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(1) A person who intends to export a consignment of plants or plant materials to another country for which a phytosanitary certificate is required, shall request for safe pre-export examination or other inspection and test that may be required by the declared country of destination.

(2) The request for the pre-export examination shall be made to the Plant Quarantine Services Division.

(3) Each consignment shall be examined by a designated officer and if the designated officer is satisfied that the prescribed requirements have been met, the designated officer shall issue a phytosanitary certificate in accordance with this Act.

(4) The examination shall be conducted within six hours before the stated export time in the case of a perishable consignment and between six hours and three days before the stated export date in the case of a non-perishable consignment.