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Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983)

Regulations

Part I : Importation of Controlled Goods

3. Ports of entry

 

(1) The permit authorizing the importation of controlled goods into the Republic shall be issued to authorize import through the selected port of entry specified in Table 2, unless the executive officer has determined some other place in terms of section 3(2)(a) of the Act.

 

(2) An application for the determination of another port of entry in terms of section 3(2)(a)of the Act shall be lodged in writing together with an application referred to in regulation 2, and accompanied by reasons why the controlled goods concerned cannot be imported through a port of entry specified in Table 2.

 

(3) The Authority responsible for border law enforcement shall ensure that all designated ports of entry in terms of these Regulations are sufficiently resourced to perform or conduct phyto-sanitary actions, and where possible within 10 km radius of the port of entry.

 

[Regulation 3 substituted by Notice No. R. 5710, GG51775, dated 20 December 2024]