Duty of certain village officers to report appearance of insect pest, plant disease or noxious weed.

(1) If any insect pest, plant disease or noxious weed appears in any village adjoining a notified area, the village officers of such village shall forthwith report the fact to the Collector or such other officer as the State Government may appoint in this behalf. (2) The Collector or such other officer, as the case may be, shall, on receipt of such report and after making such further inquiry as he may deem necessary forward it to the State Government with his remarks thereon.