The existing plant quarantine legislation known as “Destructive Insects and Pests Rules, 1966 (Plant Quarantine) was framed as per provisions delineated under Sub-section (I) of Section-3, Section-5 of the Destructive Insect and Pests Act, 1914 (II of 1914).
Plant Quarantine Act, 2011 has been approved by the Parliament in March, 2011 and the formulation of rules under the act is underway.