The Plant Health Bill No. 20 of 2024
Date of Introduction: 31st October 2024
Responsible: Solicitor General
Committee Responsible: Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Natural Resources.
Deadline for Submission of Comments: 28th November 2024
Contacts for submission of Comments: Email ZambiaLII; Email National Assembly or Visit the National Assembly Submission Portal
Issues addressed: The Plant Health Bill No. 20 of 2024 seeks to repeal the Plant Pests and Diseases Act, 1958.
The Bill looks to protect plant resources and includes provisions for functions of the Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service Department.
The Bill includes provisions for the registration of pest controllers and plant related structures.
The Bills looks to regulate imports and exports to prevent the introduction or spread of a pest and gives effect to the International Plant Protection Convention established in 1952.
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