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Order under Section 3(1) of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 further amending the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003, by adding two inspection authorities to Schedule XI, Part-II for germplasm, transgenics and genetically modified organisms.

Detailed Summary

By S.O. 5389(E) dated 19th December 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare), acting under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914), issues the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Fifteenth Amendment) Order, 2023, effective from its date of publication in the Official Gazette, amending Schedule XI, Part-II of the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 to add two new inspection authorities with jurisdiction over the entire country for the purpose of Germplasm/Transgenics/Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs): the Head, Division of Plant Quarantine, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, PUSA Campus, New Delhi, and the Officer-in-Charge, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Regional Station, Hyderabad; the notification, issued under File No. 8-28/2023-PP.II and signed by Ashish Kumar Srivastava, Joint Secretary, notes that the principal Plant Quarantine Order, 2003 was originally published as S.O. 1322(E) dated 18th November 2003 and has since been amended by a long series of subsequent notifications through November 2023.

Full Text

7826 GI/202 3 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY (4) No. 5160] NEW DELHI, WEDNES DAY , DECEMBER 20, 2023/ AGRAHAYANA 29, 1945 CG-DL-E-21122023-250787 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th December, 2023 S.O. 5389 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (1) of section 3 of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914), the Central Governme nt hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003, namely: - 1. Short ti tle and Commencement. - (1) This Order may be called the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Fifteenth Amendment) Order, 2023. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Amendment of Schedule XI, Part -II - In the Schedule XI of PQ Order, 2003 and under Part –II, the following entries would be added a fter the existing entries: Sl. No. (1) Name of Inspection Authority (2) Jurisdiction (3) Purpose (4) 4. Head, Division of Plant Quarantine, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, PUSA Campus, New Delhi Entire Country Germplasm/ Transgenics/ Genetical ly Modified Organisms (GMOs). 5. Officer -in-Charge, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Regional Station, Hyderabad Entire Country Germplasm/ Transgenics/ Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). [F.No.8 -28/2023 -PP.II] ASHISH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, Jt. Secy . Note : The Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 was published in the Gazette of India, vide, number S.O. 1322 (E) dated 18th November, 2003, and subsequently amended vide number S.O.167(E), dated 6th February 2004, S.O. 427 (E), dated 29th March, 2004, S.O. 644(E), dated 31st May 2004, S.O. 263(E), dated 25th February 2005, S.O. 462 (E), dated 31st March 2005, S.O. 1121 (E), dated 14th July 2006, S.O. 1353 (E), dated 31st July 2006, S.O. 1873 (E), dated 31st October 2006, S .O. 2074 (E), dated 6th December 2006, S.O. 2069 (E), dated 3rd December, 2007, S.O. 3(E), dated 1st January, 2008, S.O. 2847 (E), dated 8th December, 2008, S.O. 2888 (E), dated 15th December, 2008, S.O. 2286 (E), dated 9th September, 2009, S.O. 2390 (E), da ted 16th September, 2009, S.O. 3269 (E), dated 23rd December, 2009, S.O. 3298 (E), dated 24th December, 2009, S.O. 907 (E), dated 21st April, 2010, S.O. 2095(E), dated 27th August, 2010, S.O. 2284 (E), dated 15th September, 2010, S.O. 2516 (E), dated 11th October, 2010, S.O. 2711 (E) dated 4th November, 2010, S.O. 3052(E) dated 28th December, 2010, S.O. 887 (E) dated 28th April, 2011, S.O. 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No. 4871 (E) dated 13th October, 2022, S.O. No. 5167 (E) dated 28th October, 2022. S.O. No. 5401 (E) dated 21st November, 2022, S.O. No. 5573 (E) dated 30th November, 2022, S.O. No. 1801 (E) dated 21st April, 2023 and S.O. No. 2153 (E) dated 10th May, 2023, S.O. No. 2360 (E) dated 25th May, 2023, S.O. No. 2680 (E) dated 12th June, 2023, S.O. No. 3246 (E) dated 20th July, 2023, S.O. No. 3682 (E) dated 16th August, 2023, S.O. No. 3945 (E) dated 04th September, 2023, S.O. No. 4082 (E) dated 14th September, 2023, S.O. No. 4228 (E) dated 25th September, 2023, S.O. No. 4336 (E) dated 06th October, 2023, S.O. No. 4552 (E) dated 11th October, 2023, S.O. No. 4640 (E) dated 19th October, 2023 and S.O. No. 4764 (E) dated 01st November, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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