(7) make recommendations to the Minister or Director-General for the amendment of this Act, Ministerial Regulations, rules, notifications or guidelines related to plant quarantine under this Act or other laws elsewhere, that
cause adverse effect to the plant quarantine implementation;
(8) perform other actions stipulated by this Act or other laws to be the duties of the Committee.
(Provisions of Section 5hepta shall be incorporated herein by Section 4 of the Plant Quarantine Act (No. 2) B.E. 2542.)

Section 5hepta The Committee shall have the authority to appoint one or more Sub-Committee(s) to perform any duties charged by the Committee.

The provisions of Section 5penta shall be applied to the meeting of the Sub-Committee mutatis mutandis.

(Provisions of Section 6 paragraph 1 shall be repealed by Section 8 of the Plant Quarantine Act (No. 3) 2551 and the following shall be implemented.)

Section 6 In case, where it is necessary to prevent the spread or outbreak from introduction of any kind of plant pests into the Kingdom or where it is advantageous to protect possibly adverse effect on environment or human health, the Minister by the recommendation of the Committee shall have the authority to declare, where appropriate, in the Government Gazette the name of plants, plant pests or carriers to be prohibited or restricted articles under this Act, as the case may be.

Under the said declaration, name of any plants, plant pests or carriers from any sources may be stated or any exceptions or conditions may be specified.

In stipulating the conditions for prevention of the introduction of any kind of plant pests into the Kingdom, the Minister may require that any person travelling from the place where there is the occurrence of that particular plant pest, report to the plant quarantine official with the form specified by the Director- General.

When it is no longer necessary, the prohibited and restricted articles mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be revoked by declaration in the Government Gazette.

(Provisions of Section 6bis shall be incorporated herein by Section 6 of the Plant Quarantine Act (No. 2) B.E. 2542.)

Section 6bis For the purpose of controlling and prevention of the introduction of plant pests, the Minister by the recommendation of the Committee shall have the authority to declare the name of plant germplasms that shall be
controlled in the Government Gazette.

(Provisions of Section 6bis paragraph 2 shall be repealed by Section 9 of the Plant Quarantine Act (No. 3) B.E. 2551 and the following shall be implemented.)

No one shall import or export any plant germplasms declared in paragraph 1 by the Minister, unless otherwise permitted by the Director-General, and the importation of which shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.
The request for permission and the permission under paragraph 2 shall be performed under the criteria, procedures, and conditions stipulated by the Director-General.

(Provisions of Section 6ter shall be incorporated herein by Section 6 of the Plant Quarantine Act (No. 2) B.E. 2542.)

Section 6ter The plant quarantine official shall have the authority to enter the planting areas, place of collection or preservation of plant germplasms declared by the Minister under Section 6bis paragraph 1, during sunrise and sunset
of the day or the official hours to inspect and study the use of plant germplasms.

In such action, the plant quarantine official shall have the authority to inquire the fact or request for the permit, or related evidence from the owner or the possessor of the planting area or the said place.

(Provisions of Section 7 shall be repealed by Section 7 of the Plant Quarantine Act (No. 2) B.E. 2542 and the following shall be implemented.)

Section 7 The Minister under the recommendation of the Committee shall have the authority to declare any port, airport or place with certain limit as plant quarantine station or post-entry quarantine station, as the case may be, in the Government Gazette.

(Provisions of Section 8 shall be repealed by Section 10 of the Plant Quarantine Act (No. 3) B.E. 2551and the following shall be implemented.)

Section 8 Any person importing or bringing in transit prohibited articles shall receive permission from the Director-General and comply with the following rules.
(1) The importation or bringing in transit of prohibited articles for research purpose shall be accompanied with a phytosanitary certificate, or in case where the importation or bringing in transit of prohibited plant pest or carrier which is not plant, a certification letter from the authorized agency of the exporting country shall be required to accompany with such prohibited articles.
(2) The importation or bringing in transit for commerce or other purposes which shall be declared by the Director-General under the recommendation of the Committee, shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, subjected to pest risk analysis and complied with the criteria, procedures and conditions stipulated by the Director-General under the recommendation of the Committee and published in the Government Gazette.

(Provisions of Section 9 shall be repealed by Section 11 of the Plant Quarantine Act (No. 3) B.E. 2551 and the following shall be implemented.)

Section 9. No one shall import or bring in transit any restricted articles unless the said restricted articles are accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.

(Provisions of Section 10 shall be repealed by Section 12 of the Plant Quarantine Act (No. 3) B.E. 2551 and the following shall be implemented.)

Section 10. The importation or bringing in transit of prohibited or restricted articles shall be made through the plant quarantine station for inspection by the plant quarantine official, and shall be complied with criteria, procedures and
conditions stipulated by the Director-General under the recommendation of the Committee and published in the Government Gazette.

(Provisions of Section 11 shall be repealed by Section 13 of the Plant Quarantine Act (No. 3) B.E. 2551 and the following shall be implemented.)

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