Section 2
Definitions
Unless the subject or the context otherwise requires in this Act,
(a) “Plant” means every kind of plant, whether alive or dead, or any part thereof; and this term also includes stem, branch, scum, layering and budding (Kalami), bark, root, leave, fruit, seed and germ plasma;
(b) “Plant product” means any plant product not yet manufactured for use (including feeds) or any manufactured product that may, by the reason of nature of their processing or otherwise, create a risk for the
introduction, establishment and spread of infectious pests;
(c) “Other article” means any storage, packaging, container, conveyance of any plant or plant product or means of growing plant such as soil, moss, pit and similar other article capable of harboring or spreading
disease or pest;
(d) “Pest” means a rat, bird, micro-plasma, nematode virus, weed, pathogenic agent injurious to plants or plant products; and this term also includes any species or subspecies thereof;
(e) “Controlled pest” means any quarantine pest; and this term includes any controlled pest causing economic loss and damage to any plant product;
(f) “Quarantine pest” means any pest so prescribed by the Ministry upon Notification in the Nepal Gazette as to cause economic loss, as well, to any plant or plant product;
(g) “Beneficial insect” means any insect such as bee, silk and lac insect;
(h) “biological control agent” means any agent such as parasite, counter parasite, predator which may be used to control pests through biological method; and this term includes mushroom, bacteria, fungus and virus;
(i) “Conveyance” means any means such as an aircraft, rail, truck, cart, horse, donkey and similar other means used to transport plants, plant products or other articles;
(j) “Container” means a container, box, bag or similar other goods (articles) used to transport plants, plant products or other articles;
(k) “Quarantine” means the holding of any plants, plant products or other articles in the specified place or in such place as prescribed by the Inspector for the purpose of observing, testing, investigating, inspecting and examining whether such plants, plant products or other articles are healthy or not and treating them if they are found
not to be healthy;
(l) “Quarantine area” means the area set aside for completing plant quarantine procedures;
(m) “Pest area” means any area with the entry of pests in such manner as to maintain stability there;
(n) “Infection” means the presence or spread of pests in a manner to cause damage to any plants or plant products;
(o) “Inspector” means any person designated by the Ministry pursuant to Section 14;
(p) “Ministry” means the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of the Government of Nepal;
(q) “Committee” means the plant quarantine committee formed pursuant to Section 3;
(r) “Organization” means the national plant protection organization prescribed by the Government of Nepal pursuant to Section 6;
(s) “Entry permit” means a permit issued pursuant to Section 7; (t) “Phyto-sanitary certificate” means the phyto-sanitary certificate issued pursuant to Section 12;
(u) “Body” means any firm or corporate body registered under the laws in force;
(v) “Pest risk analysis” means the process of determining regulated pests for the purposes of importation of plants or plant products as per Section 17;
(w) “Endangered area” means any area where ecological factors favour the establishment of pests whose presence in the area results in economic loss to plants or plant products;
(x) “Office” means the office established pursuant to Section 33;
(y) “Prescribed” or “as prescribed” means prescribed or as prescribed in the Rules framed under this Act
(a) “Plant” means every kind of plant, whether alive or dead, or any part thereof; and this term also includes stem, branch, scum, layering and budding (Kalami), bark, root, leave, fruit, seed and germ plasma;
(b) “Plant product” means any plant product not yet manufactured for use (including feeds) or any manufactured product that may, by the reason of nature of their processing or otherwise, create a risk for the
introduction, establishment and spread of infectious pests;
(c) “Other article” means any storage, packaging, container, conveyance of any plant or plant product or means of growing plant such as soil, moss, pit and similar other article capable of harboring or spreading
disease or pest;
(d) “Pest” means a rat, bird, micro-plasma, nematode virus, weed, pathogenic agent injurious to plants or plant products; and this term also includes any species or subspecies thereof;
(e) “Controlled pest” means any quarantine pest; and this term includes any controlled pest causing economic loss and damage to any plant product;
(f) “Quarantine pest” means any pest so prescribed by the Ministry upon Notification in the Nepal Gazette as to cause economic loss, as well, to any plant or plant product;
(g) “Beneficial insect” means any insect such as bee, silk and lac insect;
(h) “biological control agent” means any agent such as parasite, counter parasite, predator which may be used to control pests through biological method; and this term includes mushroom, bacteria, fungus and virus;
(i) “Conveyance” means any means such as an aircraft, rail, truck, cart, horse, donkey and similar other means used to transport plants, plant products or other articles;
(j) “Container” means a container, box, bag or similar other goods (articles) used to transport plants, plant products or other articles;
(k) “Quarantine” means the holding of any plants, plant products or other articles in the specified place or in such place as prescribed by the Inspector for the purpose of observing, testing, investigating, inspecting and examining whether such plants, plant products or other articles are healthy or not and treating them if they are found
not to be healthy;
(l) “Quarantine area” means the area set aside for completing plant quarantine procedures;
(m) “Pest area” means any area with the entry of pests in such manner as to maintain stability there;
(n) “Infection” means the presence or spread of pests in a manner to cause damage to any plants or plant products;
(o) “Inspector” means any person designated by the Ministry pursuant to Section 14;
(p) “Ministry” means the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of the Government of Nepal;
(q) “Committee” means the plant quarantine committee formed pursuant to Section 3;
(r) “Organization” means the national plant protection organization prescribed by the Government of Nepal pursuant to Section 6;
(s) “Entry permit” means a permit issued pursuant to Section 7; (t) “Phyto-sanitary certificate” means the phyto-sanitary certificate issued pursuant to Section 12;
(u) “Body” means any firm or corporate body registered under the laws in force;
(v) “Pest risk analysis” means the process of determining regulated pests for the purposes of importation of plants or plant products as per Section 17;
(w) “Endangered area” means any area where ecological factors favour the establishment of pests whose presence in the area results in economic loss to plants or plant products;
(x) “Office” means the office established pursuant to Section 33;
(y) “Prescribed” or “as prescribed” means prescribed or as prescribed in the Rules framed under this Act