Aquatic Weeds (Control) Act (Chapter 34:04).

This Act provides for the control of aquatic weeds. "Aquatic weed" is defined in section 2 as aquatic weed specified in the Schedule, including any portion, fragment, trace, or seed of any such weed. No person shall import into Botswana, or move from any point or place in Botswana to another point or place within Botswana, any aquatic weed (sect. 3). The Minister may at any time amend the Schedule by Order published in the Official Gazette. The Minister may by Order published in the Gazette: (a) declare surface waters within any area defined in such Order to be infested with aquatic weeds; (b) vary or cancel any such declaration (sect. 6). Section 7 provides for regulation making powers of the Minister. (8 sections and a Schedule)