Section 29: Offences

29. Offences Any person who, either personally or through another person— (a) grows, is in possession of or sells, offers for sale, transports or distributes in any manner, plants, plant products or other regulated articles, knowing that they are infested by a quarantine pest; (b) fails to comply with any direction lawfully made or given under this Act; P12 – 13 [Issue 1] Plant Protection Act (c) imports or causes to import any plants, plant products or other regulated articles at a point of entry other than that stipulated in the import permit or authorisation; (d) imports into or causes to import into, exports or causes to export from Mauritius any plant, plant product or other regulated article without any phytosanitary certificate or permit required under this Act; (e) intentionally permits or causes the introduction or spread of any quarantine pest in Mauritius; (f) fails to safeguard the phytosanitary security of a consignment after the issue of a phytosanitary certificate under this Act; (g) fails to allow a search or inspection or the taking of any sample authorised under this Act; (h) breaks the seal on a sealed container containing plants, plant products or other regulated articles, except in the presence of an officer; (i) knowingly or recklessly provides information which is false or misleading, for the purpose of obtaining any document under this Act; (j) alters, forges, defaces or destroys any document issued under this Act, shall commit an offence.