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or business, or sent through the post in a letter addressed 

 to him there, and a notice or other document purporting 

 to be signed by an inspector or other officer of a local 

 authority or of the Board shall be prima facie evidence 

 that it was signed by him acting under the directions of 

 the local authority or the Board, as the case may be. 



" Penalty on Sale or Use for Planting of Diseased 



Seeds, Etc. 



" 4. Every person who shall knowingly use, or sell for 

 use, for planting any plant, seed, tuber, bulb, layer, or 

 cutting attacked by an insect or pest mentioned in the 

 schedule to this Order, or any seed, tuber, bulb, layer, 

 or cutting which has been derived from a plant so at- 

 tacked, and is capable of spreading the insect or pest, 

 shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding 

 £10. 



" Prohibition of Sale of Specimens. 



"5. It shall not be lawful, except with the written per- 

 mission of the Board, to import, sell, or offer for sale a 

 living specimen of any insect or pest mentioned in the 

 schedule to this Order. 



" Penalties. 

 " 6. Every person shall be liable on conviction to a 

 penalty not exceeding <£10 who — 



" (1) Knowingly fails to give such notification as is 

 required by Article 1 of this Order; or 



" (2) Fails to adopt such measures for prevention 

 of the spread of the disease as are specified in a notice 

 served on him under this Order; or 



" (3) Wilfully obstructs or impedes any inspector or 

 other officer when acting under this Order; or 



" (4) Imports, sells, or offers for sale an insect or 

 pest in contravention of this Order. 



" Notification of Order. 

 " 7. This Order shall be published by the local autho- 

 rity in accordance with any direction given by the Board. 



