Power to issue directions

Power to issue directions.

1. (1) On or after the issue of a notification under S. 3, the competent authority may, by notice,—
   • (a) direct every occupier within the affected area to carry out such preventive or remedial measures (including the removal or destruction of plants which are, or are likely to be, infested) as may be specified in the notice, to eradicate, destroy or prevent the introduction into, or spread or re-appearance in, the territory of, any plant disease, plant pest, plant parasite or noxious weed ;
   • (b) call upon any male person, not below the age of eighteen years and residing within the said area, to render such assistance as may be specified in the notice, in carrying out the measures referred to in Cl. (a) Provided that—
     • (i) no person shall be called upon to render whole-time service for a period exceeding seven days at a time, and, where he has rendered such service, there shall be an interval of not less than ninety days, computed from the day when the previous whole-time service ended, before he is again called upon to render whole-time service ; and
     • (ii) no person who is, by reason of old age physical disability or any other reasonable cause incapable of rendering assistance, or who resides at a distance of more than eight kilometers from the place where his presence is required for the purpose of rendering assistance, shall be called upon to reader such assistance ; and
   • (c) specify the area within which and the period during which the measures referred to in Cl.
   • (a) are to be carried out.
2. (2) It shall not be necessary to serve notices on every occupier under Cl.
   • (a) of sub-S.
3. (1) or every other person whose assistance is required under Cl.
   • (b) of the said sub section, and a proclamation in this behalf made, by beat of drum or other customary mode of publication, in the concerned area, village or locality shall be deemed sufficient notice to all persons residing in that area, village or locality.