Cap. 433 Art. 15Assistance.

(1) All officers of Customs and of the Post Office shall assist the Authority in preventing the importation into Malta of anything contrary to this Act and in so doing may exercise all the powers conferred upon them by or under the Customs Ordinance and the Post Office Act or any law replacing the same.

(2) Any officer of Customs or of the Post Office who becomes aware of the importation of any plant material, plant pest, beneficial organism, soil, packaging or other thing regulated by this Act, other than things which are not required to be declared pursuant to article 7(2), shall immediately notify an inspector or other designated officer of the Plant Health Service.