Soil, Sand and Stone Import Permitted under Form PQ07
[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers
Welfare Notification S.O. 2511 (E) dated 10 June 2021]
S.O.
2511 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by
sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 (2
of 1914), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order further to
amend the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003,
namely:-
1.
Short title and Commencement.- (1) This Order may be
called the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India (Fourth Amendment)
Order, 2021.
(2)
It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official
Gazette.
2.
In Chapter II of Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order,
2003, the existing entries relating to clause 4 shall be replaced with
the following entries, namely:-
‘4.
Import of soil, sand and similar
material and stone shall be permitted except under the following conditions,
namely:-
i. The
consignments of soil in any form for research purpose, sand, similar materials
and stone shall be permitted through specified air or sea ports or land customs
station, on application made for that purpose. Provided an import permit shall
be required for consignment of soil in any form for research purpose, sand,
similar materials and stone.
ii. The
application or online application for the purpose referred to in (i) above shall be made to the Issuing Authority as listed
in Schedule-X, at least 10 days in advance, in PQ Form 06.
iii. A
fee of Rs. 1000/- shall be payable along with the
application. The fee shall be payable online or in the form of Demand Draft
payable to the Competent Authority having jurisdiction.
iv. The
Competent Authority may, after scrutiny of the application, and if satisfied of
the purpose, for which such consignment is being imported, issue special permit
in Form PQ 07. The import permit shall be issued subject to such restrictions
and conditions prescribed under Schedule-VI.
3.
In Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003, the existing
PQ Form 06 and 07and entries relating thereto shall be substituted by the
following entries, namely:-
