(1) This Act may be called the Tripura Plant Diseases and Pests Act, 1969.
(2) It extends to the whole of the 1[State of Tripura.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Administrator may, by notification in the Tripura Gazette, appoint.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) 2[State Government means the 3[State of Government of the 4[State of Tripura ;
(b) "affected area" means any area declared as such under section 3;
(c) "competent authority" means the officer appointed by the 5[State Government to exercise the powers and perform the functions of the competent authority under this Act ;
1. Substituted by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) (Tripura) Adaptation of Laws Order, 1973, w.e.f. 21. 1. 1972.
2. Substituted, ibid.
3. Substituted, ibid.
4. Substituted, ibid.
5. Substituted, ibid.
Short title, extent and commencement.
Definitions.
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(d) "Inspecting Officer" means an Inspecting Officer appointed under section 4 ;
(e) "noxious weed" means any weed declared as such under section 3 ;
(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 land, water or premises ;
(g) "plant" includes all horticultural or agricultural crops, trees, bushes, or herbs, and also includes the seeds, fruits, trunks, roots, barks or cutting or any other part, of a plant ;
(h) "plant disease" means any disease caused to a plant by fungoid, bacteria, virus, parasite or any other organism, declared as such under section 3 ;
(i) "plant 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 as such under section 3 ;
(j) "plant pest" means any insect or animal, whether vertebrate or invertebrate, declared as such under section 3 and includes any animal organism ;
(k) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
3. Where it appears to the Administrator that any disease, pest, parasite or weed in any area is injurious to plants or is likely to contaminate water or is obstructive to water-ways, and that it is necessary to take measures to eradicate such disease, pest, parasite or weed, or to prevent its introduction into, or spread or reappearance in, any area in the 1[State of Tripura (hereafter referred to as the 'territory'), the 2[State Government may, by notification in
1. Substituted by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) (Tripura) Adaptation of Laws Order, 1973, w.e.f. 21. 1. 1972.
2. Substituted, ibid.
Power to declare affected area, plant diseases, plant pests, plant parasites and noxious weeds.
3 the Tripura Gazette, declare that area to be an affected area for such period as may be specified therein and may, with reference to such area, also--
(a) declare that such disease, pest, parasite or weed is a plant disease, plant pest, plant parasite or noxious weed ;
(b) prohibit or restrict the movement or removal of any plant, soil or manure from one place to another :
(c) prohibit the plantation or growing of any plant which is, or is likely to be, injurious to other plants ; and
(d) direct that such other preventive or remedial measures, as the competent authority may consider necessary, to eradicate, destroy or prevent the introduction into, or spread or reappearance in, the territory of, any plant disease, plant pest, plant parasite or noxious weed, shall be carried out.
4. The Administrator may, by notification in the Tripura Gazette, appoint such persons as he thinks fit to be Inspecting Officers for the purposes of this Act and specify the areas in respect of which each Inspecting Officer shall exercise jurisdiction.