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Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service, P/BAG 7, Chilanga, Zambia.
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Plant Pest and Diseases Act Cap 233

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THE PLANT QUARANTINE AND PHYTOSANITARY SERVICE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE
The Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service (PQPS) is a department in the ministry of agriculture (MOA) of Zambia. The core mandate of PQPS is to provide regulatory services that seek to prevent the introduction and spread of plant pests in the country while facilitating safe movement of plants, plant products and other regulated articles. PQPS is recognized as the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of Zambia by the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN). The  department derives its mandate from the Plant Pests and Diseases Act, Cap 233 of the Laws of Zambia as the principal law but further, makes reference to a number of legislation such as the Noxious Weeds Act, Cap 231; the Coffee Act, Cap 228: the Cotton Act, Cap 227; the Public Finance Management Act No. 1 of 2018; and the Border Management Act No.12 of 2018 among others. Further attached to the principal Act, are several Statutory Instruments (S.Is) such as S.I No83 of 2001; S.I No. 69of 2020; and S.I No. 70 of 2020, which complement and supplement the principal Act. 

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