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Biosecurity Rules 2003

TOKELAU
BIOSECURITY RULES

These Rules provide a modern system for plant and animal health in Tokelau. The Rules were prepared with SPC assistance and comply with the standard guidelines for the Pacific region. Schedule 1 contains a set of administrative forms.

BIOSECURITY RULES 2003

1 Purposes

These Rules serve—

(1) to control the introduction and spread of exotic pests and diseases and other organisms, in order to protect the environment and the agricultural production of Tokelau;

(2) to control the pests and diseases already present in Tokelau that have a restricted distribution;

(3) to provide for facilities for biosecurity services for the import and export of animals and plants, animal products and plant products, and other goods safely into and out of Tokelau;

(4) to provide for the containment and eradication of new incursions; and

(5) to support international cooperation in the prevention of the movement of pests and diseases.

2 Definitions

In these Rules—

"animal" means any mammal (except human beings), bird, insect, amphibian, fish, mollusc, or other member of the animal kingdom, whether alive or dead, and includes the egg, embryo, ova, or semen and any organic animal tissue from which another animal could be produced, and the hide, skin, hair, feathers, shell, horns, hoof, viscera, or any other part or portion of the body of an animal;

"animal product" means any article or substance derived from an animal, whether or not in combination with any other article or substance, and includes:

(i) meat, fat, milk, whey, cream, butter, cheese, eggs, and other foodstuffs derived from an animal;

(ii) any dung, urine, faeces, bone, or blood of an animal, or any article or substance derived from the dung, urine, faeces, bone, or blood of an animal;

(iii) any secretion of any animal;

(iv) any product or biological preparation prepared or derived from any animal tissue or animal secretion; and

(v) any other article, substance, thing, or by-product of an animal which is declared by the Director to be an animal product for the purpose of these Rules;

"area" means an officially defined country, part of a country, or all or parts of several countries;

"biosecurity risk" means the likelihood that any introduction, establishment, and spread of a disease or pest will result in harm being caused to human beings, animals, plants, other aspects of the environment, or economic activities as a result of the introduction, establishment, and spread of the disease or pest, and includes the likely extent of such harm;

"consignment" means a quantity of goods being moved from one country to another and covered by a single phytosanitary certificate (a consignment may be composed of one or more lots);

"conveyance" means any vehicle, vessel, craft, aircraft, or container that is used to move goods from one location to another;

"declaration" means any statement, written or otherwise, concerning any goods restricted or prohibited under these Rules;

"Director" means the officer responsible for the management of biosecurity services in Tokelau;

"disease" as an organism in animals means any organism that is capable of harming or adversely affecting animals, and includes the causative agent and any form or stage of development;

"entry" in respect of a pest means movement of a pest into an area where it is not yet present, or is present and is being officially controlled;

"entry" in respect of a consignment means movement through a point of entry into an area;

"environment" means a complex of organisms and their environment, interacting as a defined ecological unit;

"eradication" means application of measures to eliminate a pest or disease;

"exotic" means not native to Tokelau, or to an ecosystem or ecoarea of Tokelau;

"goods" means any moveable object that presents a biosecurity risk and includes any animal, plant, animal product, plant product, soil, organism, packaging, mail, and conveyance;

"infected" in relation to any animal or plant means that the animal or plant is diseased or affected by a disease or in the case of an animal may have been exposed to the risk of infection during the preceding six months;

"infested" means presence in a commodity of a living pest of the plant or the plant product concerned;

"inspection" means official visual examination of goods to determine compliance with the law;

"introduction" means entry of a pest or disease resulting in its establishment;

"Officer" means a Biosecurity Officer referred to in Rule 4;

"permit" means an official document allowing the entry of goods in conformity with these Rules;

"pest" means any species, strain, or biotype of a plant or animal, or any pathogenic agent, injurious to plants or plant products;

"plant" includes seeds and any part of a plant including a dead plant;

"plant product" means any part of a plant that has been partially or wholly manufactured, but still presents a biosecurity risk;

"point of entry" means the place at which a conveyance, goods or person arrives in Tokelau;

"quarantine" means a restriction imposed by duly constituted authorities whereby the production, movement, or existence of goods or the normal activity of persons is controlled, in order that the introduction or spread of a pest or disease may be prevented or limited, or in order that a pest or disease already introduced may be controlled or eradicated:

"soil" means the upper part of the earth's profile that includes the area in which plants grow;

"treatment" means an officially authorized procedure for the killing, removal, or rendering infertile of pests and diseases;

"vessel" includes any ship, boat, or barge, whether or not it is self-propelled.

3 Effect of these Rules

If there is any inconsistency between these Rules and any other laws, those laws shall be construed so far as possible so that the purposes of these Rules are fulfilled.

4 Biosecurity Officers

There shall be appointed from time to time such Biosecurity Officers as may be necessary for the purposes of these Rules.

5 Powers of Officers

(1) An Officer may for the purposes of these Rules—

(i) enter any conveyance, area, land, or building other than a dwelling-house at any time for the purpose of inspection of goods;

(ii) enter any dwelling-house at any time between sunrise and sunset;

(iii) examine any log, cargo manifest, bill of lading, passenger list, crew list, or other document in any vessel or aircraft;

(iv) examine any cargo, mail, baggage, conveyance, or any place for the purpose of inspection of goods;

(v) require the owner, the captain of any vessel, or the agent to open any goods or containers at the importer's expense for the purposes of inspection of goods; and

(vi) destroy or otherwise dispose of goods that present a biosecurity risk to Tokelau.

(2) If requested to do so the Officer shall produce documentary evidence of appointment and identity.

6. Duties of other officials
   

All Tokelau public officers, village officers, and members of government corporations shall provide whatever assistance is necessary to Officers for the performance of their functions and the exercise of their powers under these Rules.

7 Duties of owners, captains, and passengers

(1) Any person being the owner, captain, or agent of a conveyance arriving in Tokelau, shall—

(i) provide an Officer with such documents and other information in their possession or control concerning the vessel or its contents as the Officer may request for the purposes of these Rules;

(ii) complete such a declaration concerning the vessel or aircraft and its contents as the Officer requests;

(iii) comply with any direction given by the Officer;

(iv) prevent any goods being landed from the vessel or aircraft unless permitted by the Officer;

(v) prevent any animals making contact with any animal from the shore unless permitted by the Officer;

(vi) not move the vessel or aircraft from its position unless permitted by an Officer after consultation with the Pulenuku; and

(vii) prevent the discharge of any organism from a vessel into the sea or onto the shoreline of Tokelau, and specifically not discharge ballast water within the territorial sea of Tokelau.

(2) Any person arriving in Tokelau shall provide an Officer with such documents and other information on themselves and on goods in their possession or control as the Officer may request for the purposes of these Rules.

8 Import permits

(1) All goods and organisms arriving in Tokelau are subject to biosecurity control and may require conditions to be met that shall be specified by the Director.

(2) Import conditions may specify, but not be limited to, the source of the goods and organisms, the inspection requirements, the treatments required, and the points of entry.

(3) The Director, for the purposes of these Rules and of preventing the introduction of pests, diseases, and organisms into Tokelau, may specify import conditions on the permit as considered necessary by the risk imposed by the import, and in accordance with international guidelines, standards and recommendations.

(4) The permit issued may be general or relate to a specific import.

(5) The conditions as set out in the permit must be met before the importation may be released from quarantine.

(6) In deciding whether to grant a permit to import goods into Tokelau the Director must consider the biosecurity risk if the permit were granted, and whether the imposition of conditions would be necessary to limit the risk to an acceptable level.

(7) The Director in making a decision to import goods may take into account any relevant matter and shall take account of the restrictions and prohibitions contained in Schedule 2.

9 Prohibition and revocation

(1) If, following receipt of appropriate advice, it is considered that the importation presents an unacceptably high level of risk in respect of the goods, they may be prohibited, either generally or from any specific area.

(2) If the Director decides to prohibit the import, a permit will not be issued, and a suitable notification to the applicant will be given in writing.

(3) Any permit may be revoked at any time by the Director in writing.

10 Special exemptions

The Director may issue a permit for the introduction to Tokelau of any goods for the purpose of education, research, or experiment to improve the quality of animals or plants or the environment.

11 Internal controls

(1) The areas identified in Schedule 3 are those where specific pests and diseases are known to occur.

(2) An Officer may give directions to ensure that the introduction or movement of those pests and diseases into other areas is prevented.

12 Export control

(1) The Director may set conditions for the export of goods that present a risk to the importing country.

(2) Any conditions set shall be those specified by the importing country, and will be specified on the export form.

13 Powers to order into quarantine

(1) An Officer may order into quarantine any goods if in the opinion of the Officer there is reason to suspect that they are or may be infected or infested or may be a threat to the environment.

(2) Where the Officer has any reason to suspect that a vessel or aircraft might be carrying any pest or disease or goods subject to biosecurity control, the Officer may by order in writing served on the captain of the conveyance order it into quarantine, for inspection, testing, treatment, or destruction.

14 Biosecurity emergency

(1) The Director may in the case of identified urgent need declare a state of biosecurity emergency and may give such directions as may be required.

(2) If the Director requires that goods be destroyed, the Director may direct that compensation for loss is paid in accordance with Schedule 4.

15 International cooperation

For the purposes of these Rules, the Director shall promote international cooperation for the benefit of Tokelau and may—

(i) exchange information in accordance with international agreements;

(ii) contribute to the development of international standards; and

(iii) approve the adoption of international standards for national implementation.

16 Protection of Officers

No proceedings, civil or criminal, shall lie against any Officer, or against the Director or any employee or agent of the Government of Tokelau in respect of anything done or omitted in the exercise or performance in good faith of any function, duty, or power under these Rules.

17 Offences

(1) No person shall import goods into Tokelau except in accordance with these Rules and under the terms of the import permit issued by the Director.

(2) No person shall liberate or let go at large in Tokelau any plant or animal unless under these Rules.

(3) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any Rule commits an offence.

(4) Any person who obstructs an Officer in the performance of the Officer's duties commits an offence.

(5) Any person who commits an offence against these Rules shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not more than $150 in the case of an individual and $10,000 for a corporation

18 Fees

(1) The fees for biosecurity services are set out in Schedule 5.

(2) (i) The fees must be paid before any goods or vessels are released

from quarantine.

(ii) In the case of vessels a bond may be collected to ensure compliance with biosecurity requirements.

(3) If it is necessary to treat the goods because of the risk of the entry of any pest, disease, or organism and the fees are not paid by the owner or agent, the goods will be forfeited to the Government and disposed of as required by the Director.

(4) The disposal of forfeited goods by the Government does not release the importer from any liability to pay fees and other costs incurred.

19 Repeals

The Tokelau Plant Regulations and the Tokelau Animals Regulations are repealed.

SCHEDULE 1

FORM 1

Biosecurity Officer Identification Card

FORM 2

FORM 3

[APPLICATION FOR] PERMIT
TO IMPORT PLANTS/PLANT MATERIAL/GOODS

(Biosecurity Rules, Rule 8)

FULL NAME OF APPLICANT

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS OF APPLICANT

POSTAL ADDRESS OF APPLICANT

NAME AND QUANTITY OF PLANTS/PLANT MATERIAL /GOODS PROPOSED TO BE IMPORTED (Use scientific names if known)

SOURCE (Full name and address of supplier, including country of origin)

PROPOSED DATE OF ARRIVAL

Signature (Applicant) ............................................. Date..............................................

CONDITIONS OF IMPORT

Director Biosecurity Official stamp Date.......................

Valid until ......................

FORM 4

Refusal to grant import permit

In accordance with the provisions of the Biosecurity Rules, Rule 9(2),
I, ..................... Director of Biosecurity inform you that the Import application dated ................ requesting import approval of –

from ..............................

Is not approved because of the biosecurity risk this may pose to Tokelau.

..................................... Director of Biosecurity ..../..../.... Date

FORM 5

Import approval cancellation form

(Biosecurity Rules, Rule 9(3))

Importer/Agent ____________ Address _____________

I hereby cancel the permit for the following plants/seeds/fresh fruit and vegetables/timber or animals or other goods as follows –

Import permit number Issued date

Arrival by sea/mail date

Other special conditions - ___________________________________________________

Authorised officer ________________Name ____________Signature _______Date

FORM 6

Certificate for export

FORM 7

FORM 8

FORM 9

Bond for holding goods on board

[for cruising yachts in particular]

(Biosecurity Rules, Rule 18(2)(ii))

Name of vessel

Captain/ Owner
Date of arrival From
Expected date of departure

Quarantine goods on board at date of arrival

I, ______________, being the Captain/owner of the above vessel acknowledge that I am bound to the sum of XXX dollars under the following conditions –

I shall not allow the animals listed to leave the vessel and shall secure them in a manner approved by the Inspector.
I shall not allow any animal to come into contact with the said animals which are subject to this bond.
If such a contact is made with any animal the said animals will be subject to destruction
I shall not allow any of the plants or goods listed above to be removed from the vessel.

Master name ____________ Signature___________________ Date___________

Biosecurity Officer name_____________ Signature____________date___________

SCHEDULE 2

(Rule 8(7))

(a) The importation of the following goods shall be permitted from Samoa, provided that they have been subject to biosecurity control by the Samoan Government.

(b) The following are prohibited imports into Tokelau from all other sources.

Examples of prohibited and restricted plant species

(c) Prohibited plant pests

Cadang cadang viroid of coconuts

Alomae disease of Taro

Bobone disease of taro

Lethal yellows Mycoplasma of coconuts

Vanuatu disease of coconuts (Foliar decay Myndus taffini)

Giant African snail (Achatina fulica)

Dacus orientalis complex fruit flies (Bactrocera dorsalis)

Taro beetle

(d) Prohibited environment pests

Solenopsis invicta (red fire ant)

Linepithema humile (argentine ant)

Anoplolepis gracilipes (crazy ant)

Merremia spp (fue lautetele)

Mikania spp (mile-a-minute weed)

Miconia calvescens (purple plague)

Rattus rattus (ship rat)

Rattus norvegicus (norway rat)

Rattus exulans (polynesian rat)

Boiga irregularis (brown tree snake)

Euglandina rosea (rosy wolf snail)

(e) Prohibited animals

All live animals not covered by part (a), including semen and live embryos of animals.

SCHEDULE 3

(Rule 11(1))

Internal biosecurity controls into pest free areas

SCHEDULE 4

(Rule 14(2))

Compensation rates for animals destroyed during a biosecurity emergency

SCHEDULE 5

(Rule 18 (1))

Fees for service

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TULAFONO A TOKELAU MO TE PUIPUIGA O MANU MA LAKAU 2003

Ko na Tulafono ienei ka iei ai he hihitemi fou mo te ola lelei o lakau o lakau ma manu i Tokelau. Na haunia ienei Tulafono fakatahi ma he fehoahoamiga tau tupe mai te SPC mae e mulimuli ki takiala mahani a te Pahefika. Ko te Pepa Fakamatala i ei loto ai na Pepa Fakatumu mo te pulepule lelei o tenei vaega.

TULAFONO A TOKELAU MO TE PUIPUIGA O MANU MA LAKAU 2003

1. Kautu o na Tulafono ienei
   

Ko na Tulafono ienei e –

(1) fakatonutonu ai te kaumai ma te fakahalalau o na manu fakalafua ma na famai ma ietahi meaola fakalafua, aua te puipuiga o te hikomaga ma na lakau i loto i Tokelau;

(2) fakatonutonu ai na manu fakalafua ma na famai ieia kua iei i Tokelau ieia e taufai ke he fakahalalaua;

(3) fakamautinoa na tautuaga e fakatino mo te puipuia o na manu fakalafua kae maihe te kaumaiga ki loto pe ko te kavatuga ki fafo o ni manu ma ni lakau, pe ni koloa pe ni mea e maua pe fai mai i na manu ma ni koloa pe ni mea e fai mai i na lakau pe ko ni ietahi lava koloa e maumai ki loto pe kave ki fafo atu o Tokelau;

(4) fakamautinoa te taofiofia ma te fakaheai o ni mea e fou mai; ma

(5) lagolagogia te felagolagomaki fakavaomalo agai ki te puipuia o te fekaveaki o manu fakalafua ma na famai.

2 Fakauigaga

I na Tulafono ienei-

ko te kupu "manu" ko na meaola toto mafanafana (e he aofia ai ia tagata), e iei ai na manu lele, iniheti, meaola toto malulu e iei ai na moko, ika, pe ko he tahi lava itukaiga meaola, e tuha lava pe ola pe kua mate, na fua, meaola ko heki fanau mai, pe ko ho he hua o ho he meaola teia e mafai ke fanau ai he tahi meaola; na paku (kili), fulufulu, fulumanu, atigi, nifo, pe ko he tahi lava vaega o te tino o he meaola:

ko te kupu "mea e gaohi mai i he vaega o he meaola" ko ho he mea e gaohi mai i he meaola, e tuha lava pe opo fakatahi ma he tahi mea pe heai foki, e i loto ai na:

(i) kakano o manu, gako, huhu, kulimi, pata, hihi, fuamoa ma ietahi meakai e fai mai i na manu;

(ii) fekau ma otaota o na manu, ivi pe ko te toto o he manu, pe ko ho he tahi lava mea e gaohi mai i na fekau ma otaota o na manu, ivi pe ko te toto o he manu;

(iii) ho he hua pe he vai mai he manu;

(iv) ho he mea e gaohi mai i he hua o te tino o he manu; ma

(v) ho he mea e gaohi mai i he tino o he manu pe ko te huavai o he manu; e fakamaonia e te Fakatonu na gaohi mai i he vaega o he tino o he manu aua te kautu o ienei tulafono;

"koga" ko he atunuku, vaega o he atunuku pe ko ni vaega e o ni atunuku;

"fakapokepokega puipuia" ko te ono ofi mai ma te fakahalalau o ni famai pe ko ni meaola e ono afaina ai ia tagata, manu, lakau, ma ietahi vaega o te hikomaga pe ko ietahi tulaga o te tamaokaiga, ma ni faiga ke taofia ai pe fakaumatia ai ni fakapokepokega vena;

"uta" ko na koloa e fekaveaki mai he tahi atunuku ki he tahi atunuku ma e puipuia i he pepa fakamaonia (ko he uta e mafai ke fokotahi pe lua ni itukaiga koloa i loto);

"vaka laku uta" ko ho he tavale, vaka, tulula, vakalele pe he vaka laku koloa e fakaaoga mo te felakuakiga o ni koloa mai he nofoaga ki he tahi nofoaga;

"fakamaoniga" ko he fakamatalaga, pe tuhituhia pe ko hea lava tahi faiga e fai ai te fakamaoniga tena, e fakamaonia ai na koloa e puipuia pe fakaha i loto o na Tulafono ienei;

"Fakatonu" ko te Ofiha o te Kautautua teia e ia taukavea te tiute ko te pulepulega ma te kikilaga o tautuaga i Tokelau mo te puipuia mai na manu fakalafua;

"famai" kafai kua afia he meaola i he famai, ko tona uiga ko ho he hiama e mafai ke afaina ai he meaola ma e aofia ai ho he vaega i ho he tulaga;

"haofia" (e he manufakalafua) ko tona uiga ko te aho o he manu fakalafua ki he koga ko heki afaina i he tulaga vena, pe kua afaina foki kae kua fai kiei ni galuega mo te puipuiga o te koga tena;

"fakakulu mai" o he uta ko tona uiga ko te fekaveakiga mai he koga ki he tahi koga;

"hikomaga" ko te hikomaga o na meaola ma to latou hikomaga;

"tamate" ko ni/na faiga ke tamate ai ni manu fakalafua pe ko he famai foki;

"kehe" ko he manu pe he lakau e he mai Tokelau, e he mai te hikomaga he koga o Tokelau;

"koloa" ho he mea e fekaveaki ma e ono mafua ai ni afainaga, a aofia ai ho he manu pe he meaola, lakau, mea e gaohi mai i na manu pe ko na lakau, kelekele, meaola liliki, afifiga, meli ma he vaka laku uta;

"afia" ko te afainaga o he lakau pe he mea e gaohi mai he lakau, e mafua mai i he manu fakalafua i te ono mahina kua fano;

"matolu" kua lahi ni manu fakalafua o he lakau pe he mea e gaohi mai i te lakau tena;

"vakili" ko te hiakiga o na koloa ke fakamautinoa e talafeagai ma na Tulafono ienei;

"haofia" ko te maua i he famai pe ko te afia i he manu fakalafua;

"ofiha" ko te Ofiha o te Puipuiga o manufakalafua teia e takua i te Tulafono 4;

"pemita" ko he pepa fakamaonia e fakataga ai te fakaulu mai o ni koloa e tuha ai ko ienei Tulafono;

"manu fakalafua" ko ho he itukaiga lakau pe he meaola pe ko he tahi lava mea e ono afaina ai na lakau pe ko na mea e gaohi mai i he/ni lakau;

"lakau" e i aofia ai na fatu lakau ma ho he vaega o he lakau e aofia ai foki na lakau mamate;

"mea e gaohia mai i na lakau" ko ho he vaega o he lakau na fakaoga ke fai ai he mea, kae e fakapokepoke lava ki ni/na lakau;

"koga ulufale" ko te koga i Tokelau e taunuku muamua kiei he uta;

"puipui" ko he puipuiga e tuku atu e he ofiha tofia, ke puipuia ai te faia, felakuaki pe ko te teu o ni koloa pe ko na galuega mahani a he tino e i lalo o he puipuiga, kae ke puipuia ai te fakahalalau o ni famai pe ko ni manu fakalafua, pe, ke fakaitiitia pe tamate foki ni manu fakalafua kua kamata oi hula;

"kelekele" ko te vaega e pito ki luga o te laukelekele, te vaega teia e ola ai na lakau;

"togafitiga" ko he/ni faiga pahia ke tamate ai pe kave kehe ai he/ni manu fakalafua pe ko ni famai;

"vaka laku uta" e aofia ai ho he lualua, vaka, vaka laku uta (fai tapili pe heai).

3. Ko he afainaga o ienei Tulafono ki loto o ietahi tulafono
   

Kafai e iei ni itu e kehekehe ai na Tulafono ienei ma ietahi Tulafono, e tatau ke iei he fakaavanoaga mai ietahi tulafono aua te kautu o na Tulafono ienei.

4. Ofiha o te Puipuiga

Ka tofia i teia taimi ma teia taimi ni ofiha o te puipuiga aua te fakatinoga o ienei Tulafono.

5. Malohiaga o na Ofiha o te Puipuiga

(1) Ho he Ofiha kua iei he fakatagaga i lalo o na Tulafono ienei, e ia te ia te mafai ke:

(i) ulufale ki he tavale, vaka, koga, kelekele, pe he fale vagana ai he fale e nonofo ai ni tino, i ho he taimi ke hukehuke ni koloa;

(ii) ulufale ki he fale e nonofo ai ni tino, i ho he taimi o te aho, mai te hopo ake ki te goto o te la;

(iii) hukehuke ho he tuhi fakamaumau a he/ni vaka, pepa fakamaonia o te lihi o te/ni uta, pepa fakamaonia o ni/he vaka e taunuku, lihi o te pahehe, lihi o te kauvaka pe ko ho he pepa fakamaonia e taukave e he/ni vaka pe he/ni vakalele;

(iv) hukehuke ho he uta, meli, ato, ho he mea e fekaveaki ai ni uta pe ni koloa, pe ko ho he koga aua te hukehukega o ni koloa; ma

(v) ke fakatonu ho he kapiteni ma ho he tino e o ia he vaka/vakalele pe ko ho he tino/ofiha hokotaga mo te vaka/vakalele ke fakaavanoa ho he koloa pe ko ho he puha teu koloa kae ke hukehuke na koloa i loto;

(2) Kafai e fakatagihia, e tatau i te Ofiha ke tuku atu ni fakamatalaga moni o tona tofiaga ki tana galuega ma he fakamaoniga.

6. Tiute o ietahi tino ofiha
   

Ko na tino ofiha uma o te Kaufaigaluega Tautua a Tokelau, tino ofiha a na nuku ma na hui o na kamupani a te malo e felagolagomaki i te tukuatuga o ni fehoahoani kua talafeagai ki na tino Ofiha aua te fakatino fakaleleiga o a latou galuega ma te fakaaogaga o o latou mafai i lalo o na Tulafono ienei.

7. Tiute o te/na tino e a ia/latou te mea totino, te kapiteni ma te/na pahehe.
   

(1) Ho he tino ea ia te mea totino, he kapiteni pe he hui o he vaka/vakalele e taunuku ki Tokelau, ka:

(i) tuku atu ki te ofiha na pepa o na fakamaumauga fakatahi ai ma ietahi fakamatalaga e ia te kilatou pe e i te pulega o te vaka/vakalele ma na mea uma e i loto o te vaka/vakalele pe ko ho he mea lava i luga o te vaka/vakalele e fakatagihia e te ofiha aua te fakatinoga o na Tulafono ienei;

(ii) fakatotoka he fakamaoniga agai ki te vaka/vakalele ma na mea uma i loto o te vaka/vakalele kafai e fakatagihia e te ofiha;

(iii) uhitaki ki ho he fakatonuga e tuku atu kiei e te ofiha;

(iv) ke puipuia te kave kehe o ni koloa mai te vaka/vakalele vagana kua faktaga mai e te ofiha;

(v) ke puipuia he hokotaga a he meaola mai luga o te vaka/vakalele ma he meaola mai gauta o te fenua vagana kua fakataga mai e te ofiha;

(vi) e he fakagaoia te vaka/vakalele mai te mea e iei vagana e fakataga mai e te ofiha i luga o ha la talanoaga ma te Pulenuku, ma;

(vii) puipuia te teka kehe mai o ni hiama mai te vaka ki te tai pe ko te matafaga o Tokelau; kae maihe lava te tiaki o ni vailakau ki fenua tai o Tokelau.

(2) Ho he tino e taunuku ki Tokelau e tuku atu e ia ki te ofiha ni pepa ma na fakamatalaga agai ki ho he afifiga ma na mea i loto o na afifiga iena, ma na koloa uma e ia te ia kafai e fakatagihia e te ofiha mo te fakataunukuga o ienei Tulafono.

8. Pemita mo na uta e kaumai ki fenua

(1) Ko na koloa uma e kaumai ki Tokelau e i lalo o te puipuiga o manu fakalafua ma e ono manakomia ke fai kiei na aiaiga e veia ona fakatatia mai e te Fakatonu i he pepa tuhituhia.

(2) Ko na aiaiga mo na koloa e kaumai ki fenua e tatau ke takua ai te koga e kaumai ai na koloa, na hukehukega e manakomia ke fai kiei, te fofo e tatau ke fai ma te koga e fakaulufale mai ai, kae e he gata ai i na vaega iena kua takua.

(3) Mo te puipuiga o te kaumaia o ni manu fakalafua, famai ma ni hiama ki Tokelau, ma he fakatinoga o ienei Tulafono, e tatau te Fakatonu ke tuku na aiaiga e mo te kaumaiga o na koloa ki fenua ki loto o te pemita fakatatau ki ni itu ono fakapokepoke ai te uta tenei, e tuha ai ko na feagaiga fakavaomalo ma na tulaga vena.

(4) Ko te pemita fakataga e mafai ke fakalauaitele pe fitoi tonu ki he koloa kaumai.

(5) Ko na tukutukuga e takua i loto o te pemita e tatau ke fakatino ka ko heki kave kehea na koloa mai loto o te vakili.

(6) I te faia o he tonu pe fai he pemita mo ni koloa ke kaumai ki fenua, e onoono e te Fakatonu na fakapopolega e ono pa kiei kafai e fakataga ke fai he pemita, ma kafai ko te faia o na tukutukuga, e mafai ke fakaitiitia ai na fakapokepokega ki he tulaga talafeagai.

(7) Ko te faia o he tonu a te Fakatonu agai ki te kaumai o ni koloa ki fenua, e tatau ke amanakia na itu uma e tatau ke kikila kiei ma fakatotoka kae maihe na vaega e fakaha i loto o te Pepa Fakamatala 2.

9 Ha ma te Fakaheai

(1) Kafai kua maua he fautuaga agai ki he tulaga fakapokepoke o he uta e kaumai ki Tokelau, kae fakailoga he koga fakapitoa e fakaha oi kave kiei pe ko fea lava ke koga, e mafai ke fakaha.

(2) Kafai e fai he tonu a te Fakatonu ke taofia/fakaha he uta, e heai foki he pemita e faia, kae e fakailoa teia tulaga ki te tino e a ia te uta.

(3) E mafai e te Fakatonu ona fakaheai he pemita i he tuhi i no he taimi.

10 Fakatagaga Fakapitoa

E mafai te Fakatonu oi fai he pemita i lalo o na Tulafono ienei, ke fakataga ai ni koloa ke kaumai ki Tokelau mo ni akoakoga, hukehukega pe ni iloiloga ke fakaleleia atili te tulaga o manu pe ko lakau pe ko te hikomaga.

11 Puipuiga Fakalotoifale

(1) Ko na koga ieia kua takua i te Pepa Fakamatala 3 ko na koga ia e mautinoa kua afia ni manufakalafua.

(2) E fai e he tino Ofiha na fakatonuga ke fakamautinoa e malupuipuia te fakaulu mai o ni manufakalafua ma ni famai ki ietahi koga.

12 Puipuiga o koloa kave ki fafo

(1) Ko te Fakatonu e ia faia na tukutukuga mo te fakafafo atu o ni koloa e fakapokepoke ki te fenua e kave kiei.

(2) Ko na tukutukuga uma e fuafua ki na fakatatiaga a te fenua e kave kiei na koloa ma e vena ona fakailoa i loto o te pepa fakamaonia o te fakaulufafo o ni koloa.

13 Malohiaga ke fakatonu ki te vakili

(1) E mafai e he tino Ofiha oi fakatonu ho he koloa ki te vakili kafai e iei he mafuaaga e ia kitea e mahalomia ai na koloa iena, pe ko na koloa foki e afia pe kua mauaka ai he manufakalafua pe ko na koloa e ono afaina ai te hikohikomaga.

(2) Kafai kua mahalomia e he tino Ofiha he vaka pe ko he vakalele e ono taukave e ia ni manufakalafua pe ko ni famai pe ko ni koloa e tatau ke kave ki te vakili, e mafai e te tino Ofiha tena oi fai he fakatonuga tuhituhia ki te kapiteni ke kave te vaka pe ko te vakalele ki te vakili, ke hukehuke, fai kiei ni togafitiga pe fakakino foki.

14 Puipuiga fakavavevave

(1) E mafai e te Fakatonu, kafai kua iei he kikilaga kua tatau ke fai he puipuiga fakavavevave ma fai ni fakatonuga o na tulaga e tatau ke fai.

(2) Kafai e kikila te Fakatonu e tatau ke fakakino ni koloa, e fakatonu e te Fakatonu ke totogi mai he taui mo na koloa ka fakakino e tuha ai ko te Pepa Fakamatala 4.

15. Felagolagomaki fakavaomalo
    

Mo te tautuaga o ienei tulafono, e tatau te Fakatonu ke maua te lagolago mai ietahi malo ke fehoahoani ma lagolago ki Tokelau, ma –

(i) fetufaaki na fakamatalaga agai ki na maliliega ma ietahi malo;

(ii) fai ni hao ki te atiakega o tulaga fakavaomalo; ma

(iii) fakamaonia te fakaaoga o na tulaga fakavaomalo ke fakatino i lotofale o Tokelau.

16. Puipuiga mo na ofiha
    

E he fakahala he ofiha pe ko te Fakatonu pe ko he tahi tino o te kaufaigaluega pe ko he hui o te pulega a Tokelau ona ko he gaoioiga na fai pe e heki faia foki, i luga o he agaga lelei i te fakatinoga o na tiute ma na galuega pe ko na mafai kua takua i loto o na Tulafono ienei.

17 Holigatulafono

(1) E fakaha he tino e kaumai ni koloa ki Tokelau vagana kua fakataunuku uma na tukutukuga i loto na Tulafono ienei ma na tukutukuga i loto o te pemita mai te Fakatonu.

(2) E fakaha he tino e fakahalalau e ia he vaega o he lakau pe ko ni manu i Tokelau vagana e talafeagai ai ma na Tulafono ienei.

(3) Ho he tino e he uhitaki pe he amanakia ienei Tulafono kua holitulafono.

(4) Ho he tino e fakalavelave ki he tino Ofiha i te fakatinoga o te galuega a te tino Ofiha, kua holitulafono

(5) Ho he tino e he uhitaki pe he amanakia ienei Tulafono e fakahala i he hala tupe e he hilia i te $150 kafai he tino tautahi, kae $10,000 kafai he kamupani.

18 Totogi

(1) Ko te tau o na tautuaga mo te puipuiga o lakau ma meaola mai na manu fakalafua kua fakatatia i te Pepa Fakamatala 5.

(2) (i) Ko na tau e totogi ka ko heki kave kehea mai he vaka pe ko ni koloa mai te vakili;

(ii) Kafai ko he vaka, e tatau ke iei he vaegatupe mo te taofiaga e totogi mai ke fakamautinoa ai e ologatahi ma na manakoga mo te puipuiga o lakau ma meaola mai manufakalafua.

(3) Kafai e mafai ke fakavailakau (togafitia) na koloa kafai ke puipuia ai te fakaulufale mai o ni manufakalafua, famai pe ni hiama ma te tau ko heki totogi maia e te tino e a ia pe ko hona hui foki, ko na koloa iena ka kave fakamalohia e te Malo ma fakakino e pe hea lava he fuafuaga a te Fakatonu.

(4) Ko te fakakino o na koloa ieia e kave fakamalohia e te malo, ka he hao mai ai te tino na ia kaumaia na koloa iena, e totogi lava e te tino tena na tau uma e fotu mai i tenei galuega.

19 Fakaheaoga

Ko te Tulafono a Tokelau mo Lakau ma te Tulafono mo Meaola kua fakaheaoga nei.

PEPA FAKAMATALA 1

PEPA 1

Pepa Fakamaonia o he Ofiha o te Puipuiga o Manu ma Lakau

PEPA 2

PEPA 3

[TUHI TALOHAGA MO] PEMITA
KE KAUMAI AI NI LAKAU/MEA E GAOHI I HE LAKAU/KOLOA

(Tulafono o te Puipuiga o Lakau ma Meaola, Tulafono 8)

IGOA KATOA O TE TINO TALOHAGA

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TUATUHI FALE O TE TINO TALOHGA

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TUATUHI MELI O TE TINO TALOHAGA

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IGOA MA TE AOFAKI O NA LAKAU/MEA E GAOHI I HE LAKAU/KOLOA E FIA KAUMAI KI LOTO (Fakaaoga na igoa haienihi kafai e iloa)

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KOGA E KAUMAI AI (Igoa ma te tuatuhi katoa o te tino na ia hapalaia, ma te fenua na kaumai ai)

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AHO E FUAFUA KE TAUNUKU MAI AI...........................................................

Haini (Tino e talohaga mai).........................................Aho..............................

TUKUTUKUGA MO NA KOLOA E KAUMAI

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Fakatonu o te Puipuiga o Lakau ma Meaola Fakailoga a te Ofiha Aho

E fakagata i te aho......................................

PEPA 4

He talia ke fakataga he pemita mo ni koloa e kaumai

E tuha ai ma na tukutukuga o te Tulafono o te Puipuiga o Lakau ma Meaola, Tulafono 9(2),

Ko au, ............................................Fakatonu o te Puipuiga o Lakaku ma Meaola, e fakailoa atu ko te Tuhi Talohaga mo ni Koloa e fia kaumai teia na fai i te aho ..................................... na fakatagihia ai he fakatagaga mo –

mai ......................................................

E he fakatagagia ona ko ni fakapokepokega ki lakau ma meaola i Tokelau.

Fakatonu o te Puipuiga ............................................... Aho........./....../......

PEPA 5

Pepa Fakaheai o te Fakatagaga ke kaumai ni koloa

(Tulafono mo te Puipuiga o Lakau ma Meaola, Tulafono 9(3)

Tino e ia kaumaia/hui_______________________ Tuatuhi _________________

Kua fakaheai e au te pemita mo na mea ienei kua takua, lakau/fatu lakau/fua ma ni lakau kaina/laupapa/lakau fau fale pe ni meaola pe ni ietahi koloa –

Numela o te pemita mo koloa kaumai .................. Aho na fai ai.....................

Taunuku mai i te tai/meli Aho..................

Ietahi tulaga fakapitoa –

Tino Ofiha Fakataga_______________Igoa____________Haini________Aho_____

PEPA 6

Pepa Fakamaonia mo ni koloa e fakaulufafo

PEPA 7

PEPA 8

PEPA 9

TUKUTUKUGA E TAOFIA AI NI KOLOA I LUGA O HE VAKA

[kae maihe na vaka faila]

(Tulafono o te Puipuiga o Lakau ma Meaola mai Manufakalafua, Tulafono 18(2)(ii))

Igoa o te vaka
Kapiteni/Tino e o ia
Aho na taunuku ai Mai
Aho fuafua e teka kehe ai

Koloa puipuia e i luga o te vaka i te aho na taunuku ai

Ko au,..............................................., te Kapiteni/Tino e o ia te vaka, kua maina ia te au e tatau ke ko totogia te vaega tupe e XXX tala kafai e he ko amanakia na vaega i lalo o na tukutukuga ienei –

E he ko fakataga na meaola kua lihi i loto o te pepa tenei, ke olo kehe ma te vaka ma ka taofia e au i he faiga e fakataga mai e te Tino Hukehuke.
E he ko fakataga ni meaola ke pa atu ki na meaola ienei kua takua i lalo o tenei tukutukuga.
Kafai e iei he tulaga e pa ai he meaola o na meaola ienei ki he tahi meaola, ko na meaola iena ka tamate.
Ka he ko fakataga he lakau pe ko he koloa i na vaega kua takua i luga ke kave kehe mai te vaka.

Igoa o te Kapiteni___________________Haini_____________Aho______________

Tino Ofiha o te Puipuiga o Lakau ma Meaola

Igoa_____________________________ Haini____________________Aho_______

SCHEDULE 2

(Rule 8(7))

(a) The importation of the following goods shall be permitted from Samoa, provided that they have been subject to biosecurity control by the Samoan Government.

(b) The following are prohibited imports into Tokelau from all other sources.

Examples of prohibited and restricted plant species

(c) Prohibited plant pests

Cadang cadang viroid of coconuts

Alomae disease of Taro

Bobone disease of taro

Lethal yellows Mycoplasma of coconuts

Vanuatu disease of coconuts (Foliar decay Myndus taffini)

Giant African snail (Achatina fulica)

Dacus orientalis complex fruit flies (Bactrocera dorsalis)

Taro beetle

(d) Prohibited environment pests

Solenopsis invicta (red fire ant)

Linepithema humile (argentine ant)

Anoplolepis gracilipes (crazy ant)

Merremia spp (fue lautetele)

Mikania spp (mile-a-minute weed)

Miconia calvescens (purple plague)

Rattus rattus (ship rat)

Rattus norvegicus (norway rat)

Rattus exulans (polynesian rat)

Boiga irregularis (brown tree snake)

Euglandina rosea (rosy wolf snail)

(e) Prohibited animals

All live animals not covered by part (a), including semen and live embryos of animals.

SCHEDULE 3

(Rule 11(1))

Internal biosecurity controls into pest free areas

SCHEDULE 4

(Rule 14(2))

Compensation rates for animals destroyed during a biosecurity emergency

SCHEDULE 5

(Rule 18 (1))

Fees for service

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