(1) On or after the issue of a notification under section 3, the com petent authority may, by notice,-
(a) direct every occupier within the affected area te 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 intro duction into, or spread or re-appearance in, the territory of, any plant dise;se, 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 rna r be specified in the notice, in carrying out the measures referred to in clause (a):
Provided tha t-
(i) no person shall be called upon to render' whole-time ser vice for a period exceeding seven days at a time, and, where be 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 kilometres from the place where his presence is required for the purpose of ren dering assistance, or who lives in an island other than the island in which such place is situated, hall be called upon to render such assistance; and
(c) specify the area within which and the period during which the measures referred to in clause (a) are to be carried out.
(2) It shall not be necessary to serve notices on every occupier under clause (a) of sub-section (1) or every other person whose assistance is required under clause (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, G. On the issue of a notice under sub-section (1) Of section 5,-
(a) it shall be the duty of every occupier within the affected area to carry out such preventive or remedial measures as may be specified in the notice; and
(b) it shall be the duty of every male person residing within the affected area to render assistance in the manner specified in the notice ..
7. An Inspecting Officer may, after giving reasonable notice to the occupier, enter in or upon any land, water or premises situated in the affected area for the purpose of ascertaining-
(i) whether there is any plant disease, plant pest, plant parasite or noxtous weed in: or on such !lilndl water or premi es; and Apll men Insp Offie POWe issue di.rec Duties occupie thelSl notice l section Power Inspect Officer en er il upon land, Or pre Power to • c<lny Out' measure.
Power to carr y out mea ures in emergent si iuations.
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(ii) whether any preventive or remedial measures specified in the notice issued under sub-section (1) of section 5 have been carried out.