An Act to Prevent the Introduction into the Philippine Islands of Plant Diseases and Epidemics
Act No. 2145, enacted on February 5, 1912, aims to prevent the introduction of plant diseases and epidemics into the Philippine Islands. It prohibits the importation of plants, seeds, and related materials except through designated ports and under the rules set by the Director of Agriculture, with consent from the Secretary of Public Instruction. The Director is empowered to appoint inspectors to examine imported materials and has the authority to destroy, disinfect, or permit their importation based on the inspectors' certificates. Additionally, the Director can utilize necessary resources from the Bureau's contingent funds to enforce the provisions of this Act.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2145
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 5, 1912
ACT NO. 2145
AN ACT TO PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION INTO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS OF PLANT DISEASES AND EPIDEMICS
SECTION 1. The importation into the Philippine Islands of every kind of plants, or parts thereof, or of seeds or fruit, or of anything used as a covering thereof, is hereby prohibited except through such ports as may be designated, and then only subject to such rules as may from time to time be prescribed by the Director of Agriculture with the consent of the Secretary of Public Instruction.
SECTION 2. The Director of Agriculture shall appoint inspectors from amongst his approved inspectors to examine such disease-breeding materials, and the Collector of Customs, shall, upon the certificate of such inspectors, be authorized (a) to destroy such materials; (b) to permit the importation thereof after its disinfection and fumigation; (c) to permit its importation without further restrictions; (d) to permit its importation and cultivation at an isolated place under the supervision of the Director of Agriculture and subject to such restrictions as he may impose.
SECTION 3. To carry out the purposes of this Act, the Director of Agriculture is hereby authorized to provide the necessary apparatus chemical substances, and anything which may be necessary for the purposes of this Act, out of the contingent funds of said Bureau.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, February 5, 1912.
Cite This Law
An Act to Prevent the Introduction into the Philippine Islands of Plant Diseases and Epidemics, Act No. 2145, Feb 5, 1912 (Philippines)
An Act to Prevent the Introduction into the Philippine Islands of Plant Diseases and Epidemics, Act No. 2145 (Phil. 1912)
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