Amendment of rule 2
2.  Rule 2 of the Control of Plants (Plant Importation) Rules (R 4) (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately after the definition of “American tropics” in paragraph (1), the following definition:
“ “biological control agent” means a natural enemy, an antagonist or a competitor of a pest, or any other self-replicating biotic entity, used for pest control;”;
(b)by deleting the definitions of “consignment of plants or plant products” and “soil” in paragraph (1) and substituting the following definitions:
“ “import health requirement” means any import health requirement specified or varied by the Director-General under rule 7;
“living modified organism” means any living organism that possesses a novel combination of genetic material obtained through the use of any modern biotechnology technique —
(a)that overcomes natural physiological reproductive or recombination barriers; and
(b)that is not a technique used in traditional breeding and selection;
“non-quarantine pest” means a pest specified in Part II of the First Schedule;
“quarantine pest” means a pest specified in Part I of the First Schedule;
“regulated pest” means a pest specified in Part I or II of the First Schedule;”; and
(c)by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting the following paragraph:
(2)  In these Rules —
(a)any reference to a consignment of plants, plant products or materials shall include a reference to any container, receptacle, packaging material or other article forming part of such a consignment;
(b)any reference to a regulated plant, regulated plant product or regulated material shall be construed as a reference to a plant, plant product or material, respectively, specified in the Second Schedule;
(c)any reference to the importation or movement of any pest, plant, plant product or material shall be read as including a reference to the importation or movement, respectively, of the pest, plant, plant product or material by post; and
(d)any reference to a certificate or document shall include a reference to a certificate or document in electronic form.”.