(1) The following materials are prohibited for use as packing materials—
(a) banana plants, plant parts, and other plants of the musaceae family;
(b) coconut plants and plant parts;
(c) citrus plants and plant parts;
(d) coffee plants and plant parts;
(e) cotton plants, plant parts and unprocessed cotton products;
(f) forest litter;
(g) grass plants and plant parts;
(h) leaves, stems and roots of plants in general;
(i) rice straw and hulls;
(j) sugarcane plants and plant parts;
(k) soil.
(2) Despite subregulation (1), any plant or part of a plant for which entry is prohibited in Schedule 3 shall be prohibited for use as a packing material.
(3) Packing materials specifically authorised include—
(a) sterilized peat or sphagnum moss;
(b) excelsior or wood's wool;
(c) osmonda fiber;
(d) vermiculite;
(e) ground cork;
(f) treated wood shavings;
(g) paper pulp;