11.   Post-entry Quarantine -

(i)   Plants and seeds, which require Post-Entry Quarantine as laid down in Schedule IV, shall be grown in post-entry quarantine facilities duly established by importer at his cost, approved and certified by the  Inspection Authority as per the guidelines prescribed by the Plant Protection Adviser.

(ii)   The period for which, and the conditions under which, the plants and seeds shall be grown in such facilities shall be specified in the permit granted under clause 3.

(iii) Nothing contained in Sub-clause (1) shall apply to the import of tissue-cultured plants that are certified virus-free as per Schedule- V and VI, but such plants, shall be subjected to inspection at the point of entry to ensure that the phytosanitary requirements are met with.

(iv) Every application for certification of Post-Entry Quarantine facilities shall be submitted to the Inspection Authority in Form PQ 18.  The Inspection Authority if satisfied after necessary inspection and verification of facilities shall issue a certificate in Form PQ 19.

(v)   At  the time of arrival of the consignment the importer shall produce the certificate issued under sub-section (4) before the Officer-in-Charge of the Quarantine Station at the entry point along with an undertaking in Form PQ 20.

(vi) If the Officer-in-Charge of the Quarantine Station, after inspection of the consignment is satisfied, shall accord quarantine clearance with Post-Entry Quarantine condition on the production, by an importer, of a certificate from the Inspection Authority with the stipulation that the plants shall be grown in such Post-Entry Quarantine facility for the period specified in the import permit.

(vii) After according quarantine clearance with Post-Entry Quarantine conditions to the consignments of plants and seeds requiring Post-Entry Quarantine, the Officer-in-Charge of the Quarantine Station at the entry point shall inform the  Inspection Authority, having jurisdiction over the Post-Entry Quarantine facility, of their arrival at the location where such plants would be grown by the importer.

(viii) It shall be the responsibility of the importer or his agent -

                  (a) to intimate the Inspection Authority in advance about the date of planting of the imported plant or seed; 

(b) not to transfer or part with or dispose of the consignment during the pendency of Post-Entry Quarantine except in accordance with a written approval of the Inspection Authority. 

               (c)  to permit the Inspection Authority complete access to the post-entry quarantine facility at all times and abide by the instructions of such Inspection Authority. 

               (d) to maintain an inspection kit containing all requisite items to facilitate nursery inspection and ensure proper plant protection and upkeep of nursery records.

              (e) to extend necessary facilities to the inspection authority during his visit to the nursery and arrange  destruction of any part or whole of plant population when ordered by him in the event of infection or infestation by a quarantine pest, in a manner specified by him.

(ix)     The Inspection Authority of concerned area of jurisdiction or any officer authorized by the Plant Protection Adviser in this behalf in association with a team of experts shall inspect the plants grown in the approved Post-Entry Quarantine facility at such intervals as may be considered necessary in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Plant Protection Adviser, with a view to detect any pests and advise necessary phytosanitary measures to contain the pests.

(x) The Inspection Authority shall permit the release of plants from Post-Entry Quarantine, if they are found to be free from pests and diseases for the period specified in the permit for importation.

(xi)    Where the plants in the Post-Entry Quarantine are found to be affected by pests and diseases during the specified period the Inspection Authority shall - 

(a)       order the destruction of the affected consignment of whole or a part of the plant population in the Post-Entry Quarantine if the pest or disease is exotic;

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(b) advise the importer about the curative measures to be taken to the extent necessary, if the pest or disease is not exotic and permit the release of the affected population from the Post-Entry Quarantine only after curative measures have been observed to be successful and otherwise, the plants shall be ordered to be destroyed.

(xii)   Where destruction of any plant population is ordered by the InspectionAuthority, the importer  shall destroy the same in the manner as may be directed by the Inspection Authority and under  his supervision.

(xiii) At the end of final inspection the Inspection Authority shall forward a copy of the report of Post-Entry Quarantine inspection duly signed by him to the Plant Protection Adviser under intimation to the officer-in-charge of concerned Plant Quarantine Station.

(xiv) The importer shall be liable to pay the fee for inspection of plants in the Post-Entry Quarantine facility as per the rate laid down in Schedule IX.

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