Agricultural Pests Act(CHAPTER 5)
Table of Contents
Long Title
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
3 Appointment of officers and delegation of powers
4 Supervising committee
5 Entry, inspection and removal
6 Power to direct destruction or treatment of plants or pests or treatment of land and premises
7 Application to supervising committee
8 Enforcement of the action directed
9 Penalty for wilful default
10 Power of convicting court to order action to be taken
11 Placing land in quarantine
12 Application for examination of quarantined area
13 Power to order immediate destruction of plants
14 Clearing diseased land
15 Compensation
16 Entry for inspection or action with regard to locusts’ eggs and locusts
17 Duty of owner or occupier on appearance of locusts’ eggs or hoppers
18 Driving of locusts
19 Compensation
20 Rules
21 Service of notices
22 Penalty for misuse of material
23 General penalty
24 Proceedings to be authorised by agricultural officer
Legislative History