11.—(1) No person shall import any of the plants or other materials specified in the Fourth Schedule unless the consignment of such plants or other materials is accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued not more than 14 days prior to the date of shipment of the consignment by a competent government agency or some other agricultural authority in the country of export which is recognised by the Director.
(2) Where the consignment is not accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or if the plants or other materials are being personally carried by an in-coming traveller for his own use, the Director may permit the plants or other materials to enter Singapore subject to the conditions that —
(a)
the consignment shall first be inspected by an authorised officer to ensure that the plants or other materials therein are free of the pests specified in the First and Second Schedules; and
(b)
the consignment shall be destroyed if any of the pests specified in the First and Second Schedules are found therein.