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The Goa, Daman and Diu Plant Diseases and Pests Act, 1976
The Goa, Daman and Diu Plant Diseases and Pests Act, 1976
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Power to declare plant diseases, pests, parasites and noxious weeds.
Section 34. Power to issue directions.
Section 45. Duties of occupier on the issue of notice under section 4.
Section 46. Power of Inspecting Officer to enter upon any land or premises.
Section 67. Power to carry out measures.
Section 78. Power to carry out measures in emergent situations.
Section 89. Appeal.
Section 910. Contravention of directions issued.
Section 1011. Cognizance of offences.
Section 1112. Obligation of village officers to report plant diseases, pests, etc.
Section 1213. Appointment of Inspecting Officers.
Section 1314. Bar to suits or other legal proceedings.
Section 1415. Delegation of powers.
Section 1516. Requisitioning of vehicles.
Section 1617. Power to make rules.
Section 17
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"content": "(a) \"affected area\" means any area declared as such under section 3;\n(b) \"District Magistrate\" includes any Gazetted Officer of Government, authorised by the District Magistrate to perform all or any of the functions of the District Magistrate under this Act;\n(c) \"Government\" means the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu;\n(d) \"Inspecting Officer\" means an Inspecting Officer appointed under section 13;\n(e) \"noxious weed\" means any weed declared as such under section 3;\n(f) \"occupier\" means the person having for the time being the right of occupation of any land, water or premises, or his authorised agent or any person in actual occupation of the land, water or premises;\n(g) \"parasite\" means any plant or animal carrying on its existence wholly or in part on any agricultural crop, plant, tree, bush or herb and declared to be a parasite under section 3;\n(h) \"pest\" means any insect, invertebrate animal or vertebrate animal (including any other animal organism and declared to be a pest under section 3);\n(i) \"plant\" includes all horticultural or agricultural crops, trees, bushes, or herbs and also includes the seed, fruit, leaves, trunk, roots, bark or cutting or any part thereof;\n(j) \"plant disease\" means any fungoid, bacterial, virus, vegetable organism, parasitical or other disease, declared to be a plant disease under section 3;\n(k) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; and\n(l) \"village officer\" means Gramsevak of the respective circle or Panchayat Secretary of the respective areas.",
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"content": "(a) declare that such disease, pest, parasite or weed is a plant disease, pest, parasite or noxious weed;\n(b) prohibit or restrict the movement or removal of any plant, soil or manure from one place to another;\n(c) prohibit the plantation or growing of any plant which is likely to be injurious to other plants; and\n(d) direct that such other preventive or remedial measures shall be carried out as the District Magistrate may consider necessary to eradicate, destroy or prevent the introduction, spread or re-appearance of any plant disease, pest, parasite or noxious weed.",
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"content": "(i) direct every occupier within the affected area to carry out such preventive or remedial measures (including the removal or destruction of plants which are infested or likely to be infested) as the District Magistrate may specify in the notice, to eradicate, destroy or prevent the introduction, spread or re-appearance of any plant disease, pest, parasite or noxious weeds;\n(ii) call upon any male person, not being 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 clause (i), provided that no person-\n(a) who is not an occupier shall be called upon to render whole time service for a period exceeding seven days at a time and there shall be an interval of not less than ninety days before any such person is called upon to render whole time service after having already rendered such service; or\n(b) who is, by reason of old age, disability or any other reasonable cause, physically incapable of rendering assistance, or who lives at a distance of more than 5 kms. from the place where his presence is required for the purpose of rendering assistance, shall be called upon to render such assistance; and\n(iii) specify the area within which and the period during which the measures referred to in clause (i) are to be carried out.",
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"content": "(i) it shall be the duty of every occupier within the affected area to carry out the preventive or remedial measures specified in such notice; and\n(ii) it shall be the duty of every male person to render assistance in such manner as has been specified in the notice.",
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"content": "(i) whether there is any plant diseases pest, parasite or noxious weed on such land, water or premises;\n(ii) whether any prohibition or restriction imposed under clause (b) or clause (c) of section 3 has been complied with;\n(iii) whether other preventive or remedial measures specified in clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 4 have been carried out.",
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"title": "8. Power to carry out measures in emergent situations.",
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"content": "(a) declare that it shall be competent for the District Magistrate or any Inspecting Officer to carry out such preventive or remedial measures in the affected area or any part thereof or to take such other steps (including the removal or destruction of plants which are infested or likely to be infested) as he may deem fit;\n(b) direct that every occupier in respect of whose land such preventive or remedial measures or other steps have been taken shall be liable to pay the cost thereof at such rates and within such time as the District Magistrate may by order from time to time determine having regard to the following, namely:-\n(i) the charges to be incurred for labour, material or use of equipment; and\n(ii) any other charges to be incurred for the purposes aforesaid.",
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"content": "(i) that the assessment of the amount payable has not been made in accordance with the rates fixed by the District Magistrate;\n(ii) that the amount assessed includes charges other than the items mentioned in sub-clauses (i) and (ii) of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 8; or\n(iii) that the charges for labour, material or use of equipment are unreasonably high.",
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"content": "(i) acts in contravention of the prohibition of restriction contained in any notification issued under section 3; or\n(ii) acts in contravention of the direction contained in a notice issued under sub-section (1) of section 4 or fails to render assistance having been called upon to do so by notice issued under the said sub-section; or\n(iii) acts in contravention of the declaration or direction contained in any notification issued under sub-section (1) of section 8; or\n(iv) obstructs the entry of any person referred to in section 6 or sub-section (2) of section 8; or\n(v) obstructs the carrying out of the preventive or remedial measures, under sub-section (1) of section 7 or sub-section (2) of section 8, shall be deemed to have committed an offence under this Act.",
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"content": "(a) the manner in which any notice or order issued or made under this Act is to be served or the conditions under which every such notice or order shall be deemed to have been served;\n(b) the form in which an appeal under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 9 shall be filed;\n(c) the class of officers who are bound to make a report as required under section 12; and\n(d) all other matters expressly required or allowed by this Act to be prescribed.",
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