(1) If, on inspection of any land, the Block Development Officer or the officer authorised by him under section 5 finds that there is any insect pest, plant disease, plant parasite or noxious weed on such land and that the preventive or remedial measures specified in the notice published under sub-section (1) of section 4 0 have not been or are not being carried out, the Block Development Officer may, subject to any general or special orders-of the State Government, call upon the occupier of such land, by a notice in the prescribed form served in the preseribed manner, to_carry out such preventive or remedial measures, within the time specified in such notice. • .
(2) The occupier may, within revers clays of the service upon him of the notice under sub-section (1), prefer an appeal in the prescribed manner to the Principal Agricultural Officer disputing his liability to carry out the preventive or remedial measures referred to ie such notice, Power of Principal Agricultural Officer to direct carrying out preventive or remedial measures.
Power of Block Develop?
ment Officer to enter upon any land.
Notice to occupier to carry out preventive - or remedial measures arid appeal by occupier.
4 The West Bengal Agricultural Pest and Diseases Act, 1968.
[President's Act
(3) On receipt of an appeal under sub-section (2), the Principal Agricultural Officer may extend the time specified in the notice served under sub-section (1) and shall, after giving the occupier an opportunity of being heard, pass such order thereon as he thinks fit.
(4) An order passed under sub-section (3) shall be final and shall not be called in question in any court.
Power to 7. (1) If any occupier, upon whom a notice has been served carry out under sub-section (1) of section 6, does not comply with such measures notice within the time specified therein or where an appeal has been in case of preferred under sub-section (2) of section 6, does not comply with non-compliance the order passed on such appeal within the time specified in such with notice order, then, without prejudice to any action that may be taken under against such occupier under sub-section (2) of section 11, the Block section 6 Development Officer may carry out at the expense of such at the cost of occupier •occupier the prevenitve or remedial measures specified in such and appeal notice or order.
by occupier.
(2) The cost incurred for carrying out any preventive or remedial measures under sub-section (1) shall include charges for the prescribed items only calculated in the prescribed manner and shall be recoverable from the occupier as an arrear of land revenue:
Provided that the charges for the use of implements shall not be included in such cost.
(3) The occupier may, within thirty days from the date of service in the prescribed manner of a notice demanding payment of the cost from him., prefer an appeal in the prescribed manner to the Principal Agricultural Officer on the ground that the cost includes charges other than those prescribed or that the oharges for any of the prescribed items are unreasonably high.
(4) On receipt of an appeal under sub-section (3), the Principal Agricultural Officer shall, after giving the occupier an opportunity of being heard, pass such order thereon as he thinks fit.
(5) An order passed under sub-section (4) shall be final and shall not be called- in question in any court.- Subsidy by State Govern-:
went.
Duty of certain officers to_ report appearance of insect pest, etc., in village adjoining affected area.
The State Government may grant such subsidy as may be prescribed to an occupier who carries out preventive or remedial measures as directed in a notice published under sub-section "(/) of section 4.
9.. (1.) If in. any village adjoining an affected area any insect pest, plant' disease, plant. parasite or. noxious weed' specified in- the notification under section 3 in respect of such area is found to i£ppear,• the village-level worker of such village and such other Officers as: may' be prescribed. shall forthwith report- the. fact to the Block Development Officer.
(2)- On. receipt of a -report under sub-Section (1), the' - Block Development Officer shall, after making such enquiry as he may deem necessary, forward it in the prescribed manner to the State Government with .his remarks thereon' and the State Government may take such action as it thinks fit.
The West Bengal Agricultural Pests and Diseases Act, 1968. 5 22 of 1968.]