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48 Ram NathIt also protects the persons from any suit, prosecution orother legal proceedings for anything done in good faith orintended to be done under the act.Plant quarantine rules and regulations have been f.raroed bythe government under the provisions of the Q}:f ... bet. Theseregulations can be grouped as, (a) foreign quarantine regulationswhich regulate the import into India of seeds, plants and plantproducts from other countries and, (b) domestiC quarantineregulations which regulate the transport/movement of suchmaterials from one State to another within the country.Foreign quarantine regulationsUnder the foreign quarantine, regulations have been issuedfor (a) import of cotton, (b) import of live insects and (c) importof live fungi. Besides these, a comprehensive Plants, Fruits andSeeds (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 1984 waspromulgated which came into force in June 1985. After theannouncement of the 'New Policy on Seed Development' by theGovt. of India in October 1988 liberalising the import of 'se~ds andother planting materials for the benefit of the Indian farmers,Plants, Fruits and Seeds (Regulation of Import into India) Order,1989 was promulgated, by the Government in suppression of theearlier order. This order is popularly known as PFS Order, 1989.The Order stipulates that:i) no consignment shall be imported into India unlessaccompanied by a valid 'import permit' issued by acompetent authority in India;ii)no consignment shall be imported into India unlessaccompanied by a 'phytosanitary certWcate' issued byan officer authorised by the official plant quarantineservice of the source country;iii) all consignments for consumption, 5.Q:wtng andp~()p~g.aHng or pl9:!lt!1)$ shall be imported only throughentry points notified from time to time. Consignmentsof plants and seeds for sowing or planting shall beimported through lan(l cl,li3to:qt st!'ltjons, s.ea/ C).ir portsat Amritsar, Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi and Madras andsuch other entry points as may be specifically notifiedfrom time to time; .