Came into operation on February 1, 2021. The Plant Health Act is intended to: consolidate the Plant Protection Act and the Tropical Pesticides Research Institute Act and put in place a consolidated legal framework for plant health and pesticides, establish the Tanzania Plant Health and Pesticides Authority which shall be the main regulatory body for plant health and pesticides, introduce a legal framework to facilitate competition and efficiency in plants and plant products trade in Tanzania and internationally and introduce safeguarding of human health and the environment/ecosystem by ensuring sustainable and efficient management of pesticides, plant health, and phytosanitary issues with an effective monitoring and surveillance system.