The Plant Health (Amendment) Regulations, 2024

These Regulations are cited as the Plant Health (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 and are to be read together with the Plant Health Regulations.

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Instrument: Regulation
Citation: The Plant Health (Amendment) Regulations, 2024
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Language: en
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These Regulations are cited as the Plant Health (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 and are to be read together with the Plant Health Regulations. This section adds new defined terms to regulation 2. This section amends regulation 4 and changes wording in regulation 9 of the principal Regulations. This amendment adds that an experimental use permit is valid for one year from issuance and may be renewed if the pesticide is still being used for research. This provision amends regulation 11(2) by replacing paragraph (h) with wording covering any new scientific finding that disqualifies the application.

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AI-assisted research summary: These Regulations are cited as the Plant Health (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 and are to be read together with the Plant Health Regulations.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 and shall be read as one with Plant Health Regulations, hereinafter referred to as the “principal Regulations”. Amendment of regulation 2
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AI-assisted research summary: This section adds new defined terms to regulation 2.

2. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 2 by adding in the appropriate alphabetical order the following definitions: “Authority” has a meaning ascribed to it under the Act; “laboratory” means the plant health laboratory and pesticides laboratory; “partner state” means countries with which Tanzania has harmonised its plant health and pesticides regulations, guidelines, standards and protocols; “Registrar” has a meaning ascribed to it under the Act; “United Republic” has a meaning ascribed to it under the Interpretation of Laws Act;
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AI-assisted research summary: This section amends regulation 4 and changes wording in regulation 9 of the principal Regulations.

3. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 4- 2 Cap. 1 Amendment of regulation GN. No. 344 (Contd) Plant Health (Amendment) Regulations 4 (a) in subregulation (1), by deleting paragraph (g) and substituting for it the following: “(g) a receipt of fee a non-refundable application registration for prescribed in the Second Schedule to these Regulations;” (b) in subregulations (8) and (9) by deleting the words “person concern” and substituting for them the word “applicant”. Amendment of regulation 9
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AI-assisted research summary: This amendment adds that an experimental use permit is valid for one year from issuance and may be renewed if the pesticide is still being used for research.

4. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 9 by adding immediately after subregulation (2) the following: “(3) An experimental use permit shall be valid for one year from the date of its issuance and may be renewed where the pesticide continues to be used for purposes of research.” Amendment of regulation 11
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends regulation 11(2) by replacing paragraph (h) with wording covering any new scientific finding that disqualifies the application.

5. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 11(2) by deleting paragraph (h) and substituting for it the following: “(h) any new scientific finding which disqualifies the application.” Amendment of regulation 14
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AI-assisted research summary: The Authority must issue full registration for a biological control agent if the listed conditions are met.

6. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 14 by deleting subregulation (3) and substituting for it the following: “3.-(1) The Authority shall issue full registration of biological control agent as set out the biological control agent: - the First Schedule where in (a) is sufficiently effective against the targeted organism; (b) does not pose adverse effects to the biodiversity under normal 3 GN. No. 344 (Contd) Plant Health (Amendment) Regulations conditions of use; (c) is not harmful to human or non- normal under target conditions of use; fauna (d) has no unacceptable risks on the environment; (e) has an acceptable biological efficacy; and (f) has a contaminant, such contaminant can be determined by evaluation methods.” recognized Amendment of regulation 22
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends regulation 22 by adding a definition of “public interest” and renumbering later subregulations.

7. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 22, by- (a) adding immediately after subregulation (1) the following: “(2) For purposes of this regulation, “public interest” means interest affecting political, economic, social, environmental and health matters of the general public.” (b) renumbering subregulations (2), (3), (4) and (5) (6) (3), subregulations (5) and (4), as respectively. Designation of regulation 29A Amendment of regulation 30 Amendment of regulation
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AI-assisted research summary: The principal Regulations are amended by renumbering the repeated regulation 29 as regulation 29A.

8. The principal Regulations are amended by designating the repeated regulation 29 as regulation 29A.
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AI-assisted research summary: This section amends regulation 30 by replacing wording about expiry at year-end with wording that makes something valid for one year from the date it is issued, unless otherwise provided.

9. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 30 by deleting the words “expire on thirty first of December of every year, unless is” and substituting for them the words “be valid for one year from the date of its issuance; unless it is”.
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends the principal Regulations by changing regulation 31(2), including inserting and deleting specified punctuation and words, and it also introduces an amendment of regulation 51.

10. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 31(2), by- 4 GN. No. 344 (Contd) 31 Plant Health (Amendment) Regulations (a) inserting the word “and” immediately after the semicolon appearing at the end of paragraph (c); (b) deleting the semicolon and the word “and” appearing at the end of paragraph (d); and substituting for them a full stop; and (c) deleting paragraph (e). Amendment of regulation 51
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AI-assisted research summary: The amended rule says the dimensions and other requirements for constructed structures for retail shops or bulk storage areas must follow guidelines developed by the Authority.

11. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 51 by deleting subregulation (2) and substituting for it the following- “(2) Notwithstanding subregulation (1), the dimensions and other requirements for a constructed structure for retail shops or bulk storage areas shall be as indicated in the guidelines developed by the Authority.” Amendment of regulation 55
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AI-assisted research summary: This section amends regulation 55(3) by replacing the word “save” with “serve” in paragraphs (a) and (b).

12. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 55(3) by deleting the word “save” appearing in paragraphs (a) and (b) and substituting for it the word “serve”. Amendment of regulation 70
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends regulation 70(2) by replacing the word “Service” with “Authority”.

13. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 70 (2) by deleting the word “Service” and substituting for it the word “Authority”. Amendment of regulation 95
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends regulation 95(1) by replacing “Fifty-first” with “the First”.

14. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 95 (1) by deleting the word “Fifty-first” and substituting for it the words “the First”. Amendment of regulation 96
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AI-assisted research summary: This section amends regulation 96(1)(c) by replacing “Fifty second” with “the First”.

15. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 96(1)(c) by deleting the words “Fifty second” and substituting for it the words “the First”. Amendment of regulation 97
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends regulation 97(2) by replacing the word “Fifty-seventh” with “the Second”.

16. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 97(2) by deleting the word “Fifty-seventh” and substituting for it “the Second”. 5 GN. No. 344 (Contd) Plant Health (Amendment) Regulations Amendment of regulation 114
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision changes regulation 114 by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (b), replacing the end of paragraph (c) with a full stop, and deleting paragraph (d). It also refers to amendment of regulation 117.

17. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 114 by- (a) inserting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (b) (b) Deleting the semicolon and the word “or” appearing at the end of paragraph (c) and substituting for them a full stop. (c) deleting paragraph (d). Amendment of regulation 117
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends regulation 117 and the First Schedule of the principal Regulations.

18. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 117 - (a) in subregulation (1) by inserting the words “from the date of receipt of the decision” immediately after the word “days”.” (b) in subregulation (5) by deleting the word “Authority” and substituting for it the word “Minister”. Amendment of First Schedule

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AI-assisted research summary: This section amends the First Schedule’s enabling provision by replacing two references.

19. The principal Regulations are amended in the enabling provision of the First Schedule by- (a) deleting figure “29(1)” and substituting for it figure “29(2)”; and (b) deleting the words “92 and (6)” and substituting for them the words “92(2), 92(6), and 95 (1)”. Dodoma, ………………, 2024 HUSSEIN M. BASHE Minister for Agriculture 6

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