The East Punjab Agricultural Pests, Diseases and Noxious Weeds Act, 1949
The East Punjab Agricultural Pests, Diseases and Noxious Weeds Act, 1949
The East Punjab Agricultural Pests, Diseases and Noxious Weeds Act, 1949 empowers the government to prevent and eradicate agricultural threats in declared notified areas, currently extending to the Union Territory of Chandigarh. It applies to land occupiers, village officials, local inspectors, and able-bodied adult male residents during emergency invasions like locust swarms. The government can declare specific pests, plant diseases, or weeds, mandate preventive or remedial measures, restrict crop movements, and direct inspectors to enforce compliance. Land occupiers must carry out required actions or reimburse enforcement costs. By controlling agricultural hazards and enforcing community assistance, the law protects crops, secures food supplies, and safeguards local farming livelihoods.
- 1. Short title and extent
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Power to declare insect, vertebrate or invertebrate animal, plant diseases and noxious weeds and direct measures to eradicate or prevent them
- 4. Duties of occupier on the issue of a notification under section 3
- 5. Power of Inspector to enter upon any land or premises
- 6. Notice to occupier to carry out preventive or remedial measures
- 7. Failure to comply with notice under section 6 and power of Inspector to carry out measures
- 8. Duty of certain village officers to report appearance of pest, plant diseases or noxious weeds
- 9. Offences and penalties
- 10. Appointment of Inspectors
- 11. Bar of suits or other legal proceedings
- 12. Delegation of powers
- 13. Rules
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