Baluchistan Agricultural Pests Ordinance, 1959 (W.P. Ordinance XXVIII of 1959).
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Type of law
Legislation
Abstract
This Ordinance provides for measures to eradicate agricultural pests.
The Government may prohibit the employment of methods of cultivation that help the spreading of agricultural pests, and the transport or sale of infested crops. Agricultural pests are listed in the attached Schedule.
The Government shall appoint Inspectors to enter and inspect any land, building, place, vessel or vehicle, to seize any infested crop, etc. as provided for in sections 5 and 6. Preventive measures shall be carried out by land owners in order to avoid the spreading of pests (sects. 4, 7 and 8).
The Government may, by notification, declare the Province or any area affected or threatened by an agricultural pest to be an affected area (sect. 9). Penalty provisions and appeals are covered in section 10 and 11.
The Government may prohibit the employment of methods of cultivation that help the spreading of agricultural pests, and the transport or sale of infested crops. Agricultural pests are listed in the attached Schedule.
The Government shall appoint Inspectors to enter and inspect any land, building, place, vessel or vehicle, to seize any infested crop, etc. as provided for in sections 5 and 6. Preventive measures shall be carried out by land owners in order to avoid the spreading of pests (sects. 4, 7 and 8).
The Government may, by notification, declare the Province or any area affected or threatened by an agricultural pest to be an affected area (sect. 9). Penalty provisions and appeals are covered in section 10 and 11.
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Long title of text
An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to the eradication of agricultural pests in the Province of Baluchistan.
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Notes
This Ordinance repeals the following Acts: North-West Frontier Province Sugarcane (Protection against Pyrilla Pest) Act, 1950; The Sind Boll Worm Act, 1947; and The North-West Frontier Province Fruit-Fly (Preventive Measures) Act, 1950.
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No