27. Accredited pest control agency

Terms defined in s 2

• Director-General

  Director-General

  Defined · s 2

  “Director-General” means the Director‑General, Plant Health appointed under section 3(1);

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• pest

  pest

  Defined · s 2

  “pest” means any species, strain or biotype of plant, animal or pathogenic agent which is or is capable of being injurious to plants or plant products;

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• plant

  plant

  Defined · s 2

  “plant” means any species of plant or any part of a plant whether living or dead and includes any vegetable, fruit, flower, leaf, stem, branch, spore, seed, root, cutting, graft, scion and any other part, whether severed or attached, intended for propagation or from which further plants may be propagated;

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• plant product

  plant product

  Defined · s 2

  “plant product” means any product derived from plants, either in their natural, manufactured or processed form;

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• soil

  soil

  Defined · s 2

  “soil” includes earth, water, peat, manure, compost, sand, clay and any other substance capable of supporting plant life, or transmitting any pest, whether or not used or intended to be used as a growing medium, or in any process of manufacture, or as ballast or for any other purpose;

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• treatment

  treatment

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  “treatment” means disinfection and disinfestation to ensure the removal, sterilisation or killing of any pest by appropriate means.

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