22.     Requirements for exports and re-exports

          (1) No person shall export plants, plant products or other regulated articles from Botswana unless he or she-

    (a)     applies to the NPPO in the manner prescribed by the Minister;

    (b)     provides all documentation required by regulations;

    (c)     makes the consignment available for inspection as required; and

    (d)     pays a prescribed fee.

          (2) Any person who contravenes any order issued under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding P2 000, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both.

23.     Inspection of exports

          (1) The NPPO shall, upon application by an exporter, cause an inspection of the consignment to be carried out, and shall-

    (a)     issue a phytosanitary certificate in the form set out in the Sixth Schedule or a re-export phytosanitary certificate in the form set out in the Seventh Schedule where-

         (i)       the consignment meets the importing country's documentary and other requirements for export, or

         (ii)       the consignment satisfies any other requirements for export elaborated by the NPPO or established under any other applicable legislation in Botswana; or

    (b)     deny certification where the requirements listed in subsection (1) (a) have not been met.

          (2) The exporter shall pay a prescribed fee upon issuance, by the NPPO, of a phytosanitary certificate or re-export phytosanitary certificate under subsection (1) (a).

          (3) The NPPO may withdraw certification where conditions have changed and the new conditions no longer justify the issuance of the applicable phytosanitary certificate.