a) fresh, or (b) preserved, dried or canned. 3. Vegetables for consumption (including edible tubers, roots, corms and bulbs). 4. Grains, pulses, seeds and spices for human or animal consumption or for industrial use. 5. Timber and timber products including rattan and bamboo. 6. Dried tobacco and manufactured articles incorporating dried leaves. 7. Plants produced in and imported from any place in China outside Hong Kong. (Amended 65 of 1999 s. 3) PART II |