Special Permit 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 permission previously obtained of the Director 
of Agriculture, provided that the Director of Agriculture, or the 
Director, Colombo Museum, may make such importations as may be 
required for scientific investigations. 
Importation Prohibited 
Art. 3. No person shall land or import: 
1. Seeds or plants of Hevea spp. from the Western Hemisphere 
under any circumstances, ana from the Eastern Hemisphere, 
except under permit in writing from the Director of Agri- 
culture, previously obtained. 
2. Tea seed ( The a sinensis L.) directly or indirectly from 
any place in India. 
3. Coconut plants ( Cocos nucifera L . ) . 
4. Coconuts in husk except through the port of Colombo. 
Importation Subject to Inspection or Disinfection 
Art. 4. (1) The following imports shall, before passing out 
of customs, be dealt with as prescribed below: 
(a) All living plants, tubers, roots, bulbs, or portions 
thereof (except potatoes, onions, ginger, turmeric, and 
culinary seeds and vegetables imported for consumption), 
together with the packages, cases, pots, or coverings in 
which they may be packed. 
(b) All coconuts in husks. 
(c_) All citrus fruits. 
(d) Cottonseeds ( G-ossypium spp.) . 
Phytc sanitary Certificate Required 
(2) Each importation of plants, otherwise than by 
mail, from a country with recognized inspection service, shall be 
accompanied by a certificate issued after inspection, and not more 
than 14 days prior to date of shipment, by a duly authorized official 
of the country of export, affirming freedom of the plants from pests 
or disease. Such certificate must be produced to the Customs Officer 
at the port of entry. 
