VEGETATION DISEASES ACT 1896 9 



the Government Gazette declare to be an insect 

 within the meaning of this Act and includes any 

 such insect whether dead or in any stage of living 

 existence. 



3. (1) No person shall sell or attempt to sell leafed frees 

 or expose for sale or cause to be sold or exposed for Vegetables 

 sale any diseased tree plant or vegetable. 



(2) If any person sells or attempts to sell or Penalt y- 

 exposes for sale or allows or causes to be sold or 

 exposed for sale any diseased tree plant or vegetable 

 he shall for every such offence be liable on conviction 

 to a penalty not exceeding Ten pounds. 



4. At all times when anv tree plant or vegetable Examination 



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is exposed tor sale in any market or stall or shop or 

 place or on any vehicle or stand every inspector 

 shall have free access to such " market stall shop or 

 place or vehicle or stand and may examine all trees 

 plants or vegetables exposed for sale in any such 

 market stall shop or place or on any such vehicle 

 or stand. 



5. (1) If on any such examination the inspector Ff 9t f rtogive 

 is of opinion that any tree plant or vegetable ^i^^ 

 inspected by him is diseased he may direct the ?e a g n e f ab T es 

 owner or person for the time being in charge thereof 



to take all such measures or do all such acts as the 

 inspector determines to be necessary for the eradi- 

 cation or destruction of such disease ; but the 

 inspector shall not except with the express consent 

 of the owner or with the express authority of the 

 Minister direct the destruction of any tree plant or 

 vegetable. 



(2) If any person disobeys or fails to comply Penalty, 

 with any direction given pursuant to the provisions 

 of this section such person shall for every such 

 offence be liable on conviction to a penalty not 

 exceeding Ten pounds. 



