Bare Act
The Bombay Agricultural Pests and Diseases Act, 1947
The Bombay Agricultural Pests and Diseases Act, 1947, is a regulatory statute designed to protect agricultural health in Maharashtra. It empowers the State Government to identify and declare specific insect pests, plant diseases, or noxious weeds that threaten crops and trees. Once an area is "notified," landowners (occupiers) are legally obligated to implement preventive or remedial measures. If they fail to do so, authorities may intervene, with costs recoverable as land revenue. The Act also establishes procedures for compensation if crops are destroyed during these operations and grants emergency powers to manage locust invasions, ensuring collective food security through state-mandated agricultural hygiene.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title and extent
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Power to declare insect pests, plant diseases and noxious weeds and direct measures to eradicate or prevent them
- 4. Government [or the Commissioner] may deem necessary, in order to eradicate such pest, disease or weed or to prevent its introduction, spread or re-appearance.
- 5. Power of Inspector to enter upon any land or premises
- 6. Notice to occupier to carry out preventive or remedial measures
- 7. Power of Inspector to carry out measures
- 7A. Power to carry out measures in emergent situation
- 8. Compensation for destruction of crop, plants or trees
- 9. Compensation for [crop, plants or trees] destroyed by occupier
- 10. Procedure for claims for compensation
- 11. Award of Assessor; Appeal
- 12. Duty of certain village officers to report appearance of insect pest, plant disease or noxious weed
- 12A. Government with his remarks thereon.
- 12B. The provisions of sub-section (4) shall mutatis mutandis apply to the publication of such public notice.
- 12C. Appeal against orders passed under section
- 12D. Special powers of entry and Inspection
- 13. Penalty
- 13A. Further penalties
- 13B. Special procedure regarding trial of certain offences
- 14. Appointment of Inspectors and Assessors
- 15. Bar of suit or other legal proceedings
- 16. Delegation of powers
- 17. Rules
- 18. Repeal of Bom. XIV of
- 19. Further repeal and savings
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