1937] 
SERVICE AND KEGULATOUY ANNOUNCEMENTS 
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PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, BRITISH COLONY OF CEYLON 
Basic Legislation 
[The Plant Protection Ordinance No. 10, June 27, 1924] 
Summary 
IMPORTATION PROIIIl'.ITEl) 
Hevca spp., seeds or plants from the Western Hemisphere : Importation pro- 
hihited under any eirenmstances, to prevent the introdnetion of the South 
American leaf-disease {Mclanopsmnniopsls {Dotli.idcUa) nlci (Henn.) Stahel). 
Tea seed {Thca sinensis L. ) : Importation ])rohi})it('d directly or indirectly 
from India, to prevent the iiitroduction of blister blight {Exohasidinui vexans 
Mass.). (Art. 3, General Kegnlations, p. 3.) 
Coconut plants {Cocos nucifcra L.) : Importation from any source prohibited, 
t« prevent the introduction of coccids. (Art, 3, General Regulations, p. 3.) 
IMPORTATION EESTKICTEID 
Ilerea spp., plants or seeds from the Eastern Hemisphere: Importation pro- 
hibited except under written permit from the director of agriculture, previously 
obtained. (Art. 3, General Regulations, p. 3.) 
Living phmts, trees, roots, bulbs, or portions thereof (except potatoes, onions, 
^?inger, turmeric, and culinary seeds imported for consumption) ; coconuts in 
husks (only through the port of Colombo) ; citrus fruits and cottonseed: Must 
lie accompanied by an inspection certificate of competent authority if exported 
from a country with recognized plant inspection service. Certilicate to be 
affixed to mail packages. 
In the absence of the certificate, shipments from such countries and those 
from countries not having a recognized plant inspection service, shall be in- 
spected and treated in accordance with the findings. (Art. 4, General Regula- 
tions, p. 3.) 
Cotton and cottonseed from the United States may enter the port of Colombo 
only, and subject to disinfection at Bombay, to prevent the introduction of the 
boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis Boh.). (Regulation of Sept. 20, 1927, p. 4.) 
Plant Protection Ordinance No. 10, June 27, 1924 
definitions 
The following terms are thus defined by this ordinance: 
"Plant" shall include all members of the vegetable kingdom, whether living 
or dead, or any part or parts of such but shall not include canned or preserved 
fruits or vegetables ; 
"Pest" shall include any insect or animal which shall in any stage of its 
development eat, destroy, or otherwise injure any plant ; 
"Disease" shall include any fungus or organism of vegetable origin which 
shall injure, destroy, or be parasitic upon any plant. 
Section 9 of this ordinance empowers the Governor in Executive Council to 
make regulations for the purpose of preventing the introduction into the Island 
and the distribution therein of weeds, or of pests and diseases injurious to. or 
destructive of, plants. 
General Regulations 
[Schedule under sec. 9 of Ordinance No. 10] 
authorized ports of entry 
Article 1. No plants shall be imported into Ceylon, except through the ports 
of Colombo and Talai-Mannar. 
special per:sut required to import specimens of live insects 
Art. 2. No person shall land or import a living specimen of any insect or 
invertebrate animal not already known to exist in Ceylon without written 
