\\2 BUREAU OP ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [July-Sept. 
IMPORT PEE MIT REQUIRED 
Art. 6. Prescribes that an import permit shall be obtained in advance from 
the Department of Agriculture for the importation of the plant material re- 
ferred to in article 1. 
import permit may be refused 
The Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce may refuse permission to import 
planting material under the provisions of article 6 of decree No. 1128 of June 
30, 1931, when, in the opinion of the Chief of Sanidad Vegetal, importation into 
or transit through certain regions is deemed inadvisable owing to the condi- 
tion of the material and the possibility of danger to existing crops. (Decree 
No. 893, April 29, 1937.) 
B. E. P. Q. 478, Superseding B. E. P. Q. 458. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, MALAYA 
August 16, 1938. 
This digest of the plant-quarantine import restrictions of Malaya has been 
prepared for the information of nurserymen, plant-quarantine officials, and 
others interested in the exportation of plants and plant products from the 
United States to the various States comprising Malaya. 
The digest was prepared by Harry B. Shaw, plant quarantine inspector in 
charge, foreign information service, Division of Foreign Plant Quarantines, 
from the Plant Importation Rules of Malaya, and reviewed by the adviser on 
agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay 
States. 
The information contained in this circular is believed to be correct and suffi- 
ciently complete for its purpose up to the time of preparation, but it is not 
intended to be used independently of, nor as a substitute for, the original texts, 
and it is not to be interpreted as legally authoritative. The plant importation 
rules of Malay themselves should be consulted for the exact texts. 
Lee A. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, MALAYA (BRITISH) 
Malaya includes the Federated Malay States of Negri Sembilan, Pahang, 
Perak, and Selangor; the Straits Settlements of Labuan, Malacca, Penang, 
Province Wellesley, Singapore, and the Christmas and Cocos Islands; and the 
Unfederated Malay States of Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, and Trengganu. 
PLANT IMPORTATION BY AIR PROHIBITED 
The importation into Malaya of plants by air from outside the Malay 
Peninsula is prohibited, except that cut flowers of plants that are not specifi- 
cally restricted may be imported by air from the Netherlands Indies, but even 
restricted plants may be imported by air, under special authorization, for 
scientific purposes. 
IMPORTATION OP SPECIFIED PLANTS CONDITIONALLY PROHIBITED 
The importation into Malaya of the following plants is prohibited except 
under written permit in advance of shipment and under prescribed certification : 
Banana, coconut (for seed), coffee, cotton, oil-palm seeds, palms, pineapple, 
rubber (Hevea spp.) sugarcane, and tea, provided that they may be imported 
for scientific purposes without compliance with the regulations, under proper 
authorization. 
Since the general regulations governing the importation of plants into the 
Federated Malay States include the corresponding provisions that apply to all 
the States comprising Malaya, it is believed necessary to present only those 
regulations. However, separate mention is made of the Straits Settlements 
and the Unfederated Malay States in order to indicate the basic legislation 
and the authorized ports of entry of each. 
