(1)
The Government of Nepal may, by a Notification in the Nepal Gazette,
designate any central level office related with plant protection as the
National Plant Protection Organization.
(2) The functions, duties and powers of the National Plant Protection
Organization, in addition to those set forth in this Act, shall be as follows:
(a) To prepare standards on the sanitation of plants or
plant products to be imported or exported and submit
such standards to the Committee for approval,
(b) To frame and enforce manuals on the examination,
test, inspection and treatment of plants, plant products,
biological control agents, beneficial organisms and
other articles,
(c) To identify endangered areas and protect, or cause to
be protected, plants and plant products in such areas
through quarantine process,
(d) To identify pest free areas and areas of low pest
prevalence and make declaration and surveillance of
such areas,
(e) To prescribe terms and restrictions relating to the
trafficking and use of plants and plant products,
biological control agents and beneficial organisms,
(f) To act as a national coordinator for activities relating
to plants and plant products, biological control agents
and beneficial organisms,
(g) To enforce, or cause to be enforced, approved
standards on the sanitation of plants or plant products
to be imported or exported,
(h) To make coordination with phyto-sanitary bodies of
other countries and make understandings on the
recognition of each other’s permits and phyto-sanitary
certificates,
(i) To perform such other functions as prescribed