ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service Order
6. Functions of the Corporation
Edition: 1996-10-18 · In force
6. Functions of the Corporation
The Corporation shall have the following functions—(a)to co-ordinate all matters relating to crop pests and disease control;(b)to establish service laboratories to monitor the quality and levels of toxic residues in plants, their soils and products;(c)to advise the Director of Agriculture on the appropriate seeds and planting materials for export and import;(d)to advise the Director of Agriculture on the issuance of sanitary and phytosanitary certificates;(e)to administer plant breeders’ rights and be the liaison office for the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) Convention of 1978 and 1991;(f)to undertake, inspection, testing, certification, quarantine control variety testing and description of seeds and planting materials;(g)to award scholarships for the study of plant health services or any other related subject which the Board considers to be of benefit to the study of plant health;(h)to enforce standards for good husbandry and the control of pests and diseases in national irrigation schemes in conjunction with the National Irrigation Board;(i)to develop and to implement standards on both imported and locally produced seeds;(j)to approve all importation licences for plants and seeds issued by the ministry responsible for commerce and industry before such importation takes place;(k)to approve all export licences for plants and seeds before the issue of such licences by the ministry responsible for commerce and industry;(l)to implement national policy on the introduction and use of genetically modified species of plants, insects and micro-organisms (biosafety) in the country;(m)to be the custodian of the Plant Breeders’ Rights Register;(n)to establish the machinery for educating the public on safe use of agro-chemicals.