Section 3: Notification by the Government of areas affected by insect pests, plant diseases 01· noxious weeds

(1) If the Government consider that any pest, diseaRe or weed in any local area is dangerous to health or is injunous io crops, plants, trees or water-supply or is obstructive to water-ways and that It is necessary to take measures to eradwate it or to prevent its introductiOn or re-appearance, they may, by notification in the Gazette,

(o) declare that such pest, disease or weed il! an insect pest, a plant disease or a noxious weed;

(b) prohibit or restrict the removal of any plant from one place to another or pcescribe such other preventive or remedial measures as may be necessary in respect of such pest, disease or weed, and

(c) define the local area within whiCh and the period during which such notification shall be m force.

(2) Where the preventive or remedial measures prescribed in subsection (I) include the removal or destruction of any plant in order to eradicate or prevent the mtroductwn or re-appearanoe of any insect pest, such notification shall, prior to the date on which the notification shall come mto force, be proclaimed in the local area dt-fined in the notification in such manner as may be prescribed;