Obligation of Village Officers to report plant diseases, pests, etc.

12[The

Agricultural Officers in charge of a village panchayat area or a municipal area] and such

11 Substituted by Act 16 of 2000 (w.e.f. 12-05-2000). 12 Substituted by Act 16 of 2000 (w.e.f. 12-05-2000).

other officers as may be prescribed, of every village adjoining the affected area shall forthwith report the existence within the village of any plant disease, pest, parasite or noxious weed of the nature specified in the notification issued under section 3 in respect of the said area, to 13[Secretary of the local authority] who shall, after making such enquiry as he may deem fit, 14[make a report to the local authority concerned and the Government.]