Act

Plant Protection Act, 2064

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Type
Act
Year
२०६४ BS
Status
In force
Category
खण्ड १२: खाद्य, कृषि, सहकारी तथा भूमि प्रशासन · Volume 12: Food, Agriculture, Cooperative and Land Administration
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What does it do?

  • The Act aims to stop plant pests entering, establishing and spreading through the import, export and movement of plants and plant products, to control pesticides' risks to national biosecurity and to promote trade in plants. A committee under the Act sets policy, and the government designates a central office (the National Plant Protection Organisation) to prepare plant-health standards and pest lists, inspection and treatment guidelines and fees, and to agree mutual recognition of certificates with other countries.बिरुवा र बिरुवाजन्य उपजको निकासी, पैठारी र ओसारपसारबाट शत्रुजीव भित्रिन, स्थापित हुन र फैलिन नदिन, राष्ट्रिय जैविक सुरक्षाका जोखिम घटाउन र बिरुवा व्यापार प्रवर्धन गर्न यो ऐन बनेको हो। ऐनअन्तर्गतको समितिले नीति तय गर्छ, र सरकारले तोकेको केन्द्रीय कार्यालय (राष्ट्रिय बिरुवा संरक्षण सङ्गठन) ले बिरुवा स्वस्थताका मापदण्ड, नियमित शत्रुजीवको सूची, निरीक्षण र उपचारसम्बन्धी निर्देशिका र शुल्क तयार गर्छ तथा अन्य देशसँग प्रमाणपत्रको पारस्परिक मान्यताबारे सम्झौता गर्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Preamble; Sections 3–6, pp. 1–8
  • Anyone importing plants, plant products, biological control agents, beneficial insects or growing media such as soil or peat needs an import permit (valid three months, renewable) under conditions the Ministry sets in the Gazette, plus an entry permit at the border point. Exports and re-exports need a phytosanitary certificate, which may be issued electronically (e-Phyto), and consignments in transit need permission.बिरुवा, बिरुवाजन्य उपज, जैविक नियन्त्रण एजेन्ट, लाभदायक कीरा वा माटो, पीट जस्ता बिरुवा हुर्काउने माध्यम पैठारी गर्न मन्त्रालयले राजपत्रमा तोकेका सर्तअनुसार प्रवेश अनुमतिपत्र (तीन महिनासम्म मान्य, नवीकरणयोग्य) र नाकामा प्रवेश अनुमति चाहिन्छ। निकासी र पुनः निकासीका लागि स्वस्थता प्रमाणपत्र चाहिन्छ, जुन विद्युतीय (ई–फाइटो) रूपमा दिन सकिन्छ, र पारवहनमा रहेका कन्साइनमेन्टलाई अनुमति चाहिन्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 7–13, pp. 8–11
  • Plant quarantine inspectors inspect, test and treat consignments, carry out pest risk analysis, and the government may declare quarantine-pest affected areas and control pests there. Infected goods are treated, or confiscated and destroyed, at the importer's or exporter's cost.बिरुवा क्वारेन्टाइन निरीक्षकले कन्साइनमेन्टको निरीक्षण, परीक्षण र उपचार गर्छन् र शत्रुजीव जोखिम विश्लेषण हुन्छ; सरकारले क्वारेन्टाइन शत्रुजीव प्रभावित क्षेत्र घोषणा गरी नियन्त्रण गर्न सक्छ। सङ्क्रमित सामान उपचार गरिन्छ वा जफत गरी नष्ट गरिन्छ, र खर्च पैठारीकर्ता वा निकासीकर्ताले व्यहोर्छन्। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 14–21, pp. 11–14; Sections 24–25, p. 16
  • Offences include importing without a permit or certificate, bringing in or selling infected plants, using unauthorised entry points and obstructing inspectors. Fines range from Rs 10,000–50,000 to Rs 50,000–150,000 depending on the offence, and the office chief may fine up to Rs 100,000 for disobeying treatment orders; cases are investigated by inspectors with the government as plaintiff.अनुमतिपत्र वा प्रमाणपत्रबिना पैठारी, सङ्क्रमित बिरुवा ल्याउने वा बेच्ने, तोकिएको बाहेकका नाकाबाट ल्याउने र निरीक्षकलाई बाधा पुर्‍याउने काम कसूर हुन्। कसूरअनुसार रु. १०,०००–५०,००० देखि रु. ५०,०००–१,५०,००० सम्म जरिवाना हुन्छ, र उपचारसम्बन्धी आदेश उल्लङ्घन गरेमा कार्यालय प्रमुखले रु. १ लाखसम्म जरिवाना गर्न सक्छन्; निरीक्षकले अनुसन्धान गर्छन् र सरकार वादी हुन्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 22–23, pp. 15–16; Sections 27–29, p. 17

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