Plants Act 1970

1: Short Title
Section 1 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
2: Interpretation
Section 2 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
3: Act to bind Crown
Section 3 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
1: Importations
4: Quarantine stations
Section 4 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
5: Minister may appoint ports
Section 5 repealed 29 July 1998 section 150(1) Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996
6: Emergency restrictions on importation
Section 6 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
7: Importation for purpose of scientific research
Section 7 repealed 29 July 1998 section 150(1) Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996
8: Plant material, etc., illegally introduced may be seized
Section 8 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
9: Duty of Post Office officers and Customs officers
Section 9 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
10: Regulations
Section 10 repealed 29 July 1998 section 150(1) Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996
2: Disease control
11: Control or eradication of disease
Section 11 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
12: Proclamation of plant disease emergency
Section 12 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
13: Emergency powers for eradication of serious disease
Section 13 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
14: Regulations
Section 14 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
3: Plant control
15: Diseases and pests in crops for export
1: If the Director-General has reason to believe that any disease, pest, or residue of toxic chemical is present in any crop which the grower intends to pack and submit for export, and in the opinion of the Director-General that disease, pest, or residue is present to such a degree that it would be impossible by grading and post-harvest treatment to eliminate the disease or pest and all infected plant material, or to reduce the residue to a level which in his opinion is permissible, he may by notice in writing direct the grower not to submit for export all or such portion of the crop on all or such portion of the property of the grower as the Director-General may decide.
2: Any grower or any other person who, contrary to any such notice, packs or submits any crop for export commits an offence against this Act.
16: Regulations
Without limiting the power to make regulations conferred by sections 10 14
a: providing for a system of grading, packing, and packaging plant material in accordance with grades and methods and types of packing to be determined from time to time by the Director-General:
b: prescribing standard packages for specific kinds of plant material intended for export or for sale in New Zealand:
c: providing for the branding or marking of packages of specific kinds of plant material, and for the registration of brands and marks:
d: prescribing the conditions under which any package or case may be used more than once for the carriage of fruit or plant material:
e: providing for the registration of nurseries subject to prescribed terms and conditions:
f: providing that any person who sows or plants the seed or viable portion of any specified plant shall give such information or make such returns in relation thereto as may be specified in the regulations:
g: declaring any specified area to be a plant or fruit growing district under a name to be specified in the regulations:
h: prescribing modes of treatment of plant material before export, and prescribing such other things as shall be required of plant material for export:
i: prohibiting or restricting the export of any plant material. 1928 No 4 s 23
4: Power of inspectors
17: Appointment of inspectors
Section 17 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
18: Powers of inspectors
Section 18 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
19: Rights of entry
Section 19 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
20: Inspector may employ assistants
Section 20 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
21: Liability for causing inspector to incur expense
Section 21 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
22: Obstructing or hindering inspector an offence
Section 22 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
23: Protection of inspectors
Section 23 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
5: Miscellaneous provisions
24: Giving notice under this Act
Section 24 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
25: Dispatch of plants to New Zealand
Section 25 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
26: Existence of disease
Section 26 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
27: Erroneous and knowingly false declarations
Section 27 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
28: Offences
Section 28 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
29: Fines
Section 29 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
30: Money to be paid into Public Account
Section 30 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
31: Regulations
Section 31 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
32: Consequential amendments
Section 32 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
33: Other legislation not affected
Section 33 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993
34: Repeals
Section 34 repealed 1 October 1993 section 167(1) Biosecurity Act 1993