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and that separate legislation to deal witli the matter was necessary, 

 and a " Bill to prevent the introduction into British India of any insect, 

 fungus or other pest which is or may be destructive to crops " was 

 published in the Gazette of India of 13th September 1913 and considered 

 by a Select Committee whose Report was presented to the Council of 

 the Governor General of India on I6th January 1914 and passed into 

 law, as Act II of 1914, on 3rd February 1914, as follows : — 



Act No. II of 1914. 



" An Act to prevent the ivtrodudion into British India of any i^isecty 

 fvngus or other pest, vhiih is or may he destructive to crops. 



" Whereas it is expedient to make provision for preventing the intro- 

 duction into British India of any insect, fungus or other pest which 

 is or may be destructive to crops ; It is hereby enacted as follows : — 



" 1. This Act may be called the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 

 Short title. 1914. 



" 2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject, 

 Pcfinitions. or Context : — 



(a) " crops " includes all agricultural or horticultural crops 

 and trees or bushes ; 



(?)) " import " means the bringing or taking by sea or land ; and 



(c) " infection " means infection by any insect, fungus or 

 other pest injuriou.? to a crop. 



" 3. (1) The Governor-General in Council may, by notification in the 



Gazette of India, prohibit or regulate, subiect to 



Power of Governor- , ^ • ^. -, ,.,. , 



General in Council to regu- sucli restrictions and conditions as he may 



late or prohibit the import impose, the import into British India, or anv 



of articles bkely toinfect. . .i r -n ^ , ,i ■" 



part thereot, or any specified place therein, 



of any article or class of articles likely to cause infection to any crop. 



"(2) A notification under this section may specify any article or 

 class of articles, either generally or in any particular manner, whether 

 with reference to the country of origin, or the route by which imported 

 or otherwise. 



" 4. A notification under section 3 shall operate as if it had been 



issued under section 19 of Sea Customs Act 



Operation of notification 1878, and the officers of the CJustoms at every 



under section 3. . •' 



port .shall have the same powers in respect 



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