(1) The entry of soil shall be limited to entries under permit issued to and destined for recognized scientific and research laboratories as specified in Form 2 under Schedule 2.
(2) Importation under subregulation (1) shall be subject to the following—
(a) specific safeguards specified in the import permit;
(b) entry shall be limited to quantities specified in the permit;
(c) the soil shall be shipped in sturdy, tightly-sealed containers;
(d) the soil shall be used only in the permittee's laboratory;
(e) the soil shall be incinerated or otherwise sterilized in an approved manner at the conclusion of the test.
(3) The entry of any plant or plant product, machinery, equipment or conveyance of any kind, carrying or contaminated with soil, is prohibited; such articles shall be freed from soil and the pest risk eliminated in a manner approved by the plant quarantine service.
(4) Non-plant articles contaminated with soil or infested with plant pests are subject to such cleaning or treatment as may be necessary to eliminate any pest risk associated with their entry into Saint Lucia.