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TBINIDAD AND TOBAGO BULLETIN. [XIX. 4, 



owner of any nursery, land or plantation, directing him to take within a 

 definite time from the service upon him of such order to be specified 

 therein all such measures as may be necessary for the eradication of or 

 for the prevention of the spread of any disease or pest, including in such 

 measures the total destruction if necessary of any trees, shrubs or herbs 

 whether infected by any disease or infested with any pest or not. 



Procedure 14- If there is no occupier on any land, service of any order under 



when occupier this Ordinance may be made by affixing the same in some conspicuous 

 is absent. . » , , , , 



part 01 the land. 



Non-compli 

 ance with 

 order. 



15. If any owner or occupier shall fail to comply with the directions 

 contained in any order, any inspector may with or without assistants 

 enter upon such land and take such steps as may be necessar}' for 

 properly and effectively carrying such order into execution. 



Expen.ses. 16. The expenses incurred by the Chief Inspector or any inspector 



in carrying into effect any order made under this Ordinance shall be 

 paid by the party in default. 



Such expenses shall be recoverable as a debt which until paid shall 

 be a first charge on the land afi'ected by the order, and payment thereof 

 may be enforced foi'thwith in the manner provided by the Lands and 

 Buildings Taxes Ordinance, 1919. 



Provided always that it shall be lawful for the Governor to dispense 

 with the payment of such expenses in cases where owing to the party in 

 default being in needy circumstances, or for any other reason, the 

 Governor thinks fit so to do. 



Compensation. 



Protection of 

 persons acting 

 under 

 Ordinance. 



17. It shall be lawful for the Governor out of moneys voted for that 

 purpose by the Legislative Council to make grants by way of 

 compensation or partial compensation to occupiers and to owners 

 (according to their respective interests) in respect of healthy trees, 

 shrubs or herbs, destroyed in order to prevent the increase of any 

 disease or pest or the spread of any disease or pest into adjoining lands. 



18. No inspector or other person authorized inider the provisions 

 hereof shall be deemed a trespasser by reason of any entry or destruction 

 or action taken or thing done under this. Ordinance, or be liable for any 

 damages occasioned by carrying out any of the provisions of this 

 Ordinance, unless the same were occasioned maliciously and without 

 reasonable and probable cause. 



Informality- 

 not to 

 invalidate 

 proceedings. 



Offences. 



19. Proceedings taken under this Ordinance shall not be rendered 

 void by reason of any informality in any order or notice made or given. 



20. Every person shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance 

 who — 



(a) In any manner obstructs or impedes any person in the 

 execution of any of the powers conferred by this Ordinance ; 



