Legislation

Legislation & Regulations

Access the laws, acts, regulations, and policies governing agriculture, forestry, food safety, and biosecurity in Tonga.

Agricultural commodities export act 2020

An Act to regulate the export of Agricultural commodities.

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Food Act 2020

An Act to regulate the manufacture, sale, import and export of food for commercial purposes, to guarantee food safety and fitness for human consumption, to promote fair trade practices in food and to provide for related matters.

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Fruit Export (Buttercup Squash) regulations 2020

Made under section 3 of the Fruit Export Act and continued in force under section 15 of the Agricultural Commodities Act.

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Fruit Export (Vanilla) regulations 2020

Made under section 3 of the Fruit Export Act and continued in force under section 15 of the Agricultural Commodities Act.

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Animal Diseases Act 2020

An Act to provide for the control of animal diseases.

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Noxious Weeds Act 2016

An Act to provide for the eradication of Plant harmful to Agriculture.

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Proclamation of Noxious Weeds 1988

An Act to provide for the eradication of Plant harmful to Agriculture.

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Plant quarantine Act 1988

An Act to revise the law relating to the quarantine of plants.

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Plant quarantine(amendment) Act 2020

An Act to revise the law relating to the quarantine of plants.

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Pesticides Act 2016

An Act to regulate the registration, Manufacture, import, sale, storage, distribution, use and disposal of Pesticides in Tonga.

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Forests Act 2020

An Act to provide for the setting aside of areas as forests areas or reserved areas and for the control and regulation of such areas and forest produce and related matters.

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Markets Act 2016

An Act to provide for the establishment and regulation of Markets.

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Copra Act 2016

An Act to regulate the making and sale of Copra.

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Pounds and Animals Act 2016

An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to Pounds and animals.

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Rhinoceros Beetle Act 2016

An Act to provide for the prevention and eradication of the Rhinoceros Beetle and other Pests.

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