LEGISLATION

The biosecurity & quality management division currently operates under several acts and regulations:

• Agricultural commodities export act 2002
  • Fruit export (Buttercup squash) regulations 1993
    • Fruit export (Buttercup squash) (amendment) regulations 1994
  • Fruit Export (Vanilla) regulations 1993
• Animal diseases act 1978
• Animal diseases (amendment) act 2002
  • Animal (importation) regulations 2009
• Noxious Weeds Act
• Proclamation of Noxious Weeds
• Plant quarantine act 1988
• Plant quarantine (amendment) act 1995
  • Plant quarantine regulations 1995
  • Plant quarantine (fees) regulation 1997
  • Plant quarantine (Squash and Vanilla) (fees) regulations 1992
• Diseases of plants regulations
• Infested areas declarations
• Prescribed treatment for Bunchy top
  • Plant quarantine regulations 1995
• Pesticides act 2002
  • Pesticides regulations 2009

For general information about Tongan legislation, please visit the Tonga legislation site.

nati macadamia macadamia integrifolia Every tree bearing nuts is a nut tree, but in Tonga it refers to the macademia nut in particular. If needed one can be more specific by using 'nati tea' to distinguish it from the rough shelled 'nati kula', m. tetraphylla.